( Grab a snack. It's a long one! )

...I discovered that a loved one's handwriting has not changed as much as might have been expected.  This crystal moment was punctuated by the presence of a doe and a large buck, who emerged from my wildflower garden, seeimingly as captivated by light and clarity (and glitter!) as I was.

This richness, transparent in its velvet measure, calls forth ( Read more... )

( Click here to experience my rampant-yet-provisionally-charming goobness )

Grace is found in moments that can escape notice and is, therefore, all the sweeter for its discovery within what is nominally mundane. Common graces can be shared in real time or in retrospect. They connect us, take us out of contention, remind us that we really only ever sit on the same side of the table.

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Trub's hair is getting long and he is absolutely the softest, silkiest fellow. And he's leraning to get his snuggle on. Gus' coat is always extra smooth and he is a professional napper. Being home sick with TB is almost a delight. They are warm and yawny and stretchy and liquid-eyed.

And they can be bribed with rawhide. :)

-Dot

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( Gratitudinous Navel Gazing )

Sometimes song lyrics really fit, Totally or Mostly but definitely more than Some. The IG's song,Free In You seems a wonderful overlay to what's growing between LS (I'll call her Doc for LJ) and me. I don't think I've ever felt such a sense of opening in a relationship, it's hard to express. I've definitely never experienced this level of ( Read more... )

( It bears repeating. )

( What's she singing about now? )

When you see this in a friend's LJ, post some Shakespeare in your own

Sonnet 99The forward violet thus did I chide ( Read more... )