Tag: spirituality

Face for ChosenPerspectives 5/13/16

Face The instructions this week for the WordPress Photo Challenge were “show us a face — and feel free to share the story”.

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A treasure found, and rescued, from among the discarded belongings of my adopted Dad when he passed away. I have a vague memory of him telling me the story, something about the 1,000 faces of Buddha...picked up in his post Air Force travels, I believe.

I love this piece! I can only imagine the patience and talent this took. If anyone knows more about this, will you please comment?

Admiration on chosenperspectives for WPC

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Undying admiration and gratitude for my long, LONG-time friend, Karuna. Our paths (in probably 30 years) have crossed, paralleled, drifted apart and re-linked more than a few times.

I won’t tell you my version of her whole biography. You can read that for yourself on

https://livinglearningandlettinggo.wordpress.com

But you won’t find a more courageous, adventurous, giving, dedicated, ethical and loving person, teacher, friend and mother.

Let me just say that what I am currently admiring most is her seemingly endless patience with me as my “Blog Coach” (and butt kicker)! Thanks Karuna for pushing (encouraging) me to do a WordPress Blog. I’m loving it and all the wonderful, talented, amazing people I am meeting.

PS Before you complain about the photo, Karuna, I think it captures so many of the things I listed above. You are truly a beautiful person!

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Abstract from Harley Road Trip

 

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From Bellevue, Washington to Pacific Grove, California (including camping in the Redwoods). This shot taken right after we were passed by the Hell’s Angels on the freeway next to Lake Shasta …hmm, reminds me of another great story.

Watch for “The Hell’s Angels meet the Mormons”!!

 

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Still another series for WPC Abstract

Sometimes I think I’m so “artsy”, but then I think I’m pretty funny too, so I may not be the best judge. But you can be. Tell me what you think of these shots of a rotating shadow  on my Group Room wall.

 

Here’s the explanation, Abstract in its own way. This is a gift from a client about “removing her mask” in therapy…..cool, huh?

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Dinnertime for WPC #5

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When we house-sit for my sister in the San Juan Islands, we have the best dinner times ever. They have a bamboo farm (Wild Bird Bamboo), the coolest house in the world and gardens that people travel great distances to see.

We usually come at the peak of the garden’s production time and of course, not wanting to waste any of it, they encourage us to EAT, EAT, EAT!!

So we do…just to please them, of course.

Enjoy a walk through paradise, and think about the dinners you could make!

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bridge over pond

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bench for meditating on small island in middle of pond

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Ola, the Wonder Dog, accompanying Gardeners

Once across the two arched bridges, you come to a glorious expanse of well-loved Garden!

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And THEN, there’s also the Greenhouse!

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Go ahead…Pick and EAT!!!

(In the interest of full disclosure, we got the pecans and avocados at the market.)

HOORAY, DINNERTIME!

(Not shown; the huge blueberry bush enclosure, and the apple and peach trees!)

Don’t even get me started on the FLOWERS! Another post entirely!

 

Dinnertime for WPC #2

Dinnertime

Dinner for Braveheart

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Braveheart for Dinner!?

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At this age, he fell out of the nest over our back door…twice….

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Helpless on the ground!

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We put him back with his siblings….and he survived so we called him Braveheart…

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But the cats discovered him during his pre-flight and were full of longing……….(this one is Phineas, the Terrorist)….

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And they were plotting to get at him……(This one is Zorro, the Gray Blade)….

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But who would eat this sweet little guy for dinner?

(By the way, it took him days of hanging out on several close-by perches before he finally fledged….he was pretty damaged by his falls from the nest.)

His parents and siblings continued to drop by at dinnertime to feed him for two weeks.

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Here he is, waiting to be fed….

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And waiting to FLY!