Echo))) Niche

almost summer

2011-06-18T21:34:00.001-04:00

raining again. night again. walked out to the pond in my bare feet. felt so good, warmth, dampness, real, mother earth on the soles and in my soul. i heard the owls calling and the coyotes sing. happy to be.

wordless wednesday

2011-06-15T09:25:00.000-04:00

wordless wednesday

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I miss my sister

2011-03-17T12:23:00.001-04:00

When my older sister and I became adults we went to a uppity hair salon and had our face shapes analyzed. Based on the analysis we had our hair cut by a top stylist. It was the most money I'm sure either of us had ever spent on ourselves for cuts.
As we sat giddy side by side, scissors snipped and in one smooth cut, our pony tails fell to the ground. We planned to donate our hair to Locks of Love.
My sisters hair was a gorgeous black, thick and naturally curly. She always hated it.
I always envied it.
After the cut they showed her the best way to style her hair to take full advantage of the curls.
The method was squeezing chunks of hair while blowing it dry. The end result was amazing!

This morning I was blow drying my hair, squeezing chunks of it at a time and realized how much I miss my sister.
I miss you lady, your beautiful hair and your beautiful self. I really miss you.

Sharing....take it for what you will

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fall
autumn beauty
look smell touch
feel

sleep deep in mother earth
heal
renew and rise in the spring
i will await

echo

wordless wednesday

2010-09-01T00:01:00.003-04:00

haiku

2010-08-30T13:23:00.001-04:00

he sold me a dream

bought it with heart-blood money

911 code blue

wordless wednesday

2010-08-11T13:08:00.002-04:00

tomato worm / hornworm

As host for parasite (if you click pic it will enlarge to allow better details)

wordless wednesday

2010-07-07T12:04:00.000-04:00

Publish Post

That cancer

2010-06-26T23:23:00.000-04:00

When I look at my face in the mirror. I know. I know cancer is going bring me down. But most days I don't look in the mirror. Not on purpose. Just because I'm living the life I have. How about you?

wordless wednesday

2010-06-16T00:01:00.000-04:00

wordless wednesday

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wordless wednesday

2010-06-02T00:01:00.000-04:00

Summertime tools

2010-05-29T12:36:00.002-04:00

Finally got the garden planted!
Thanks to some old trusty tools:

wordless wednesday

2010-05-26T01:04:00.000-04:00

wordless wednesday

2010-05-18T22:48:00.002-04:00

Independent Lens: Dirt The Movie

2010-05-13T13:59:00.003-04:00

wordless wednesday

2010-03-17T10:06:00.003-04:00

Brilliant

2010-03-11T19:54:00.002-05:00

wordless wednesday

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wordless wednesday

2010-03-03T21:41:00.003-05:00

Beauty in the Winter

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2009-12-08T22:27:00.003-05:00

Panick

2009-10-24T11:27:00.001-04:00

Why do I feel such panic??

It seems life is at a stall because I am so connected and so not connected.

I can not move forward because everything I do, want to do, need to do depends on someone else.

Am I in the fast lane alone waiting for everyone to catch up or am I racing through life passing everything up?

One day I will be a hermit.

Panic

My tag cloud

2009-10-18T10:37:00.000-04:00

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2009-09-11T23:56:00.001-04:00

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9 Months

2009-08-20T11:58:00.001-04:00

Emotional balls of turmoil crash in the pit of my stomach as my baby girl tells me she is pregnant.

I struggle to keep my words and the tone of my voice clear, because my thoughts are shattered like a broken mirror. I choke down the lump that is strangling my voice, clear my throat and I ask: " Are you OK?"

Fast forward to day 4 of 9 months.

Baby girl calls and as though reading from a script exclaims: "I got sick this morning."

Morning sickness... My throat swells. The pain from holding back the flood of emotional waters hurts beyond belief. Pushing the emotions off switch, my brain gives her some advise on dealing with morning sickness. I can hear my voice but not feel my words. It is convincing.

Why do my feelings not run with joy & excitement? Instead my feelings decide to join devastation & despair in the pit of my stomach.

She needs me now more than ever, Get it together.

Love Bugs

2009-07-18T23:52:00.000-04:00

Long time. I have so much to pour onto these posts, but later. For now enjoy the fornicating bugs. I Do

Waiting, Wishing Longingly for Hummers

2009-03-09T15:24:00.001-04:00

The warmth did not last too long. But it was here long enough to trick the gray matter into thoughts of Hummingbirds.

Oh what joy dances through me!

I looked online for a Hummer migration map

Surely they had made an appearance by now.

I was crushed to find out I may be rushing spring and all the little joys that follow.

How could my brain be so easily fooled? I spied with my own eyes the Daffodil buds ready to open wide any second, the green striped leaves of crocus pushed through the earth, the soft fussy buds of the Redbud and the Robin, the Robin who visited my feeder today.

No!

No, It is spring *clicks heels 3 times* I will put up the feeders and wait and wish for the sound of fast fluttering wings, chirping and chattering. My little friends. I know they will arrive.....soon

Recipe for Hummer feeders

1 part sugar to 4 parts water

Boil water first, then measure and add sugar at the rate 1/4 cup of sugar to 1 cup water

Let cool completely.

You can Store excess in your fridge, I think up to a week.

DO NOT add food coloring, honey or artificial sweetener!