Crimson and Clover • Original • 1968 • Tommy James & The Shondells

From Way Back

I'm drawn in deep amazement
I'm carried by the wonder
Where is it I'm going
How far will I roam
What place my destiny
I'm drawn in deep amazement
I'm carried by wonder
For I know to where I'm going
I know the roaming eternal
The place is destiny itself.
Be swift oh Lord

12-1999

Love is Eternal
Love is Forever
Love is

God, Shadows and the Cosmos

 



 

His rules are manifest in all creation, because all things are the 
shadow of God, and the shadow is like the person. If the five fingers 
are spread out, the shadow too is spread out; if the body bows, the 
shadow also bows; if it stretches out, the shadow also stretches out. . 
. . But this awareness of ours in relation to God’s knowledge is in the 
predicament of unawareness. Not everything that is in the person shows 
in the shadow, only certain things. So not all the attributes of God 
show in this shadow, only some of them show, for “You have been given of 
knowledge nothing except a little.”

-- Rumi

Mark Lanegan Resurrection Song

Pups (More about these photos soon)

Winnifred and me

Paxton

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Quote

"What we have once enjoyed
we can never loose...
All that We love deeply
becomes a part of us."

- Helen Keller

Well....

How long has it been since I posted something here?

Wow.

I won't bother to explain.

However, a conversation I had yesterday reminded me of another post from a while back:

Cosmic Memory

Anything said or done, creates a memory.

It's been asked, if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? The answer is yes. Every thing and every event creates vibratory energy - IS energy. And the cosmos itself is witness to it.

I figure it is so with the events in The Garden of Eden, Before the fall. It was joyous perfection. A cosmic memory was formed. It still exists as a promise for our future. Or so I like to think.


Past Our Past

it rises from the garden
of our mothers and our fathers
reaching the heights of infinite space
in expanding waves
in motion undisturbed
and unhindered

only remnants of ancient dust
can break the roundness of the circle
and slightly only
then as the chorus rises
in tongueless chant
like trumpets
with no need of breath
it is carried away
far beyond this place
even past our past

Rachelle LeCount
February 2012

Paper Pulp (Paper Mache) Bird House

This is made by shredding and boiling old news papers until the fibers break down. Then I mulch it up with a mixer. After draining, I add a little flour and a lot of craft glue, salt and clove oil to help prevent mold during the curing and drying process.

Multiple layers are patted over a milk carton armature, allowing for plenty of drying time in between layers.

Once it's all done, I coat it with many layers of linseed oil, then more sealing with acrylic. I didn't paint this one other than to give it the appearance of having a broken down fence on one side and a tree on the other.

I added a clean out door, plenty of holes for ventilation and drainage. And it will hold up in the weather. Although I'd bring mine in during the harsh winter and I prefer to hang mine under the eave of a barn or shed or off the edge of a porch.

Every batch of this paper pulp is different in color and hue. Occasionally I add dried herbs to the mix if I have something about to go stale in the pantry. You can also use dried onion peels or coffee grounds. There's so much room for imagination.

I totally enjoy working with this medium. It's great for turning old newspapers into something for little critters to live in. It's very dry and cozy inside. The wax-coated soy milk carton adds extra protection.

I'm working on several other projects simultaneously (as they take quite a bit of time). Stay tuned for pictures and updates.

Below, a Peace Sign Wall Hanging, also made from the same materials.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RachellesThings

The Empty Nest

Last year I watched cardinals nest and lay eggs and managed to get some very nice shots through my bathroom window of the tiny little chicks. [See Cardinals Nesting]

The year before I watched mockingbirds nest in the vine arbor off my back porch. Most years, in fact, I am able to enjoy watching birds nest and feed their young.

This year I was happy to discover a Brown Thrasher nest in the Jasmine vines in the back yard. As I usually do when I am able, I took some pictures of the nest and then the eggs that were laid and even managed to get some shots of the newly hatched chicks.

But then... woe is me... I went out a few hours later and all five baby birds were gone. Just like that. Gone!!! 

No way they left the nest. They were only two days old. I checked the ground around the nest wondering if by some odd chance they fell out or were knocked out. Nope. No baby birds.

Later that afternoon I got the answer to the puzzling disappearance. A big fat squirrel was climbing around there, looking for lunch.

{sigh}

Poor birdies.

Though I do like squirrels they are a bother this time of year. They eat all my bird seed and now they've even taken to eating the birds themselves. 

Oh well. There's always next year.

Here are the shots I managed to get, in order, from building of the nest, setting on the nest, five eggs, then five baby birds and finally, the empty nest.

My Etsy Shop

Things on the blog here are slow. I know. I haven't been posting. It's difficult to get motivated to write. Life is hard.

But, on a happy note, I finally opened my Etsy shop. So far there are only a few small things listed. I am currently working on several larger projects. Nonetheless, it's a start.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RachellesThings

To find out more about these items visit my shop at the link above.

 

Busy Busy

I thought I would post a brief note letting you know that I am very involved in various studies right now.

I finished an accounting class and am currently enrolled in an HTML class and a Grammar for Writing Refresher. Also I am in the middle of a class called The Fundamentals of Christian Theology and as well as a very in-depth (year long) certificate course in Biblical Studies.

Between that and other life issues and tasks, my days are pretty full.

Dream Control

"Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes.
Because for those who love with heart and soul,
there is no such thing as separation!" 

~ Rumi