December Super Moon Love ...

Full Cold Super Moon Love

{December 3, 2017}

as seen from my backyard 

& some of my favourite moon quotes x

"My heart is a wolf

ruled by two moons;

one 

which beckons me back into the night,

the other

is calling me home"

~Maza-Dohta~

"We danced too wild,

and we sang too long,

and we kissed too sweet,

and howled just as loud as we wanted to howl,

because by now

we were all old enough to know

that what looks like crazy

on an ordinary day

looks a lot like love

if you catch it in the moonlight"

~Pearl Cleage~

"There are nights

when the wolves are silent

and only the moon

howls"

~George Carlin~

She was devoted to the moon.

In its darkness

she found comfort.

In its light

she found hope

"Some days

I am more wolf 

than woman

and I am still learning

how to stop apologizing 

for my wild"

~Nikita Gill~

In my defense,

the moon was full

and I was left

unsupervised

Thankful {things I love} Thursday ...

"You know that moment

first thing in the morning

and you open the window,

and you are flooded with the senses

of life,

birdsong,

fresh air,

sunbeams,

nature in all her glory...

it's just so sacred.

It's the life-bird

and she's singing the sweetest song.

She's reminding us

of what it is like to be alive.

Don't forget her song today.

Don't become so busy you can't hear it anymore.

Feeling alive today,

make that your focus.

Because we deserve to dance our days away.

Because we deserve to feel alive"

~S.C. Lourie~

Sunday Serenity

The ideas which have lighted my way

and time after time

have given me new courage

to face life cheerfully

have been

kindness

beauty

and

truth

~Albert Einstein~

Sunday Serenity ...

Every vine

climbing and blossoming

tells of love

and

joy

~Robert. G. Ingersoll~

the old fashioned charm of clematis

looking so pretty after an early morning rain

covering our garden arbour

a tiny nibble taken

"You carry Mother Earth within you.

She is not outside of you.

Mother Earth is not just your environment.

In that insight of inter-being,

it is possible

to have real communication

with the Earth,

which is the highest form

of prayer"

~Thich Nhat Hanh~

"Happiness held

is the seed.

Happiness shared

is the flower"

~John Harrigan~

sing the song ...

I have wanted & waited a long time for a Tibetan singing bowl.

The very first time I heard one, it's beautiful sound resonated with me .

Each time I went into a shop that sold singing bowls, there was always a few that I was drawn to,

and I would pick up the striker, tap the side of the bowl and listen ...

each one making it's own unique sound

wondering ... was this the bowl for me? knowing that I was patient enough to wait ...

and that it would appear at the right time.

and "the one for me" appeared

her sound is sweet and gentle and soothing

and well worth the waiting ...

♥

"The true miracle lies in our eagerness to allow

appreciate

and honor

the uniqueness

the freedom of each sentient being

to sing

the song

of

their heart"

~Amit Ray~

and in our sparrow garden

there was much singing and happiness today also ...

baby sparrows

{be still my heart} ♥

watching them out of our kitchen window as mama sparrow

took pieces of fresh suet from the basket to feed her babes

& with my IPad on the kitchen table, I picked it up and managed to record mama feeding her little ones {on my Instagram page if you would like to see it}

♥

d xo

lilac days

It must have been all the rain we've had recently ...

our lilac has bloomed it seems

overnight :-D

found end of season while strolling through the garden center

sitting in the corner for under $2.00

she looked like she had sat there for a while poor thing

needing a good pruning and watering & a spot to put down roots.

that was 27 years ago and she has never disappointed

her branches hang over our kitchen window, and have created a lovely little archway as we step off our deck into the garden ...

there is always a bird (or two or more) resting on her thick sturdy branches,

the squirrels love to climb on one in particular and look into our kitchen :-D

and now, in bloom, our entire garden will be filled with the intoxicating aroma of her blooms.

I will clip some here and there to bring inside.

a tiny first of the season sprig xo

garden bliss

In my garden

there is a large place

for sentiment.

My garden of flowers

is also my garden

of thoughts

and dreams.

The thoughts grow

as freely as the flowers

and the dreams

are as beautiful.

~Abram L Urban~