....for this most amazing day

Each morning, reading from Season by the Sea: A Contemporary Book of Hours - I've come upon a beautiful quote from the Vespers section - although a prayer setting for Compline, the Zine just seems to naturally open to cummings.........

i thank you god for this most amazing day. -ee cummings

As you can see from this a.m.'s rainbow, yesterday's amazing blue sky,
and last night's full moon (whoops!)
that the ee cummings quote has been apropos for each 24 hours of our days so far!

I had no idea when I purchased Christine's little Zine that it would be so filled with thanksgivings for this Waikiki adventure!


SS photos - ee cummings quote from Christine Painter's wonderful Zine found at - Abbey of the Arts Etsy store.

Red Starfish

Visiting Christine at the Abbey, and paging through the visual meditation offered there, this Red Starfish "jumped" off the page at me - not only off the page but complete with words from my head. With Christine's permission, I share with you....

Brooch of the sea
Living, watery home now exposed to the air
You share your dying color with those of us land bound
and remind us of the mermaid who may have worn you in her hair

I share the moment with you who may not yet have visited Christine's superb site. Timing is a little off as she is on a two week sabbatical, but please bookmark it and go back for a visit in two weeks. (There is a wealth of information there to review. In the meantime, I suspect her return will be full of wonder and inspiration for all visitors.)

In addition to being moved by the photo, it brought to my mind several talented blogger/photographer friends - Lucy, Bill, Kerrdelune.. and their sites that often move me to thanksgiving and reflection. It's a miraculous gift that these persons, through their talent and gifts, bring such luxury to our own eyes and minds.

My personal reflection would be to suggest that this weekend we all look around - wherever we might be - and see the wonder that our own eyes would love to share with others.....maybe we'll have cameras and maybe not - but wishing beauty and reflection for your friends is a wonderful prayer in itself. Enjoy the view!

photo by Christine/Abbey of the Arts

Read someone else today:)

Today I want you to just skip over to another site and give it a read.....it's Lucy's site.....with a selected quote from Picasso. Enjoy, come back and see me again soon:)

Want to share with you a YOU TUBE video entitled - SHIFT HAPPENS. Visit the link on my blog page, right hand column. I find it a fascinating, informational video about intelligence, technology, and the world. It's short.

Also, for those of you, who along with me, are trying to eliminate poisons from our immediate home environment and "going greener" with our purchases, check out our Episcopal Diocesan Bishop's Wife Blog at http://rosagallica.blogspot.com. That link is also listed in the right hand column of my home page. Gloria gives tips for home and garden, along with answering your questions about safe to use in the home products.

And, lastly, if you didn't catch our national Bishop's recent interview with Bill Moyers, visit http://diamondsintheskywithlucy.blogspot.com (also a link on my page) and page down to her posting about "Powerful Women" there's a link imbedded there.

Have fun my friends. SS