retinal perspectives

ode to joy, volume 17

{my attempt to capture 52 photos that represent joy - my word for 2010}

as one door closes, another door opens. today, my path is changing. i am following my heart, and it is leading me in a new direction.

earlier this week, i was wondering if i was starting to freak out. i was feeling really really sleepy and sometimes, when that sort of sleepiness hits, it's because i am avoiding feeling something "unpleasant". i sat with it in meditation for a while and then it hit me. i wasn't freaking out. i was feeling amazed and humbled and full of wonder: that i was really going through with following my heart, that it was important to me that i do what makes me happiest, that i was important enough to me to do so.

pure joy.

yoga on the beach is very popular with the locals

heeheeheeheehee

ready, set, go

he's just waiting for the signal

it's quiet over here

i feel like i am rather behind on everyone's blogs. to which end, i thought i'd mention that it's not that i don't love you anymore - it's that i am leaving my job at the end of april to be a reiki person, so my focus is elsewhere right now. as it turns out, the end of april is on friday (!!!), so i will have some time to catch up again very soon. yay.

p.s. why is it that a decade sounds so much longer than 10 years. oh, the power of a word.

p.p.s. my friend danielle started a new blog to share her creative creations. please stop by and give her some love. her creations always make me smile - i hope you enjoy them too.

a visit to bob

on saturday, my friend karen and i went to bob's red mill whole grain store. she had a shopping list. i was there to browse. it was fun to wander the aisles, and my grilled cheese sandwich with tomatoes from the cafe made for a yummy lunch.

i was most excited about the dave's killer bread store across the street (i had a buy one get one free coupon). the only bread i buy is their powerseed bread, and they have this thing called a sin dawg. if you ever run across the sin dawg in a grocery store, you need to buy one (or two or three). it's sort of like a cinnamon roll, and it is one of the most marvelous things ever invented.

ode to joy, volume 16

{my attempt to capture 52 photos that represent joy - my word for 2010}

animals - a visible reminder of the power and beauty and perfection that lies in being yourself and living in the moment.

pure joy.

homage to mary oliver

"When it's over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to astonishment."

- Mary Oliver

just a teaser

atlas (a.k.a. chief ambassador for the promotion of doggy goodwill towards cats) made a new friend. i just uploaded the photos so you'll have to wait for more, but i thought you'd enjoy hearing the news.

this friend took him over a year to win over - during which time we watched another dog chase her under a car. i can see why he thinks that patience and persistence will pay off for anything.

where, oh where has my little dog gone

"my, what a big head you have, atlas!"

"the better to not look at you, my dear, while you are trying to snap photos of me. haven't you heard? photos steal your soul. i refuse to look directly into the lens."

here's to color

glorious glorious color