Center within

A steady, persistent rain is falling from the sky.

How fortunate for the plants, the flowers, the newly planted gardens.

And, for me, to center on joy and peace within.

Fuzzy Bumblebees

Lupine fiesta

Sitting with the lupines, I listened to the quiet of the evening... and the hum of the bumblebees as they spiraled around the columns. The bees moved efficiently from one pod to the next, quickly and gently opening it and reaching in for the sweetness.

Shell of safety

This turtle was in an unsafe place. With my approach, she went inward. As I picked her up by the edge of her shell to move her, her head moved out and tail and legs started flailing, which, along with the "hssss", inspired a expeditious set-down. She was inspired to find her own path away from immediate harm.