If we could lift understandingto indigenous teachingsexpand our loveto earth, sky, and seaMake personal gain tabooand Ancients a weigh point If we could witness the mountainsslow floating across the skyand touch the dolphin’s soulanxiously swimmingwhere tuna are netted Would we cower at our insignificanceor move forward, learning to acceptthat all of life is deeply woveninto […]
I know a little girl,whose hair in ringletsfalls, unkempt from lackof brushing; who standswhen she should be sitting;who laughs with defiance whenchallenged, her dark eyes gleamingwith mischief; who holds her chin uphigh and stamps her feet, arms foldedin protest when she does not get her way. I see that little girl,have watched her play,with a […]
Ask me how I’m doingand I’ll say “fine”, notbecause I’m actually fine,but because “fine” is the onlysocially acceptable response. If I said that I have been lyinghere, for three hours now,willing my body to move,that would elicit unsolicitedadvice and tarnish my “fine”. I’d berate myself for breakingmy promise not to moan,knowing that complainingprovokes a compulsive […]
One Woman's Quest II 
Another beautiful, vibrant photo!
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Thank you!
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Our 1st freeze arrives tonight – we’ve been out moving various plants into the enclosed porch – saying goodbye to the zillion zinnia blooms!
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Is that what this is? A zinnia? I don’t know my flowers. Have to rely on Ric. Was pretty impressed that this bloom is hanging in despite the snow we’ve had.
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No, your image is not a zinnia … I think Ric is right – dahlia.
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Phew, lol. I worry about any flowers in my care.
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