Hobbes, a puppy pug dog, is a ten pound dynamo who was adopted from an animal shelter by my daughter Amber and her family.
Hobbes: New Puppy Pug
The most ominous thing about a puppy, we’ve quickly learned, are those sharp little teeth he joyfully sinks into fingers and wayward toes.
Watching Hobbes discover his new world brings a renewed sense of wonder and lots of laughter.
New Breed: Bubble Head Pug
Soccer Dog
A happy summer to you all!
Love, Annie
Nurturing,
Loving,
Healing;
The Hands Follow
Where The Heart Leads.
Healing Hands
Baby rock squirrel, sated from a meal, falls asleep in his nurse’s loving hands. When weaned and with a clean bill of health, he’ll be released back into the wild.
Love, Annie
Iris
Delicate, fragile, fleeting;
Beauty
Gently swaying in the breeze.
The Beauty of Iris
SemperVivum
Sits and spreads
And lives beneath mention.
No great artist
Ever drew its visage.
Semper Vi
Iris lives brief,
Its days of bloom.
In the moment;
Present.
Semper Vi
Always alive;
Lives long;
Prospers.
Love and Grace and Gratitude, Annie
ps. SemperVivum is more commonly known as “hens and chicks.”
Angel blue;
Speaks volumes;
Not uttering
Any sound.
Angel Blue
Love, Annie
Out of the blue, we all sometimes need to change our plans. Among other things my plans had included a volunteer job at a Virginia state park.
Instead my tin can cottage is snuggled among pine, red cedar and sassafras trees in the foothills of the Pocono mountains in Pennsylvania, my home state.
I came to a fork in the road, figuratively. I knew any road was the right one as long as I led with my heart.
While on my sojourn in the north woods I am enjoying a richness of life that I missed more than I knew.
If you’ve ever meditated or heard of meditation, there’s always that suggestion to repeat a monosyllable with the hope of achieving inner peace.
I propose here a meditation with the eyes; a visual meditation.
Breathe in;
Breathe out.
Gaze, gently
Sense the stillness,
The wonder,
The joy.
Tree Meditation 1
Tree Meditation 2
Tree Meditation 3
With gratitude for a joyous life!
Love, Annie
Through an Elysium veil
Into this treasured day
Protector, Guardian, Angel
Light my earthly way.
Unfocused Clearly!
Love, Annie
Morning forest road
Walk thru fog and mist
Burst
Of sun beams
Venerate the day.
Early Morning Sun Through the Trees
The magic of a new day dawning at Hickory Run State Park in the Pocono mountains of Pennsylvania.
See you on down the road!
Love, Annie
Take me where the red trillium bloom.
Along the wooded mountain trail.
My open-air cathedral
Lovingly, longingly calling me home.
Sweet essence of my soul.
By the grace of all that is good,
I am home.
Red Trillium Bloom in Pennsylvania
See you on down the road!
Love, Annie
One clearly seen. The other implied.
Here, an angel. Myself, on the other side.
In this life, I am “here.” Angel, the other side.
Yet, we are together.
No one, not one of us is ever alone!
Angels by our side.
Blessed to have Angels among us.
See you on down the road!
Love, Annie
A warm spell.
Tree leafs out.
Beautiful pink, fragrant blossoms.
Snow!
Snow and Blossoms
A Rare Combination
See you on down the road!
Love, Annie
