Sunday, June 30, 2013 Currently reading...

Anomalous: Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected p. 86
Bestiaries: descriptive anecdotal treatise on real or mythical kinds of animals, esp. a medieval work with a moralizing tone. p. 86
Carbolic: a solution used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, etc p.99
Dandle: to move (as a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knee in affectionate play p. 94
Ermine: weasels whose coats become white in winter usually with black on the tip of the tail p.86
Flibbertigibbet: a flighty or whimsical person, usually a young woman p. 202
Giddy with pleasure p. 91 Gave in to Giddy confusion p. 208

Insouciant: marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant p. 87
Julia and Valentia
"Kittens? How incongruous."
Little Kitten of Death
Manticore: legendary creature with the body of a red lion, a human head, and a trumpet-like voice p. 82
Nowt: nothing p. 141
Oxford Circus
Precipitously into gloom p. 83  Proclivity p. 93
Quirkier p. 99
Radiant
Squelching p.84
Trading stories
Urgent pleasures
Voluble: speaking incessantly and fluently p. 168
Whisper p.90
Xavier Roche p. 93
"You ought to be out having adventures." p. 209
Zombies p. 89
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Inspirations one and all - Saturday, June 29, 2013

A new day...
Berries for breakfast
Cartwheels for Cindy Edwards
Dave Miguel's 200 mile trek
Elizabeth spent the night at a friend's
First Few Fantastic Figs - yum!
George: "Can't be a beacon if your light don't shine."
Hafiz poem on Meaghan's page
I love fresh raspberries, figs and plums
Kayaker
Lazy Lounging day
Meaghan Minogue
Now the boxes are back in the garage
Omelet for Elizabeth for dinner
Poems and Plums
Quiet
Rick as swimmer
SAVE THE BAY

illustrated by Katie Daisy
Unable to mow, too wet, oh darn ;)
Very productive day
Weaver of Words
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Weeds vs. Flowers

A.A. Milne - "Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them."

Carolyn Neil-Williamson, this one's for you!
Doug Larson: "A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows."

Emerson - "A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered."
God as Gardener 
Human world weeds: disease and disorder
I love them even while I mow the yard
James Russell Lowell - "A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes."
Lead to somewhere? Love
Meredith Morning glories
Noticeable difference between a weed and a flowering plant — other than a judgment call by the gardener? — Dale Henriksen, Mt. Prospect
Overgrown and Over whelmed
Persistent; Planted by birds
Quite complex and beautiful...
Re-thinking my idea of weeds
Simply put, a plant out of place 
Tricky
Unwanted in the garden

Volunteer Vinca
Who decides? Weed or Wildflower?

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Timing is Everything

A new way to look at things...
Breath the air and know, it is time for a...

Dreamtime is a sacred era in which ancestral totemic spirit beings created the world.


F.R.O.G = Fully Rely On God

Hootie and the Blowfish: "Time without courage and time without fear, is just wasted..."
I just love this image by...
  Junussyndicate on deviantart
Kermit THE Frog
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Letting Go.... Thursday, June 27, 2013

During yoga class, Meghan often  encourages us to take "it" a step further. This week the "it" was letting go. She suggested we choose something specific, and the first word that came to mind for me was "worry". Within the first 24 hours, I had a truly LOVELY exchange with my kid who agreed to go to a Full Moon yoga event with while on vacation, with the condition that I promise not to worry for the entire time we are on vacation :) I wish I'd written down all the times I smiled about "letting" messages that have enveloped me this week, but I didn't, so I will just let that thought go too, and dedicate this blog post to the topic instead.

The one I found most amusing was the wisteria vine that had wrapped around a rather large scrub pine for years. It held on for more an entire year since I cut it away from its life source. The other day, I was looking out the window and noticed, it too has let go. I walked out and removed the now brown, weathered pieces and put them in proper bin to be picked up and turned into compost.

I seem to be doing a great deal of that these last few weeks, putting things in their proper places: packing boxes, trash cans, compost containers, recycling bins and the grateful hands of others. The message? Only when we let go are we free to dance!
And...
Breathe... Let go... Do
Cartwheels
Dare to let go...
Emerge with Energy
Free to dance

Gunilla Norris' theme of the month: Letting Go
Just do it
Kiss it all goodbye, or don't. Either way, let it go...

 Martina McBride's "Learning to Fall"
"No one was around when it happened. There was no applause or congratulations. No one thanked her or praised her. No one noticed a thing. Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go." 
"One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride." ~ Ricky Williams Peaceful 
Quality 
"Remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure." Oprah
Ultimate freedom sanskrit word is svatantrya 
Why not let go of any idea that someone else knows the meaning of our lives better than we do? Doesn’t meaning reveal itself to us in the living?
“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.” ― C. JoyBell C.

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I Love Albert Einstein

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." ~ Albert Einstein
Bees:“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live."
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” ~ Albert Einstein
"Dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.” ~ Albert Einstein
Elizabeth will love this one :)
Formula for Success
Hope: “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."
"Judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” ~ Albert Einstein
Kissing:“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.”
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”

“Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.” ~ Albert Einstein
Nobel Prize in Physics - 1921
"Only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
Simply put: "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." ~ Albert Einstein
"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of the truth." ~ Albert Einstein
Vegetarian

X,Y,Z: “If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut.” ~ Albert Einstein



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These are a few of my favorite...

Acca sellowiana

Butterfly bush "Miss Ruby"
Catalpa

Dandelion
Echinacea

Hydrangea

Iris

Lacecap Hydrangea

Magnificent Magnolia

Oleander

Passion flower

Queen Anne's lace
Rosa 'Meipoten' Easter Basket floribunda rose

Sinningia 'Lovely'

Thyme

Ulmus minor 'Pendula' weeping smooth leaf elm

Verbena bonariensis Argentina verbena

Water Lilly



Yarrow

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Things we liked about the apartment

Address - Avon at The Stratford
Bookshelf plans
Can move in before my Birthday
Dog park - yes!
Elizabeth's new bedroom is... see "L" and you get there via "S"
Fenced in dog park
Green house built into kitchen window
Herbs
In
Jackie's new
Kitchen window greenhouse
Loft
Moving soon
Near Trader Joe's :)
Oh, did I mention, there's a ...
Pool - no! wait! plural make that 2 pools
Quiet back corner
Reading more instead of home maintenance
Spiral Staircase
Trader Joe's is within walking distance
Unlimited possibilities
Virtual View
"Winding stair case that signified the journey that had to be made to find the light of truth" ~ National Treasure
eXcitement building
Yearning to BE there
Zen
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June 23, 2013

"Always trust your gut. It knows what your head hasn't yet figured out." ~ The SingleWoman
Corn-on-the-Cob
Delish!
Elizabeth is having steak, but I'm having chicken with mango salsa
FULL MOON “SuperMoon” in Capricorn June 23rd, 2013~
Happy HHummers! So Happy they are "belly bumping" :)
I love to watch the Interaction between hummingbirds

Janu Sirsasana
Laura Higgins Beverly, thank you for sharing this image
Mystic Mamma blog
'Neath the cover of October skies
Pinnacle Pose : Bird of Paradise
Quiet?
Restful? At least during Savasana
Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream
Toasted marshmallows for dessert tonight!
Upendi: where the passion fruit grows sweet
Van Morrison's "Moondance"

Windshield wiper pose: Vāyu-kavaca-śuddhīkṛtāsana  
One of the most eXquisite moments is when you find the courage to let go of something you could never change.

Zsa Zsa Zsu : the feeling you get when you meet someone you really really like. That sort of lovey, butterflies feeling when you just want to be with someone." ~ Carrie Bradshaw

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Interesting... and a bit random

A group of Antelope is a herd, ok, kind of boring, I know
But! Bloat of hippopotamuses, now that's amusing, and they get Better... 
Covey of Quails
Dule of Doves
Elk gather in a gang
Flamboyance is a group of flamingos
Giraffe gather in a tower
Hedge of Herons
Iguana gather in a lounge (hence the expression "Lounge Lizard")
Jellyfish? a smack! :)
Kindle of Kittens
Leap of Leopards

Murder of Crows (and the one that inspired this post)

Nest, Nide (Nye) or bouquet of pheasants
Owls? a
Parliament!
Quiver of cobras (I know I'd Quiver)
Rhumba of rattlesnakes
Shrewdness of Apes
Toads hang out in a knot
Unkindness of ravens
Volery of Bird
Whales and Walrus? both pods
eXaultation of larks
Yoke of oxen
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SUMMER!!!! June 21, 2013

Already
Began
Celebrating the Summer Solstice
Dawn Dew Drops from Darling noses
Emotions surfacing... Envelop with Empathy
Full moon coming soon
Gardens are everywhere
Included this year...
July yoga plans
Ken class will be that same Wednesday in the Vineyard
Look for the circumstance ... if you can't find them, make them
Monsters University 
New Nintendo DS 
Open to Possibility
Plans for a Personal Victory Garden
Quality and Quantity of time
Revise and Revamp
Sunrise Surfacing
Take joy from each day
Unfettered imagination ~ SBB Simple Abundance June 20
Vineyard Yoga, July 24th
Weeds of old emotions choke creativity ~ SBB Simple Abundance June 20
Yes!
Zest!!
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