Today I made (belated) valentines most of the day, and that process was beautiful to me. And I started coloring a mermaid page from my oceans coloring book, and that was both beautiful and happy-making. And a friend sent me a truly gorgeous mermaid-y song by a person named Lydia Belle: http://8tracks.com/lydiabelle/of-the-sea

Reading the Lord of the Rings

Seven crows in a tree high above my car all calling down to me like "HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY!"

I'm sure they'll shit all over my car but I'll consider it an offering on the altar.

I got up early enough to have a good workout at the gym this morning, and that always makes the rest of the day happier.

We had a beautiful thunderstorm - lots of lightning and thunder.

Friendship 💗💗💗

I thought we had a thread somewhere where we could drop little tidbits of writing like song lyrics or poems but Im really lazy.

So this is beautiful to me:

"Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along"
- Rumi

And to add (even if that lover is *yourself*, cultivate it.)

Listening to a new playlist :)

At the grocers the other day, mixed with the cacophonous racket of squeaky shopping carts, screaming kidlets, dropped tins of peas with the "Shit!" accompanying, there was this......

Playing on the speaker system was the song 'Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves. Didn't realize I was whistling to it until I heard someone else also whistling. Turned around, she and I cut eyes and we both grinned from ear to ear.

A beautiful moment on my beautiful life journey.

Just who could not be uplifted by this song. Either that, or want to beat it with a big stick. (for some)

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Planting irises in my freshly weeded front flower bed.

Seeing that the young mulberry(?) tree in my yard is full of happy green leaves.

Having a bee buzz less than a foot from my ear as it hopped from flower to flower, and it doing me the courtesy of ignoring me.

Sweeping my pretty wood floors.

Having mom over for ice cream.

Being honest even when it's hard.

Listening to music - Townes, Cohen, Eliza Gilkyson, nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, slaid cleaves

Bath by candlelight with spiced orange incense.

Sleeping in my very own bed surrounded by my very own creature comforts, listening to the familiar birds outside my window, feeling the sleepy stillness in my head.

Reading , "A Vagabond for Beauty" about the short life of Everett Ruess, who loved nature so much that he forsook the company of people for stretches at a time in favor of the wilderness where he was eventually lost.

My yellow irises are blooming, and the white ones are budding.

My mulberry tree already has little green fruits on it.

One of my grapevines is leading out.

Tonight, weather permitting, I get to plant my little loquat tree and a row of ligustrums to hopefully grow as a hedge.

An osprey with a fish in its' talons.

While planting my hedge, with my hands all mud, and the sky shining with sunset colors, a couple of Mormon girls came to talk to me. They seemed really sweet. I asked them questions, they asked me questions, I told them about my spiritual experiences and asked them about their beliefs, basically chatted with them about paganism, mormonism, the stance on gays, told them I liked the idea of getting your own star, but I do love me some iced tea. Eventually they, wide-eyed, said it was time for them to be on their way. I told them to be safe and I was glad they were using the buddy system. Went back to planting the last few ligustrums and watched the sky move through its sunset colors while the cats sniffed and paced around me.

Waking up in our bed was beautiful..and the warm fire burning and hot coffee and breakfast with bacon,eggs,toast..man,life is beautiful.

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cold breeze

Life is beautiful..'cause for one,I woke up to clear skies,cold outside but not a cloud in sight.The sun is a beautiful sight indeed.I woke up.

Second,it seems all my basic needs(food,warm shelter,woman ect)are being met this Christmas,again.. and that is all the presents I need.

Third,this fuckin great hot cup of coffee in my hand.

God gave me this.."ask and it will be given to you;seek and you will find.." beautiful.

What did I find beautiful today? Frogs. The frogs are out, and they are singing joyously!

And to think, only a few days ago we had 7 in of snow here. We are finally having the spring that we deserve.