when woodpecker comes into your life ...

when woodpecker comes into your life, it indicates that the foundation is there. It is now safe to follow your own rhythms.

~ Ted Andrews, Animal Speak

* taking a break from posting for a week or so ~ see you soon ... happy spring equinox

brier island, nova scotia

five robins and the shadow of an angel

bufflehead with sparkles

listening

points for just showing up

beautiful syringa, arrow lake, bc

taking it all in at syringa ~ arrow lake, bc

birds of a feather

matter and light

magic is afoot

white hearts

feathers

entering the stream

Once having entered the stream and tasted liberation, you will not return ...The mind, the heart, will have turned, will have entered the stream, and it will not be able to fall back into suffering again. How could it fall?...It has entered the Way fully, knows its duties, knows its work, knows the Path, know its own nature. It lets go of what needs to be let go of and keeps letting go without doubting.

~ achaan chah - from A Still Forest Pool

and you will see clearly the nature of all things

Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool. All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will see clearly the nature of all things. You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the buddha.

~ achaan chah

moraine lake, canadian rockies ~ archives fall 2008