Artist date

Our Black Swallowtail house guest is charming.

The high temperature today is 27 degrees. Way too cold for Swallowtails to be outside.

I fixed her a nectar pot.

In my Book of Days I read today, January 19th,
is the Singapore Kite Festival.

I love kites.
I found myself dreaming about kites.

Zen Kites are nice and small.
I can fly them in my house.

Some kites are huge.

Last year the International Kite Day was in February.
I think this year it is in June.
 I decided today was a grand day to think about kites.

Luna New Year is next week.

I am thinking about butterflies

and Dragons.

It is the cusp of Aquarius.

The archetype of the victim is in Aquarius for me.
My victim is my Dragon.

I have read about Chinese Dragons.
I have read about the Water Dragons.

Today when we went on our Artist Date
I wore a Kite pin and Chinese Kite ear rings.

We are shopping for a couple of pieces of furniture
for our media room.
I was hunting for kites and Dragons.

I have started another book about Shinto.
I am beginning to understand.

All over the world butterflies are loved.
All over the world kites are flown.
All over the world Dragon clouds dance.

Archetypes

My friend sent a cowgirl card for my birthday.

I love the can do attitude of the Cowgirl.
She is a modern Archetype for me.

A cold front came blistering in over night.
Temperatures have dropped into the teens and a spitting of snow is on the ground.
I stood at the backdoor and watched the birds.

I thought about the Archetypes in my life.

Since I have begun this personal study I have learned much about myself and my world.

I love Kuan Yin.
She is the Goddess of compassion.

I have a few statues of her.
I turn towards the Goddess when my sun is in Capricorn.

I turn towards the East in January.

I want to share with you all the different Archetypes that bubble up for me.

I am studying W.W. II.
I am understanding a wee bit better.

I love the Japanese way of yuga.
Yuga (yoo-gah), graceful living.

The Goddess within is teaching me graceful living.

Female Cardinals

A flock of Cardinals visit the deck every day.

There are males and females.

I know the birds.

They know me.

Each one is different.

Each one is charming in her own way.

This one has a bit of white on her checks.
Mine is at my temples.

I enjoy their company while I read.
Today I focused on the females.

A new to my deck Female came today.

She is shy. Smaller than the other females I think she is young.

I fell in love!

The Magic of Friendship

The postman rang our bell.

There was a package for me.

My friend in England sent me birthday greetings.

She knows me so very well.
She made me a photograph album of her gardens

her butterflies and her birds.

I now can look at her photographs
 and dream of walking in her gardens.

One of these days I will travel to her.
One of these days I will smell her flowers.
Until than I know we are connected.

She sent lovely treasures.
A butterfly for my collar

and a wee Teddy to inspire.

A way to mark my place

and to find my way to her village.

I hear her voice as I read her words.

We treasure seeds.
We treasure the sound of the wind.

I am singing songs of Thanksgiving today.
My friend has given me
 the gift of joy.

Artist Date

We had a very fun Artist Date.

We had savory crepes at our local creperie.
Delicious!

We went Christmas window shopping.

This tree reminded me of my Cardinals.
I just need snow.

On our baking day this week
 we baked gluten free Gingerbread boys.

We made big and small boys. They are very tasty.
It has been too many years since I had Gingerbread cookies.
I am finding much joy in gluten free baking.

I have a new friend.
We have added the good Pterodactyl to our Christmas.

They may be extinct in the wild

but they live on in our imaginations 

and under our Christmas tree.

My book says fossils have been found in Germany.
I will do some research to see if I can find out where.
It would be a treat to see these fossils!

Seed catalogs are beginning to arrive.
We are talking about our 2012
gardens.

I am reading about victory gardens
during W.W. II.

I am learning lots of ways of
full use and recycling.
We are in Halcyon Days.
These calm days surrounding
 Winter Solstice are a perfect time for me
to find the peace that passes
all understanding.
Thank you Pterodactyl.
Germany sound like an amazing country.