Rain

I was sitting in the car waiting for me husband to get his hearing aids checked at the VA.

I watched the rain pouring down, running in fleeting rivulets and thought about the nature of impermanence.

Nothing lasts, nothing remains forever, life is transitory and changing from moment to moment.  It's so easy to forget this, to get caught in rushing through life, not observing each moment for the gift that it is.  Watching the rain reminded me.

 "Let the rain kiss you.
  Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops.
  Let the rain sing you a lullaby." -- Langston Hughes

Nature's Frames

George Eliot said, "If we had a keen vision and feeling of all ordinary human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel's heartbeat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of silence."

Wouldn't it be something to experience the natural world so intensely that we could hear the roar on the other side of silence?

I love walking around my neighborhood, especially now that most of the snow is gone.  Little green shoots are sprouting out of the ground, the birds are singing and life is beginning anew.  Spring energy is hopeful, gentle at times, joyful, and a welcome relief after a long winter.  Always.

SkyWatch Friday!

Afternoon Moon

Townsend's Solitaire

Happy Spring Equinox!

Here up high in the mountains there are a few signs of spring, melting snow and mud, but look!  Tulip leaves are emerging from their winter slumber!

Arlo is peeking out at me too.

Would you like to join me for a cup?

Leonie Allan  has released a free e-book, How To Be a Morning Goddess 

Twenty interesting women share their morning rituals.  It's well worth downloading for suggestions about starting your day off on the right foot.  Not a morning person by nature, I read it looking for inspiration.  Inspired I was.  I got out the good china and took this picture of a cup of my morning coffee.  The cup is part of a china set I inherited from my grandmother.  It is very special to me and brings back fond childhood memories of holiday and birthday meals at her house.  I sat in our dining room admiring the snowy landscape and thinking about things.

I joined Leonie's Goddess Circle in September because I love her spirit, her energy and enthusiasm for being creative.  It's been an amazing experience that has helped me get my creative juices flowing while connecting with lots of supportive and encouraging women.

If you have followed my blog, you might have noticed I haven't been here as much as I used to be.  I've been off trying other things.  I've also been considering redoing my blog and taking it in a different direction.  One of the wonderful women I've met in the Circle is offering a class:

The Artful Blog, an 8 week e-course in creative blogging

It begins soon and I'm really excited to try some new things.  This blog has helped me grow and develop as a photographer.  It originally began as a place to document my travels.  Now I want to expand in more creative and helpful ways using some of the skills that I have developed over the years.  So stay tuned and expect some changes!

Like life, blogs are always changing, too.  And that's a little bit of what's been happening in My World lately.

First there is a mountain

Then there is no mountain
Then there is.

Skywatch Friday!