Oregon Dark-eyed Junco, female
Canyon Wren (Click species name to get info and hear a sound clip of this most adorable "song".)
"It is beautiful. It is translucent--milky-white. It has seams from being molded. Parts are smooth, parts are rough. It is painted with orange Zinnias with happy, deep green leaves. There is a faint ring of residue from old coffee at the midway point inside. There is a 3/16" long scratch in the inner-bottom that has some residue in it. There are slight indentations inside, opposite from where the handle protrudes. On the foot of the cup the maker's insignia is partially readable. 'Made in USA.' 'Microwave Safe.' '50.' And on the outside rim of the foot, '63.' A message is printed along with the flower design on the outside; "In the Language of Flowers, The Zinnia symbolizes Thoughts of Absent Friends."'
Today, in a "review" of a week's worth of morning devotions, I made an illustration of the cup I am using. "The Cup" is used as allegory for our spiritual self in this devotional guidebook by Joyce Rupp, and I am to use a single cup as my guide and point of meditation through this devotional period. The cup has indeed been a great allegory, and God is speaking to me and teaching me through these devotions--and I am intent to listen, be filled, and pour out.
This is going out to the postal box in t-minus 5 seconds. . . . . 3, 2, 1, buzz off!
Just kidding, Lori. This is coming to you. Please do not buzz off.
I received this handmade postcard from one of my BFFs from a trip she took to Argentina. This is an artist's rendition of the Perito Moreno glacier in Patagonia.
I think of it as Perrito Moreno (little brown dog) because this depiction reminds me of a dog's molars.
This is a brand new image created by members of the Seeing With Photography Collective in New York City. All SWPC members are visually impaired, making their photographic method quite poignant. Each image is generally led by one person's idea or narrative, while others assist in building the scene with found props and materials. The set is then framed in the camera, and lights are turned out. The image is exposed in otherwise pitch-darkness by a few people using hand-held flashlights, causing the image to be exposed bit-by-bit as the lighters feel their way around the scene, shining their small light from only a few inches away from each surface they expose. It's a unique way to make digital photography both a sensory experience and a hand-crafted form.
I had the privilege of assisting SWPC on studio days one lovely summer a few years back. It's an incredible process to experience.
Learn more by visiting seeingwithphotography.com.
A few weeks ago, my mom was rushed to the hospital via ambulance, because she couldn't breathe. Her airway had closed up due to an allergic reaction to eating a persimmon.
(She's fine now.)
Kung Fu master, Master of Fine Arts, Lion Dancer, rescuer of kitties, and "that cute girl who works in the cigar shop." Would you ever guess any of this if you saw her? Probably not. Oh, and I forgot to mention that she is also one of the funniest, most warm-hearted and caring people in the world. Lucky me.
