Crystalised - XX

You know, I may have posted this one before, but it feels right today. I like the slow, steady tempo and the soft voices.

Happy weekend!

Ice

One of my favorite things about winter is ice. I get mesmerized by the filigree designs on windows, the icicles that hang from rocks cliffs, and the way streams form a layer of glass over moving water. It's all rather pretty, isn't it?

The Kooks - Junk Of The Heart

Winter has finally arrived in Central Ohio. And I drive a little car that likes to do fishtails all over the place. I'm glad when I don't have a passenger, I would have to have them pretend they are on a amusement park ride, throw their arms in the air and scream the whole ride. Hmm, they might be doing that anyway. Happy weekend!

Not Mushrooms

Have you ever noticed that when you're looking for one thing in particular, you fail to see everything else entirely? Things maybe you should see? Well, this past weekend I worked hard at seeing. Everything. And I was richly rewarded with winter flowers, and grass caught in ice, and roots tangled in the earth, and bubbles in the water's surface. Good things.

More Mushrooms

Whenever I sit down to download pictures of mushrooms, I have my guide right next to. "This time," I tell myself, "I'm going to identify each and every one of them. If it kills me." I flip through the polypores. I scour the earth tongues and the inky caps and the jelly fungi. I think I've identified one, then see that it can be found in Central Ohio in March, not January. I consult the Ohio Mushroom Society. I take a break to get some almonds. How can I be all out of almonds? Okay, I consult the Audubon Society online guide. Nothing? Then I visit the online resource at OSU. And then I pull out all my hair. There are 2,000 species of mushrooms in Ohio? Seriously? I go back to one picture, satisfied that I know what a Turkey Tail looks like.

Alison Krause - I'll Fly Away

I may have posted this song before, but I was listening to it today and it just made me really happy.

Enjoy, and happy weekend!

Mushrooms

Here are a few shots of some neat mushrooms I found on an excursion this weekend. Since I'm still a neophyte in identifying them, and want to call everything I see a Turkey Tail or False Turkey Tail, I'm going to refrain from telling you what you're looking at. Perhaps you can tell me?

Happy New Year!

I just spent an amazing week with my family in Vermont. And what a wonderful way to end one year and begin a new one. You know that feeling when you feel ridiculously blessed and surrounded so many generous and loving people you don't know what to do with it all? You know, when you leave and realize you forgot to have a plate of French toast with real maple syrup on it? (No matter, I was sent packing with a whole gallon.) But I'm beyond excited about 2012 and everything it holds. Do you have some promising projects in store? Some fun goals?

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

To all my friends, near and far. May your holidays be graced with the warmth of dear friends and family. May your new year be filled with rich delights and surprises. May your days be occupied with gratifying work, deep play, and inspiring new projects, and may your nights bring you comfort and kindness.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!