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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When people and wild animals end up sharing the same space, like a polar bear in a town, what do you think we owe each side?”
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A Poem to Ponder
For your reading pleasure. I have had this poem for years and read it often. I wanted to share. "The Nature of Risk" By Patricia Soper (NOT me), a local poet in Patchogue, NY What courage, each year, has the tree to once again birth her leaves, her pink cherry blossoms or... - MossyMoni...
Such a beautifully sad post .. and so accurate. When I go outside the silence of the blanketed snow just contrast with the noise of what's going on in this country. I definitely affects my mindset in so many ways.... - onI was driving to our Tango lesson this morning. It was sunny with clear skies around our home but 10 minutes into our drive, there were thick gray clouds for miles... as far as I could see. But then the highway curved to the right slightly, and I could see blue skies at the end of the clouds. Honestly, I was a bit surprised to see the blue skies because I had already expected that the rest of the drive would be under gray clouds. In that moment of seeing the blue skies, I realized that this was such a great metaphor for life... that sometimes our current experience can seem bleak and never ending. And that, in a moment, when we least expect it, we can see the 'light at the end of the tunnel' and have a different experience.byrenee...
Yeah! And it's cool to think, if it's daytime, that just above the gray clouds it is always calm and sunny.
- Shera JoyCry...
Flowing down the Salt River
If you ever get a chance to paddle board the lower Salt River in Arizona just east of Phoenix, DO IT!!! What is it? It's a beautiful river in the middle of the arid Sonoran Desert.... - Shera JoyCry...
Love this call to imagining! Imagining a world full of wild open spaces.
- Enzo...
Hi Derek, I see it now! Nice color and detail... and symmetry. This may be a talent for you. One thing I studied was Fibonacci and the pattern it makes on leaves, and sunflowers. It might be nice to try it out.... Read the full post - Derek...
Fox and the Hare
Both of these were based on photos i took in my neighborhood. I framed them together and sold the originals for a few hundred dollars :)
Staring at The Moon
Tonight, while going through the ordinary routines of my day, I happened to notice the full moon through the only door in my room. There it was, pouring its light into an otherwise ordinary moment. Something about it stopped me.... I didn't expect a headline about an eagle to make me cry this week. But Jackie wasn't the first eagle I loved, and I suspect she won't be the last. For years, I've kept nest cams playing beside me while I worked, slept, wrote, reported, and lived.... It was on a springlike evening on the 27th of January 2025. I was walking in the Augarten Park in Graz (Austria) at the river Mur in Graz having my new iPhone 16 with me. I saw the shining city lights on the other side, which were reflected in the river.... - SunDancer...
All of it. The sand, the sun, the surf, the animals, ocean mist, eating lunch and trying to keep it from the birds, the exhaustion and great sleep when you get home......all of it.
- Derek...
Death, Conflict, and Life
So in case you didn't see it in the title... this one gets pretty heavy. If that's not for you, skip reading and instead scroll down to look at the drawings, which really are not that bad on their own. But first...... - Spaceman...
Hi, I’m Eric. I’m a 60 year old man, living intentionally alone on Cherokee lake in TN. I am a Navy war veteran, put myself through art school many years ago, worked as a pro photographer for most of my adult life.... - onI think the internet has completely lost my trust, just as it's ensured my dependency. Is anyone else feeling similar?byDaniel1948...
Sounds like you need to go camping, hiking, kayaking, or something to get away from tech for a day and reconnect with nature. At least that is what works for me. You need to find what works for you.