My atrium has Monarchs, my backyard has Mourning Cloaks. This butterfly has been flitting around my yard for a couple of days now. My hammock appears to be its favorite resting place. It was kind enough to let me take its photograph. So this is a Mourning Cloak. I am[…]
The population of Monarch butterflies has shrunk to record lows. One possible reason is agriculture. Herbicide resistant crops are expanding in the midwest, where most Milkweed is grown. Herbicides are used to kill unwanted plants. Milkweed is a weed and therefore unwanted. Milkweed is important to the Monarch butterfly life[…]
If nothing ever changed there'd be no butterflies.
Author Unknown
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
Neale Donald Walsch
Except for the migrating generation Monarch’s live a very short life – 2 to 6 weeks. So there is no wasting time; 3 days after the female Monarch graces us with her presence she is ready to reproduce. During her life she lays hundreds of eggs, a very small percentage[…]
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day
E.B. White
Stillness is not about focusing on nothingness; it’s about creating a clearing. It’s opening up an emotionally clutter free space and allowing ourselves to feel and think and dream and question. — Brené Brown, author of The Gifts of Imperfection
I’ve become Scrooge. Well, maybe not a cold-hearted miser who hates Christmas. But definitely someone who, in the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations, broken families and a full time job; has lost the magic and meaning of Christmas. That is until last year. Determined not to decorate another tree[…]
Peace begins with a smile
Mother Teresa
A year ago today I was in Urbina Bay on Isla Isabela in the Galapagos Islands having my picture taken with 2 Giant Tortoises. You know the moral of Aesop’s fable The Tortoise and the Hare? Slow and steady wins the race. A more current translation of this moral is[…]
This is quite early for a birthday gift I realize but I felt time was of the essence. I wanted this blog to be a tool by which you can explore the beauty in your life and the lives of others…reporting your findings however large or small. Let your Sanctuary[…]
