Warmer today. The temperature rises above 25 degrees. Ice flows move south on the Hudson. In the first light a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers gore the half dead Catalpa tree by our pond. There are eight male cardinals waiting…taking turns at the feeder. Bluejays, rosy finches, goldfinches, juncos, sparrows, titmice, chickadees, nuthatches and the smaller [...]
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“Until now…”
Posted in Dad, David Whyte, Family, Nature, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Wholeness on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“The sweet confinement of aloneness…”
Posted in David Whyte, Dialogue, Inspiration, Nature, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Spirituality, Wholeness, Writing on January 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
SWEET DARKNESS When you eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you. Time to go into the dark where the night has eyes to recognize it own. There you can be sure you are not beyond love. The dark will be your [...]
“After the bows have been made…”
Posted in David Whyte, Inspiration, Instructions, Photo Canvases, Photography, Wholeness, Writing on January 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
FROM David Whyte: “We have the strange idea, unsupported by any evidence, that we are loved and admired only for our superb strength, our far-reaching powers, and our all-knowing competency. Yet in the real world, no matter how many relationships may have been initiated by strength and power, no marriage or friendship has ever been [...]
“Celebrating Patricia…”
Posted in David Whyte, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Spirituality, Wholeness, Writing on January 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Another beautiful day. Lunch and a walk with my dear friend Patricia to celebrate her birthday. We bask in gratitude…here we are, Patricia retired…me, able to schedule my work life pretty much as I please. My wish is that we have many more years of friendship–walks, talks, tea, deep reflective listening. We talk about fear [...]
“Everything consumed…”
Posted in David Whyte, Friends, Inspiration, Nature, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Spirituality, Wholeness, Writing on September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There are some people in this life who seem to have more than their share of challenges. For whatever reason, they are faced with one thing after another. This has been true of late for my dear friend, Kathleen. And yet, in the face of it all, she has kept her sense of humor, oiled [...]
