Oneness “Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest of human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky”. Rainer Maria RilkeAtlantic “We do not see things as they are We see things as we are. “ Kahil GibranA Foot in Both Worlds “Tell me, what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Mary OliverYosemite Laid BareYosemite 1Half DomeVernal Falls-Yosemite “When you open up your life to the living all things come spilling in on you and you’re flowing like a river ,filling up and spilling over it’s an endless waterfall” Cris WilliamsonYosemite Valley 3Grand View “Come to the edge He said. They said; we are afraid. Come to the edge He said. They came. He pushed them, and they flew….” Guillaume ApollinaireMojave Desert Drive “People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.” St AugustineTehachapi Mountains CaliforniaBuffy and BuddaSan Fransisco BaySea Boy “There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground” Rumi”Distant Alps “We cruised above the Alps as if we were twin tortoise rolled over helpless upon our carapace” Giggly ‘n toasting the cloud cloaked up thrusts.” Perig3eSky “Sometimes it takes a great sky to find that first bright and indescribable wedge of freedom in your own heart. “ David WhyteSardinian Waves “Stand though life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves.” Hazrat Inayat Khan”Cedar in the Night “None can reach dawn without travelling the road of night” Rainer Maria RilkeWhite Rose “I have a rose as white as snow The beauty from heaven above Sparkles so bright, yet as .gentle as a dove And purer than you’d ever know.” Sir Kome Joe”Poppies and Thistles “At a distance they appear so unexpectedly red, a vivid vermillion strip In a growing green field with thistles blue.” Adapted from Nigel MorganRose DewSubway ArtChestnuts ““Chestnuts roasting by an open fire Stories gather round to tell I almost sat too close to it And roasted mine as well. ” Anon”“….Sometimes blocked in, sometimes reaching out, one moment your life is a stone in you, and the next, a star.” Rainer Maria RilkeEye Through the Forest ““Life is the movie you see through your own unique eyes. It makes little difference what is happening out there- it’s how you take it that counts. ” Denise Whaitley”Bristol Balloons “Hands in the air like ripples in the river. Our hands are the givers of all we need” AnonNeighbours “When one door closes another opens. Expect that new door to reveal even greater wonders and glories and surprises. ” Eileen CaddySnow Snow (My toes be freezin’) “Blisteringly cold, blindingly bright, beautifully bountiful, snow drift white. I stand in the snow freezing my toes” Jacob Daniel EllingerWinter WonderlandGerman Winter VillageSnow Plough Schwarzenbach,GermanyDavid’s Snowface in Victoria Park -With thanks to David Thorogood. “Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you” Maori proverb
Snow Drift “In the attitude of silence the soul finds a path in a clearer light and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness” AnonChristmas Snow“Time gliding by ….Sitting on this chilly bench, No one here but you and I,Watching trees glisten in your eyes as the time goes gliding by.My oh my, my love and I.” SylGrand Cru 2008Chateaux Loudennes ““A poets words have rhythm and flow, The ink they spill is like a fine Merlot. The best with body full and rich bouquet, Both have flair and finish like smoky Cabernet.” Warner Baxter”Copper Beech by Night “In music, in the sea, in a flower, in a leaf, in an act of kindness…I see what people call God in all these things.” Pablo Casals“Take a walk with me through the trees and green things where a soul can breathe.” DevonAutum and Winter UniteRainbow Over Victoria Park ““The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” Dolly Parton”Winter TreesBreeze at Dawn “The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep. “ Rumi”Dawn Over Victoria ParkWhite Windmill HillCompanionship “When one door closes another opens. Expect that new door to reveal even greater wonders and glories and surprises” Eileen CaddyWildflower Garden Windmill HIllReservoir in the Cambrian Mountains “It is important from time to time to slow down, to go away by yourself and simply be.” Eileen CaddyMajesty of WalesSardinian Waters “Stand though life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves” Hazrat Inayat KhanWelsh HighlandsSea Swan familyMother and FawnDeer in Yosemite Park “Be soft do not let the world make you hard Do not let pain make you hate Do not let the bitterness steal you sweetness Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree You still believe it to be a beautiful place” Kurt Vonnegut
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The Wonder and Beauty in Shadow and Light 