Category: Beauty

“But here’s the thing–no matter how many possessions you have, you never feel secure.

January 28, 2016

As soon as you get one thing, there is always something else you ‘need’.” — Karen Kingston “Give me the discipline to get rid of the stuff that’s not important, the freedom to savor the stuff that gives me joy, and the patience not to worry about the stuff that’s messy but not hurting anybody.” — … More “But here’s the thing–no matter how many possessions you have, you never feel secure.

Falling with grace

January 11, 2016

There is an art, they say, to falling. Turn one’s face to the side. Stay loose, arms and legs bent, body relaxed. It is an art I am yet to master, falling more likely face first, catapulting headlong, fearing to miss one tiny step in this affair of love. For that’s what it is. Drawn … More Falling with grace

Night Game

January 7, 2016

Silent predators of the night world, Barn Owls roost in hidden, quiet places during the day, hunting by night in open fields and meadows. NIGHT GAME It’s after midnight and the moon is in the sky. Listen to the wind, or is it the great owl’s cry? Silent is his shadow as he sets his … More Night Game

“I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth

December 31, 2015

is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can look back to the shapes we leave here and get the same thrill that I get in looking back at theirs—at the Parthenon, at Chartres Cathedral.” — Philip Johnson Best wishes for a new year of peace for all throughout the world. *  *  … More “I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth