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I Ask Percy How I Should Live My Life
Love, love, love, says Percy.
And hurry as fast as you can
along the shining beach, or the rubble, or the dust.
Then, go to sleep.
Give up your body heat, your beating heart.
Then, trust.
~ poem by Mary Oliver ~
~pictures by Kelly Snelling"
Are you out there? I'd love to hear from you!
"To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to feel oneself not merely an isolated individual whose day will soon be over, but part of the stream of life flowing on from the first germ to the remote and unknown future."
- Bertrand Russell
There is a pleasure in
the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more.
~George Gordon, Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Today, sing of home
and all her glorious
colors
textures
and amazing feats.
Earth Day
is
Every Day.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but
one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to
ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
~Chief Seattle, 1855
And here in my isolation I can grow stronger. Poetry seems to come of
itself, without effort, and I need only let myself dream a little while
painting to suggest it. -Paul Gauguin
we've been away. the kids are on spring break this week.
so we've been out to the desert.
an accident brought us to a standstill for more than an hour on the freeway.
many drivers and passengers piled out of their cars to walk and take in the view.
it was a lovely place to be stuck.
and then we were set free again. to feel the wind.
and relax.
and run.
and laugh.
and explore.
and be together.
and look ticked off when not ticked off at all.
handwritten lyrics by johnny cash.
holidays are lovely.
The 2010 PAWS for Charity Art Book is now available for ordering! It looks gorgeous! You can preview and order the book here. This year's book is BIG coming in at 8 x 10...and has more pages with a whopping 75 pages (almost double last year's book). And, there are many more artists showing their amazing offerings.
It is perfect for your pet loving friend, someone who wants to support cancer-fighting charities (all proceeds are donated directly to The Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade) or YOU!
And, you can also order these sweet t-shirts here. Soon there will be greeting cards and in the fall a calendar for the new year. So there will be lots of ways to enjoy these fabulous furry friends all while supporting cancer charities. For which I say Thank You Very Much!!
