Wild Apple Tree

 Last night was a gorgeous evening!

I got home and headed out to the garden

where I weeded and planted and dug

and mulched till 8:30.

Then a neighbor came down and we took a 4 mile walk around the 'hood.

(I found my old pedometer, and calibrated it with mile markers on

Camp Creek Road so I know the distance!)

It doesn't get dark till well after 10 at this time of year,

it is really wonderful to have a good 5 hours of light when

I get home from work to totally exhaust myself!

On the way back up the driveway after my walking loop,

I was reminded by the smell and then the blooms

of this wild apple tree.

Isn't she just gorgeous?!

Perfect light of day for fotos!

The Cat is in the Bag

  Mike spent a day working at Turner the weekend before Christmas.

He brought his ski bag in by the fire and hung the damp stuff to dry.

Fajouli (Zuli) climbed into the bag by the fire and snuggled in for a snooze. 

Piece Together Peace

"There are two ways of spreading light;

to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."

~Edith Wharton

"Be the peace you can be today.

How can you be peace today?

What is one thing that you can do differently to bring more peace to the world?

 

The most significant work we can do for the benefit of our planet

is the work we do on ourselves.

  Be the peace you can be today.

Be the change.

Your piece counts!

Your peace counts!"

 

http://www.threadinglight.com/2010/09/piece-together-peace.html

 

My inspiration for this post.

Read on and join in!

 

fotos are from my evening walks.

I step out my door into this light and peace and wonder

immediately I feel calm and happy

lately I have noticed how quiet it is out here

not the usual quiet, but somehow the earth seems buffered

each footfall seems quiet 

perhaps it is the new padding of the fallen leaves

or the damp of autumn

or the new chill in the air

or could it be that I have found a quieter more deliberate step?

whatever it is

it is good

it is peace