Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Some Pictures of the Summer

A few pictures as of late...



a timber rattler suns on a nice outcropping. (story about this particular snake coming soon)



the lady herself, the black widow



all legs and eyeballs



roan mountain moonrise



the pastoral childhood. my nephew and dog back home on the farm.



butterflies on milkweed



luna moth photoshoot

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

mesa luna

Sometimes things seem to happen when we least expect them to, so is life. I think time to time in our lives we wonder if we are on the path we are supposed to be on, if the fates have given up on us or if we have given up on our fate, and sometimes, we get little reminders that things are alright and we are where we are supposed to be at this point, and it happened to me recently. Doubt sprouts in everyone sometimes, its unavoidable, but we keep going, and our path continues to grow and change and return to what will be.

Yes, I am obsessed with the moon and happy to admit it. Some may say it borderlines lunacy. Anything that breaks off from us and stays and spins around us helping stabilize us deserves respect in my book. And its just so dreamy, full of late nights and wandering minds. And on some of those rare sightings when the moon rises and sets it sure does shine rich with color. I happened to stumble upon it setting the other night and had a great little moment.

I had planned to do a vision quest during my 2 week break, but sometimes things don't always go according to plan, and sometimes that's a good thing. While my vision quest got postponed for a little bit i experienced many other realizations.



Mesa luna
dark amber with diffracted sun sap
orange with setting glee
as a shooting star falls above and into the celestial canopy
for a moment arcing down directly through the moon
last sliver disappears into the horizon

What does it all mean?
I just stepped outside to clear my head
I was hardly ready for such grand and raw events
I take it
as I do all falling flaming stars
that happen as I happen to look up

Reaffirmation of the path
a marker for the journey
a compass point to reassure
that we cannot always question
but from time to time must realize
that we are where we are supposed to be
in that quick fleeting moment
in the instant of our existence
that all is okay and while we
may deter
from the spiraling cone
of our lives homeostasis
in this moment
we are home
where we are meant to be in this moment of space and time
of our ever changing ethos
and with that sweet and sharp
caressing peace of mind
we smile and retire
to the sleep of the just
so we can remember our dreams
and fulfill our fates.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

the Diligence of Duality




Do opposites push away
or do we just subtly sway
Kinda like a dancing thang
Not too unlike the yin and the yang
How a frozen vortex hangs
Or when time still used to sang
of balance and understanding

Do opposites push away
or do we just subtly sway
Caught in the frays of yesterday
One goal and two paths
Heading to two billion
Or was it the circle of zero

My dreams sometimes betray me
as do my memories
But the stars never lie
Only slightly rambunctious
And you can’t blame a spirit
On a time line between us and ants
In their spiraling slow dance
of eternity and rebirth

I used to think
The moon chased the sun
And the day chased the night
But its alright
if we just take turns

Wild is the wind
As are its whispers of desire
and pollen
and change

Do opposites push away
or do we just subtly sway
Into and out of the way
of these burning
atavistic yearnings
That can char like flames
And soothe like clay

The fight within
Sure battles without sides
Do opposites push away
or do we just subtly sway
Rivers and tides guide me towards continuity
The world keeps spinning
and sometimes it’s all we can do just to hang on.