This mix is perfect for a winter Friday. Chill but active, relaxing and melodic. There's no hurry. It's a nice transition space.

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I can't skip down to the river during my breaktime, but I found some nice videos of Creekside views and ambient sounds. Here's a peaceful winter video.

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Mm, it's relaxing :) "The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord" Psalm 33:5

Found a quiet place in Asgard to rest a little while last night.


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Wow, there've been so many birds flying about this week!

This table shows a summary of our winter company, at least that we observed during Feeder Watch count days: ( click to view )

The thought of diving into bird identification guides (national, regional, international, and historical) sounds really good right now ( Read more... )

The skies are light when I leave the office these days. The wind is still cold, though. Every few days, there is snow in the morning. One morning this past week, the visibility was so low and the snowflakes so large that I thought I was inside a snowglobe ( Read more... )

It's a quiet Saturday evening. I'm resting in my room with the microbes and listening to the rain fall. I was feeling rather weak today, so I stayed in and took it easy. I did some cleaning, watched two episodes of Star Trek, ate leftovers, sipped hot tea, checked in with my family, reviewed a chronology of the events on the day of Jesus' ( Read more... )

Last night I had trouble settling down and going to sleep. I was being pulled down by the weight of thoughts that I couldn't quite formulate about tasks from the week. Those activities had been completed, but I hadn't had a chance to get a grasp on them and throw them like skipping stones out into the creek ( Read more... )

yixing tumbler
still warm in my hands
an hour later -
I'm steeping strawberry flowers
while the cherries bloom outside

Tonight I'm looking forward to some quiet time at home. I spent Monday evening socializing with sisters from church and yesterday evening, my roommates and I tackled some major household cleaning projects to prepare for our new roommates. Work has been slow-paced this week, thankfully.

In the daily cascade of thoughts, this one stands out: He is