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and Sugar eatingParrots get the munchies!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sugar-and-hannah-up-to-no-good-cw.jpgSugar and Hannah up to no goodSugar and Hannah look like they are ready for mischief, standing on the cat's perch.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/parrots-on-tbr-sensored.jpgParrots on TBRSugar and Hannah are climbing around on my TBR piles. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sugar-and-hannah-with-jade-plants-cw.jpgSugar and Hannah with jade plantsSugar and Hannah watch us eating, expecting tender morsels.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/parrots-n-river-cw.jpgParrots & RiverSugar and Hannah perch on the arm of a chair while River gazes adoringly at them. Sugar often drops food to her, so River just loves him! In the background is John, a cockatiel, caged for his own protection. He is no match for the dogs and cats.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/hannah-and-sugar-watching-sunset-cw.jpgHannah and Sugar watching sunsetHannah and Sugar are enjoying the sunset together here. The customary screeching should start in a few minutes, as the color deepens a little.2021-06-10T04:10:42+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2021/04/26/the-promise-of-spring/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/peach-blossoms-1-cw.jpgPeach blossomsAnother sweet peach blossom.2021-05-26T15:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2021/03/18/boredom-busting/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gracie-by-treat-can-cw-1.jpgGracie by treat can CW2021-05-10T20:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2021/03/01/feeling-like-piglet-in-a-pooh-world/2021-10-01T00:18:04+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2021/02/24/evolution-in-action/2021-06-27T15:29:16+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2021/02/08/my-week-in-pictures-02-08-21/2021-05-12T21:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2021/01/27/look-who-had-a-make-over/2021-02-10T19:29:33+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2021/01/16/does-your-body-have-a-message-for-you/2021-03-24T14:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2021/01/06/lessons-from-our-plants/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/grandmothers-flowers.jpgGrandmother's flowersGrandmother sprouted flowers this month, as if she approves of the clever arrangement between the plants.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/joined-jade-plants-cw.jpgJoined jade plantsYou can see how they joined together in the middle in this close-up!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/joined-jade-plants-whole-cw.jpgJoined jade plantsCan you see the fronds that grew together near the bottom of the stalks? This had made them both strong enough to lift their crowns up to the light.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sugar-on-ezra-cw.jpgSugar on EzraSugar found another of the plants vacationing in my home. You can see some of the jade plant nursery in the background.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sugar-on-grandmother-cw.jpgSugar on GrandmotherI brought my office plants home during the shutdown, so now we have Grandmother plant overlooking the nursery. She has adapted to her new role, and Sugar thinks her fronds look yummy. I had to shoo him out right after this picture!2021-05-13T04:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/12/21/cat-and-dog-cookies/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/christmas-tree-cw.jpgChristmas treeI took this picture as we were finishing up putting the decorations on. Late this summer, my husband found one of our owl ornaments in the back yard. My guess is that a naughty cat pulled it off the tree, and when she was finished with it, a dog took it outside with her other toys!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/gracie-stepping-out-from-under-tree-cw.jpgGracie stepping out from under treeGracie has been playing with the ornaments, but stops and emerges from the tree when I approach. She swears she was being a good girl!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/peanut-butter-blossoms-cw.jpgpeanut butter blossomsThese are mainly brown sugar and peanut butter with a chocolate chunk pressed into the cooling cookies. My husband doesn't like chocolate chips, so I made a few cookies for him, plain. These are seriously delicious and very sweet.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/crescent-cookies-cw.jpgCrescent cookiesThese don't look like much, but they are sweet and crunchy - and melt in your mouth!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/gingerbread-cats-and-dogs-cw.jpgGingerbread cats and dogsFinished cookies! Normal cats as well as crescent moon cats and star cats. I chose a dog cookie cutter with perky ears, as our Garnet is known for her huge ears that stand straight up!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/niko-pressing-gingerbread-cookies-cw.jpgNiko pressing gingerbread cookiesMy son is cutting cookies with typical cutters. To the left, you can see two of the red presses used to place the design on top of the cut cookie.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/river-sniffs-cookies-cw.jpgRiver sniffs cookiesRiver couldn't resist sniffing the cookies as I snapped a picture. She backed up when I asked her to, so I shared the cookies she had her nose on with River, Garnet, and Tribble. 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Clearly, these two are having a private meeting.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/browns-under-tree-with-pinto-on-watch-cw.jpgpinto on watchFor every group, someone is on watch duty.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/river-runs-through-it-cw.jpgRiverThis river divides the sanctuary into two parts, one for those who accept human contact and another that allows horses to roam with no human contact.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/gray-with-zebra-legs-alone-cw.jpggray with leg markingsThe subtle stripes on the horse's legs indicate her lineage back to the Spanish horses brought to America a long time ago.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/group-with-a-bow-out-front-cw.jpgGroup with a bowA welcoming committeehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/two-mares-under-tree-1-cw.jpgTwo mares under treeThese two look like best friends!2021-03-23T17:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/10/22/wardrobe-therapy/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/river-on-fur-rug-cw.jpgRiver on fur rug CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nami-looking-surly-cw.jpgNami looking surly CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nami-and-gracie-on-my-desk.jpgNami and Gracie on my desk2020-10-28T15:56:31+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/09/28/hope-in-the-garden/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/tribble-showing-her-tummy-cw.jpgTribble showing her tummy CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/green-tomatoes-on-vine-2-cw.jpgGreen tomatoes on vine 2 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/chive-blossoms-cw.jpgChive blossoms CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/tomatillo-trio-2-cw.jpgTomatillo trio 2 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/green-tomatoes-on-vine-1-cw.jpgGreen tomatoes on vine 1 CWThese green tomatoes were growing hale and hearty this morning!2020-11-01T21:27:54+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/09/14/4144/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/yellow-tomatoes-cw.jpgyellow tomatoes CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/yellow-tomatoes-in-blue-bowl.jpgyellow tomatoes in blue bowlhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/drying-veg-on-towel-cw.jpgdrying veg on towel CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/green-tomatoes-in-window-cw.jpgGreen tomatoes in window CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/rip-and-unripe-harvest-cw.jpgrip and unripe harvest CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/tomatoe-sauce-cw.jpgtomatoe sauce CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/in-the-hopper-cw.jpgin the hopper CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cut-up-tomatoes-cw.jpgCut up tomatoes CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/tomato-squeezer-in-action-cw.jpgtomato squeezer in actionHere's the crank-powered food strainer in action. Juice comes out the front while the skins and seeds exit the cone on the left and drop into the bowl below.2021-12-02T04:57:44+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/09/03/the-catwalk/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nami-washing-on-cat-walk-cw.jpgNami washing on cat walk CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nami-staring-from-shelf-cw.jpgNami staring from shelf CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nami-sitting-on-shelf-cw.jpgNami sitting on shelf CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nami-leaping-down-from-shelf-cw.jpgNami leaping down from shelfAfter crossing over the closet to the third wall of the room, Nami opts to jump down to my computer desk. She has a little bed tucked behind my monitor. She's pretty athletic for a 16-year-old!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gracie-looking-off-cat-walk-cw.jpgGracie looking off catwalkThe catwalk ended in a shelf over the closet. Gracie is sitting at the end of the closet shelf, looking at her options to go down aa shelf or two and either down to my desk or over to the bookcase.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nami-on-cat-walk-2-cw.jpgNami on catwalkCrossing the catwalk to the other side of the room. She's showing off her spots!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gracie-leaping-up-to-bookcase-cw.jpgGracie leaping up to bookcaseOn the wall behind and above my desk, a shelf could lead the cat down to my desk, or up to the bookshelf. Gracie is checking out the bookcase! Sorry for the blurry action shot.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nami-on-cat-walk-cw.jpgNami on cat walkNami scampered up the shelves and is prancing across the catwalk, as if it was the coolest and safest thing ever!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gracie-on-shelf-by-clock-cw.jpgGracie on shelf by clockC'mon, mom. It's time to stop working for the day!2020-12-18T04:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/08/25/cats-are-on-a-whole-different-level/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gracie-on-the-book-shelf-cw.jpgGracie on the book shelf CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nami-on-bedroom-shelf-cw.jpgNami on bedroom shelf CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gracie-on-shelf-by-bedroom-window-cw.jpgGracie on shelf by bedroom window CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gracie-in-crows-nest-cw.jpgGracie in crow's nest CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gracie-in-picture-window-2-cw.jpgGracie in picture window 2 CW2020-10-07T21:31:54+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/08/14/is-my-dog-telepathic/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/river-big-eyes-cw.jpgRiver big eyes CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/river-sensitive-cw.jpgRiver sensitive CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/river-questioning-cw.jpgRiver questioning CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/river-sad-cw.jpgRiver sad CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/river-in-pink-chair-2-cw.jpgRiver in pink chair 2 CW2020-08-27T20:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/08/02/the-love-continuum/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sugar-biting-jazz-cw.jpgSugar biting JazzThe bird, Sugar, looks like he is mad at the late Jazz (dog) and will bite him. However, he only pulled Jazz's hair. They were actually friends. Their love was somewhere in the middle of the love continuum. Probably lower rather than higher. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nami-gracie-cw.jpgNami and GracieNami (left), our senior cat, is peacefully ignoring Gracie (right) or youngster cat. This is the look of cat friendship - nearness without fighting. They are somewhere in the middle on the love continuum.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sugar-and-hannah-on-perch-2.jpgSugar and Hannah on perch 2https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/garnet-kissing-kdkh-cw.jpgGarnet kissingThis selfie is a little blurry, but I love it because it shows Garnet kissing me. Although her love is strong, she isn't likely to be over-do the PDA, so I cherish this picture. This relationship is at a high place on the love continuum.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/jazz-and-river-cw.jpgJazz and RiverOur late senior dog, Jazz, lays in front of River, our youngest dog at the time. Perhaps because they were both poodles, they were friends. They were not best friends, but they were friends nonetheless. Their relation ship is somewhere in the middle of the love continuum.2020-10-25T03:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/07/16/games-we-play/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nami-kissing-gracie-cw-1.jpgNami kissing GracieAwwwe. How sweet! Nami likes Gracie after all.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sugar-in-the-teaglass-cw.jpgSugar in the tea glassNom, nom, nom. Mom drinks tea all the time; it must be good! Yup!2020-07-20T20:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/07/05/gracie-approves/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gracie-by-grapevines-2-cw.jpgGracie by grapevines 2 CW2020-07-12T14:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/06/17/an-oasis-of-calm/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bailey-with-claws-cw-1.jpgBailey with clawsMy son's cat, Bailey, makes a guest appearance. She has some glorious whiskers, but watch out for those claws!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/gracie-in-cubby-cw-1.jpgGracie in cubbyIf she fits, she sits! Gracie in close quarters. I just love her eyes!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tribble-in-garden-cw.jpgTribble in gardenAnticipation is sweet!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/garnet-in-garden-cw.jpgGarnet in gardenGarnet enjoyed working with me in the garden. So intense, she is!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sugar-on-cascading-succulents-cw.jpgSugar on cascading succulentsSugar is smiling proudly here; he knows that he isn't supposed to be on this plant. He likes to snip the fronds, so I usually shoo him away quickly.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/nami-in-crows-nest-washing-cw.jpgNami in crows nest washingAs our 15-year old queen, it has been awhile since Nami climbed to the crows nest of our cat tree that reaches up to the second floor. Here, she's looking very casual to cover her pride at her climb. 2020-07-01T00:18:09+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/05/31/introspection/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gracie-in-jades-cw.jpgGracie in JadesGracie watches me, aloof, yet interested. She's biding her time to come play with me. She models patience and an understanding of a time for all things. 2020-06-02T17:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/05/12/grooving-with-your-pack/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/garnet-2-cw.jpgGarnet 2 CWI think that Garnet may be a Jazz sort of girl, but so far, her music preference is a secret.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hannah-and-sugar-on-cat-tree-cw.jpgHannah and SugarHannah and Sugar don't like the same music, but they like each other. Friends don't let small things like that get in the way.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/namis-back-2-cw.jpgNami's backI must not be playing the right kind of music here, because Nami isn't interested. She'd rather watch the birds outside.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hannah-portrait-cw.jpgHannah portrait CWHannah is a simple girl who loves a story in her music.2020-05-17T18:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/05/01/love-in-the-closet/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gracie-on-her-shelf-cw.jpgGracie on her shelfI'm waiting for you, Mom. Just catching a few zzz's now and then on the shelf by the window, https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gracie-closet-cat-2-cw.jpgGracie closet cat 2We're not hiding our love, we're just enjoying a little alone time.2022-06-27T17:47:33+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/04/15/my-week-in-pictures-3/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gracie-in-my-lap-cw.jpgGracie in my lapGracie snuggles in my lap. This stay-home order seems to inspire a lot of sleep! Or maybe it's the Easter snow storm that has lingered. My life isn't looking all that exciting, but it is contented and calm. Right now, I feel like that's an accomplishment.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tribble-in-the-donut-bed-cw.jpgTribbleTribble got a home haircut over the weekend. Instead of being a scruffy gold dog, you can now see her black torso. I find it fascinating that she turns gold as her guard hair grows out!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/river-in-the-donut-bed-cw.jpgRiverRiver is getting in a little nap as she watches me work. I love having them sleep in my home office while I work. I can feel their love and support surrounding me.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nami-in-my-lap-2-cw.jpgNamiAs I work from home, Nami often lays in my lap with my arms above her on the keyboard. I think we're both enjoying our time together. Come summer, she won't need my warm lap, but for now, she's loving it!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/garnet-in-the-donut-bed-cw.jpgGarnet in bedGarnet is hitting those senior years, and she likes a snuggly blanket when she sleeps. This little quilt was made for her by my mother!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/peach-blossoms-before-the-snow-cw.jpgPeach blossomsOur peach tree was blossoming triumphantly when the snow and hard freeze hit. No peaches for us this year (sad).2020-05-21T16:53:19+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/04/08/finding-happiness-wherever-you-can/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sugar-at-water-fountain-eagle-spread-cw.jpgSugar at water fountain wings outHe's not wasting any time.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sugar-at-water-fountain-squatting-cw.jpgSugar at water fountain squattingYou can see his grin!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sugar-at-water-fountain-bent-over-cw.jpgSugar at water fountain bent overhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sugar-at-water-fountain-foot-bath-cw.jpgSugar at water fountain foot bathPut the right foot in....(doing the hokey pokey)!2020-07-29T01:38:13+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/03/31/everyday-heroes-of-the-pandemic/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/on-the-lookout-for-emergencies-cw.jpgOn the lookoutStaged on the stair landing with a good view of all the lower floor of the house, River and Tribble keep an eye out for someone who needs a good cuddle, a walk, or play time. They keep their paws on the pulse of the family.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/river-with-duck-cw.jpgRiver with duckI'll share my toy with you!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gracie-watches-from-bat-cave-cw.jpgGracie watches from bat cave CWGracie watches everyone from her position in the cat tree. Does someone need some affection? Does someone need a mood intervention or a good purr? https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/river-big-bertha-cw.jpgRiver and Big BerthaLet's cuddle! See how easy it can be?2020-06-02T19:43:48+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/03/22/morning-check-do-you-have-the-love/2020-04-01T01:52:11+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/03/12/3930/2020-03-17T11:21:40+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/about/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/redwood-base-to-top-1-small.jpgRedwood base to top 1 smallhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/priesthoodsymbol.jpgpriesthood symbol, order of Melchizedekhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kdkh-sugar-4-27-13_1.jpgKDKH and Sugar the Goffin's Cockatoo2020-02-08T16:48:14+00:00weekly0.6https://peacewithmylife.com/2020/02/13/the-wonder-of-lost-causes/2020-03-13T11:46:13+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/02/08/gracie-helps-out/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bird-ornament-chewed-cw.jpgBird Ornament chewed CWWhat's left of the ornament a few weeks later.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/gracie-with-bird-ornament-cw.jpgGracie with bird ornament CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/gracie-looks-at-xmas-tree-cw.jpgGracie looks at xmas tree CWSee the gap on the left, near the top? That was one of Gracie's nest spots. I think she's plotting her next kill...uh...removal.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/nami-on-cat-tree-cw.jpgNami on cat tree CWBetter keep an eye on her, Mom. Gracie is being naughty!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/gracie-in-picture-window-cw.jpgGracie in windowGetting a better vantage point to look down at the tree, picking her next targets.2020-03-08T18:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/01/31/my-dogs-never-ever-tell-me-this/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dogs-nami-camper-bed-cw.jpgDogs & Nami camper bed CWMy dogs and cats get along with each other better than squabbling human children. Here they are on our camper bed, peaceful.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/garnet-tribble-1-cw-1.jpgGarnet & Tribble 1 CWWe would never ask you to bake us cupcakes when you're tired. We just want to snuggle and make it all better.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/garnet-tribble-1-cw.jpgGarnet & Tribble 1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/river-happy-camper-cw.jpgRiver happy camper CWI love to go camping!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/nami-in-truck-1-cw.jpgNami in truck 1 CWI like to travel, too!2020-02-23T21:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/01/12/last-week-in-pictures/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/nami-on-windowsill-cw.jpgNami on windowsill CWQueen Nami is looking deceptively quiet here on the windowsill. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/river-sex-kitten-cw.jpgRiver Sex Kitten CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/nami-playtime-mine-cw.jpgNami playtime MINE CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/garnet-snuggling-fox-cw.jpgGarnet snuggling foxGarnet is our smallest dog and takes the largest bed. As senior dog, this is her privilege. I thought she was cute, snuggling her toy.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/zen-garden-pagoda-snow-cw.jpgZen garden pagoda snow CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/lime-babies-cw.jpglime babies CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/orchids-purple-cw.jpgorchids purple CW2020-02-03T12:57:01+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2020/01/06/pack-leader-or-weak-link/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sugar-eating-apple-cw.jpgSugar eating apple CWSugar is eating a section of apple that I shared with him as I prepared an apple cobbler. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/garnet-begging-cw.jpgGarnet begging CWGarnet is the dogs' secret weapon. While Tribble and River sit patiently, Garnet looks compelling and cute enough that I am guaranteed not to forget to share my food. And as pack leader, I must be fair. If one dog gets a bite, all three get a bite. Garnet, you are irresistible!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/river-waiting-for-food-cw.jpgRiver waiting for foodRiver sits next to the dinner table, waiting for her taste of my meal. Patient, big eyes quietly remind me of my duty.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tribble-begging-under-table.jpgTribble begging under tableTribble is waiting for me to remember to slip her a bite of meat, here. She never makes a peep or jumps, and I never forget. It's a great arrangement.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dogs-awaiting-treats-cw.jpgDogs awaiting treats CWMy dogs are lined up, waiting for their morning treat. Only dogs that sit get a treat, so they are very serious at sitting. They look resentful that I have slowed the process by taking a picture first. Just get on with the treats!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sugar-eating-peach-cw.jpgSugar eating peachI think Sugar begged for this piece of peach out of my homemade cobbler. He's sitting on the back of my chair at the kitchen table.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sugar-eating-red-jalapeno-cw.jpgSugar eating red jalapenoNot waiting until supper, Sugar snatched this jalapeno as I cooked supper. 2020-02-01T02:31:08+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/12/21/solstice-2019/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/display-overhead-1-cw-e1576985043912.jpgdisplay overhead 1 CWSolstice displayhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/solstice-display-candlight-only.jpgsolstice display candlight onlySolstice decorationshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/burning-intentions-1-cw.jpgintentionsReleasing to the universe what we invite into our lives for 2020.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/waterfowl-cw.jpgwaterfowl CWDead grasses and dormant trees line a lake inlet where a small family of geese take refuge.2021-11-23T05:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/12/17/happy-cats/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nami-on-dog-bed-cw.jpgNami on dog bed CWNami took the first nap on the new dog bed! She is claiming it as senior pet in the house. I guess we'll have to get another one for the dogs!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gracie-on-purple-sweater-cw.jpgGracie on purple sweater CWGracie is so sweet, cuddling near me wherever I go upstairs. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gracie-on-windowsill-cw.jpgGracie on windowsillCurious Graciehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nami-w-stinker-in-tub-cw.jpgNami w stinker in tubNami takes her Stinker catnip toy to the bathtub for all her play. It's a cunning choice to keep her prey where it could not escape! 2020-02-02T06:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/11/25/a-kiss-for-luck-and-were-on-our-way/2020-01-12T06:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/11/11/penny-for-your-thoughts/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mystic-meowing-cw.jpgMystic meowingI wish I had a middle finger to show you!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/nami-up-close-dft-1-cw.jpgNami up close dft 1 CWI don't know who knocked that off the counter.....2020-03-14T15:55:04+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/10/24/becoming-who-you-are/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dark-bfly-on-green-frond-2-cw.jpgDark blue butterflyAll finished with his transformation, this butterfly is enjoying his best life!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/copper-butterfly-cw.jpgCopper butterflyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/black-red-bfly-2-cw.jpgblack and red butterflyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/brown-w-eyes-on-green-frond-cw.jpgBrown w eyes on green frond CWHow does such a small body support such large dreams - I mean wings?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/white-black-bfly-w-pink-flowers-5-cw.jpgblack and cream butterflyShe looks so happy to spread her wings!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cocoons-and-tiger-butterfly-cw.jpgCocoons and tiger butterflyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cocoons-and-two-butterflies-cw.jpgCocoons and two butterflies CWWhile most cocoons shelter those who are becoming, there are two butterflies among them who have finished their transformation!2019-11-17T20:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/10/09/quiet-walks-on-deserted-beaches/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/rocky-beach-foreground-cw.jpgRocky beach foreground CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/palms-and-beach-cw.jpgPalms and beach CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/crab-couple-cw.jpgCrab couplehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/black-rock-beach-cw.jpgBlack rock beach CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lizard-cw.jpgLizard CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cemetary-tree-and-monument-cw.jpgCemetary tree and monument CWThe island cemetery features huge trees and moss-covered monuments.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sunset-beach-cw.jpgSunset beachhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hibiscus-cw.jpgHibiscushttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/rocky-sunset-beach-cw.jpgRocky Sunset beach CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/feral-donkeys.jpgFeral donkeysFeral donkeys!2019-10-25T16:54:17+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/10/04/blessing-of-the-animals-2/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jazz-in-ravenna-cw.jpgJazz in Ravenna CWJazz, 2003-2019. He was loved deeply.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/family-cluster-2-cw.jpgFamily cluster 2 CWPrairie dog familyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/buffalo-female-and-calf-with-herd-cw.jpgBuffalo female and calf with herd CW2019-10-25T17:18:46+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/09/24/in-the-jade-forest/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gracie-in-jade-forest-1-cw.jpgGracie in jade forest2019-09-28T20:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/09/01/prowling-around-and-finding-gracie/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gracie-w-bug-toy-2-cw.jpgGraciehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gracie-among-jade-1-cw.jpgGracie among jadeGracie loves the jade plants in the office window.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gracie-in-lap-1-cw.jpgGracie in lap 1 CWGracie shows her lithe figure, here, and her subtle dark-gray striping. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gracie-w-bug-toy-1-cw.jpgGracie w bug toyShe loves to play, but knows when it's time to stop and snuggle!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gracie-in-the-corner-ccs-cw.jpgGracie in the cornerThis shy girl watched from the corner behind some toys.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/adam-and-sally-cw.jpgAdam and SallyThese cuties, Adam and Sally, were napping together when they weren't playing.2020-03-15T06:15:40+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/08/10/clearing-cobwebs-from-the-mind/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/happy-tribble-cw.jpgHappy Tribble CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/garnet-wiggling-on-her-back-1-cw.jpgGarnet wigglingShy little Garnet is wiggling on her back, enjoying the feel of grass beneath her and sun above her!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/garnet-happy-laying-down-1-cw.jpgGarnet happy laying down 1 CWI've released Garnet's leash, and she approves!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/river-happy-1-cw.jpgRiver happy 1 CWRiver approves of a dog vacation!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/beaver-tail-cw.jpgBeaver tailA sudden sound to our left, and this beaver lets loose with its emergency warning. Sorry for the lousy cell-phone shots, but I was so excited to capture this beautiful, peaceful creature!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/swimming-beaver-cw.jpgSwimming beaverGarnet and I found this creature at dusk. Beaver or muskrat?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/skinny-aspen-grove-1-cw.jpgSkinny aspen grove 1 CWWe loved the huge aspen forests. This is more of an aspen nursery.2019-08-27T21:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/07/30/licking-autoimmune/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/alpine-flowers-white-cw.jpgAlpine flowers white CWAlthough I felt delicate like these alpine flowers, I discovered that I was strong enough to make it through.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/moose-in-the-mist-cw.jpgMoose in the mist CWLike this lonely moose surveying the meadow, I felt overwhelmed by the journey ahead.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mwh-rainbow-base-2-cw.jpgrainbowIt took years before I had hope that I could like autoimmune disease. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/snow-in-summer-cw.jpgSnow in summer CWJust like this hill has snow, even in summer, I had pain, even on the medication. It was a constant companion.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cuppa-2.jpgCuppa 2The medication didn't deal with everything; it was up to me to figure out what I needed. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/misty-mountains-big-horn-cw.jpgMisty mountains big horn CWWhen I first got sick, I had no idea what an autoimmune disease was, why it was so hard to pin down, or why everything hurt. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/walk-up-to-medicine-wheel-cw.jpgWalk up to Medicine wheelMy journey certainly felt like a long, slow walk up-hill with no end in sight, but I was wrong. I finally got better.2019-10-08T20:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/07/09/its-getting-lush-around-here/2019-07-24T14:57:01+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/06/18/hope-abounds-everywhere-i-look/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/blackberry-baby-1-cw.jpgBlackberry babyThis blackberry will someday make a juicy bite!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/garnet-in-garden-1-cw.jpgGarnet in garden 1 CWGarnet takes her gardening rather seriously. She was happy to help me this year.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/grape-babies-cw.jpgGrape babiesIt's hard to believe that these will be fat purple grapes some day!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/apricot-baby-cw.jpgApricot babyOnly one little apricot blossom beat the snow to become a small fruit. It will be glorious if it survives until ripeness!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/peach-baby-cw.jpgPeach babyA tiny fuzzy peach rests and grows.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/blackberry-blossoms-cw.jpgBlackberry blossomsBlackberry blossomshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/currants-1-cw.jpgWhite Currants, unripeWhite currants are not ripe yet!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/apple-babies-cw.jpgApple babiesThe apples are off to a good start this year on our new tree!2019-06-23T02:42:39+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/06/03/alpha-take-down/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sugar-and-hannah-on-perch-cw.jpgSugar and HannahSugar and his girl, Hannah, sit together in quieter times.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sugar-with-rice-on-his-beak-cw.jpgSugar with rice on his beakSugar's appetite is back. You can see he has dipped into my brown rice!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sugar-on-cat-shelf-cw.jpgSugar on cat shelfSugar sits by the window, quiet and much lower than his usual perch.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sugar-with-paper-towels-cw.jpgSugar with paper towelsI found this a few weeks ago. Sugar sulked when I took away the paper towels away. Shredding is fun!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/allie-lounging-cw.jpgAllie lounging CWAllie looks pretty innocent here, but don't let the relaxed look fool you. She's got teeth and she knows how to use them!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sugar-with-bully-stick-cw.jpgSugar with bully stickHey, doggies! I've got your bully stick! Nom, nom.2019-06-16T12:02:17+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/05/28/books-for-defining-our-reality/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bookshelf-with-all-crystals-2.jpgBookshelfhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/soul-of-money-cover-2-cw.jpgSoul of Money cover 2 CWAn interesting and useful read.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/starswarm-cover-cw.jpgStarswarm coverI read this on Audible. I've never gone wrong with a Jerry Pournelle book.2019-06-03T23:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/05/17/alpha-male/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sugar-with-extended-crest-cw.jpgSugar with extended crestHere's Sugar with his crest up, which means he's a bit excited. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sugar-with-crest-cw.jpgSugar with CrestWhen Sugar gets excited, his crest goes up!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sugar-as-co-captain-cw.jpgSugar as co-captainSugar loves to sit on my computer monitor, eyeing my work as if he is co-captain of the computer! https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/river-and-sugar-cw.jpgRiver and SugarRiver watches Sugar with rapt attention!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sugar-in-the-window-cw.jpgSugar in the windowSugar loves the second-floor windows, watching the trees and other birds. It is so different than the jungle I'm sure he lives in as a wild bird many years ago before he was caught and brought to the USA. I'm so glad that was banned in the 70's.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sugar-on-cat-tree-cw.jpgSugarSugar is perching on out natural aspen cat tree that extends from the first floor to the second-floor loft. Here, he's on one of the wooden cradles in place for the cats, watching me. 2019-05-22T15:24:29+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/04/28/fledgling/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/owlet-2-cw.jpgowletThe setting sun catches the owlet just right!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/owlet-1-cw.jpgOwletGreat horned owl fledgling2019-05-16T03:04:42+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/04/07/my-week-in-pictures-and-good-bye-to-standingoutinmyfield/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/rivers-buddy-cw.jpgRiver's buddyRiver has left behind the duck for a few minutes, cuddling with a different stuffed animal. She loves them as pillows.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hannah-on-cage-door-cw.jpgHannah on cage doorHannah, enjoying the security of her cage as well as the freedom to leave it.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/garnet-standing-paws-on-my-leg-cw.jpgGarnetGarnet is now our senior dog, a position that makes her a bit uncomfortable, I think. She does not think of herself as alpha, usually delegating those duties to her daughter, Tribble.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/nami-on-shelf-cw.jpgNami on shelfNami keeps returning to this cat shelf and tunnel where Mystic spent her last day at home. This isn't Nami's usual place to hang out, so I know she is there to be near Mystic's fading scent.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sugar-and-apple-cw.jpgSugar and appleSugar seems his normal self, eating an apple, here.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/good-nappers-cw.jpgGood nappersRiver and Tribble napping together2019-05-16T03:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/03/24/mystic/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mystic-baby-selfie-1.jpgBaby MysticHer first day home with me.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mystic-in-sink-cw.jpgMystic in sinkWhether a kitten or an adult, Mystic loved to lounge in the bathroom sink.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mystic-truck-window-cw.jpgMystic truck windowDuring a rest stop during our last trip, Mystic sniffs the breeze and looks at the scenery. She didn't even want to jump out - she just wanted to see what was there.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mystic-going-to-work-cw.jpgMystic in the bagThis is the bag I usually carry to work. Mystic wanted to come along!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mystic-in-jade-1-cw.jpgMystic in Jade 1 CWThis is my favorite Mystic photo. As a kitten, she explored our jade plant sitting in the window.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nami-and-mystic-in-truck-cw.jpgNami and MysticDuring our last camping trip, Nami and Mystic supervise fueling the truck from inside the cab.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mystic-cuddling-with-niko-cw.jpgMystic cuddlingAn adult, here, Mystic shows how well her beautiful fur grew out!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mystic-baby-pic-2-cw.jpgMystic babyThe shelter estimated Mystic was seven months old when we adopted her.2019-04-23T17:21:02+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/03/12/best-performance-review-ever/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jazz-in-grass-cw.jpgJazz in grassStrutting his stuff!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jazz-in-a-field-cw.jpgYoung JazzYoung Jazzhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jazz-kiss-cw.jpgA KissGood kisser.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jazz-and-kdkh-cw.jpgtogetherJazz with me a couple of months agohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jazz-in-gray-bed-cw.jpgJazz in gray bedJazz, sick, old, and looking vulnerable. A good friend nonetheless.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jazz-on-eastlake-dock-cw.jpgJazz on Eastlake dockHeading to a new adventure.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jazz-n-tess-patrol-cw.jpgOn PatrolJazz was pack leader, despite our mastiffs being much larger.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jazz-in-bear-bell-in-meadow-cw.jpgJazz in meadowJazz thought his name was Jazz...Good Boy. True enough.2019-05-28T10:52:23+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/03/04/what-the-duck/2019-03-07T13:27:42+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/02/06/seeking-a-sense-of-place-at-the-grand-canyon/2019-03-06T14:14:25+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2019/01/21/moon-and-stars/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/shasta-shooting-star-cw-1.jpgMt Shasta starsI took this photo from Mt. Shasta a few years ago. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/trees-stars-and-odd-clouds-cw.jpgtrees and starsAnother photo from Mt. Shasta, night stars.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/tiny-sliver-very-red-1-cw.jpgtotality eclipseLunar eclipse, January 20, 2019, in totality.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/early-eclipse-red-1-cw.jpgpart-way through eclipseThe eclipse is pretty far along now, with the dark part appearing redhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/early-eclipse-b-w-cw.jpgEarly Eclipse 1-20-19Early in the lunar eclipse January 20, 20192019-02-08T16:16:38+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/12/24/peaceful-christmas/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Larrys-hand-blown-glass-ball-CW.jpgglass ballOne of my favorite ornaments is this hand-blown glass ball given to me by my friend, Michelle. Her husband, Larry, crafted it himself. 2018-12-31T19:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/12/23/sweet-but-tough-times/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Jazz-2007-CW.jpgJazz 2007Jazz at 4 years old, on another camping trip. The red "bear bell" could be used to scare bears, but mainly it is to keep track of Jazz's whereabouts as he runs off-leash.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Jazz-over-his-head-in-snow-CW.jpgJazz in snowFour years old here, Jazz would go out in the snow without a big coat. These days, he's not eager, even with a coat.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Jazz-is-lord-a-leaping-CW.jpgJazz leapingJazz is 3 years old here, strong and happy!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Jazz-running-in-meadow-CW.jpgJazz running in meadowThis is my favorite photo of Jazz; he was 3 years old. I stood in the middle of the meadow where we were camping. I thought that I wished Jazz would run, so that I could photograph him. He immediately took off, running in a wide circle around me. That's a good connection!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Jazz-in-my-arms-CW.jpgJazz in my armsThe surgical techs decorated his bandage with a snowman! During visiting hours, I held him and he's worn out; sleeping in my arms.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Jazz-sitting-in-hospital-CW.jpgJazz in hospitalJazz in the hospital, post-surgery and pre-discharge. It's a good thing he's sitting down, because when he walked he looked like a drunken sailor because of the pain meds.2018-12-27T15:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/12/21/going-within-on-solstice/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Solstice-elk-RMNP.jpgSolstice elk RMNPElk enjoying the solstice (2012) in Rocky Mountain National Park.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Solstice-reindeer.jpgSolstice reindeerReindeer, pine boughs, and greenery are traditional solstice decorations. Here is my display.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Solstice-deer.jpgdeerA deer spotted at Rocky Mountain National park.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RMNP-Solstice-2012-snow-spindrift.jpgRMNP Solstice 2012 snow spindriftSnow Spindrift on the tops of peaks at Rocky Mountain National Park, Solstice 2012.2019-01-02T14:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/09/06/flavor-and-comfort-in-every-cup/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/espro-travel.jpgEspro travelEspro travel mug/presshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sunshine-peach-black-tea-cw.jpgSunshine peach black teaSunshine peach black teahttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lime-blossom-green-1-cw.jpgLime blossom greenLime blossom green teahttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/carmel-pear-rooibos-cw.jpgCarmel pear rooibosCarmel pear rooiboshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/himalayan-gold-cw.jpgHimalayan Gold CWThis black tea gets me moving in the morning!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/flight-of-black-teas-1-cw.jpgflight of black teasqThese teas smelled delicious: Assam Mangalam, Cinnamon Orange Spice, and Monk's blend.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/contigo.jpgContigo mugsI love these because they don't spill in my messenger or tote bags.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/espro-tea-filter_.jpgEspro tea filterThis tea filter can be used instead of the larger coffee filter.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/espro-18-oz.jpgEspro 18 ozThe Espro 18oz press. It also comes in 32 oz.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/teatulia-cropped-close-cw.jpgTeatulia cropped close CWTea sachet holds small bits of leaves, not tea dust like most tea bags. 2018-12-09T06:21:36+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/12/06/youd-think-a-walk-would-be-easy-but-no/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jazz-on-bed-in-sweater-cw.jpgJazz on bed in sweater CWJazz's hair is pretty thin, so on the cold days, he wears a soft, light-weight coat, even in the house.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jazz-in-side-the-storller-cw.jpgJazz in side the storller CWWhere are you, mom?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/walking-pack-and-stroller-cw.jpgWalking pack and strollerThis isn't so bad, with Jazz in the stroller and holding the other 3 leashes. These dogs are good walkers. Jazz...not so much.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jazz-in-stroller-cw.jpgJazz in strollerJazz is getting used to the stroller while it's still in the house.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jazz-in-front-of-stroller-cw.jpgJazz in front of strollerI had Jazz with me when I unpacked the new dog strollerhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jazz-and-tribble-in-kitchen-cw.jpgJazz and TribbleThese two are watching me cook, intently hoping to detect dropped food. Jazz never finds it unless he's on top of it, but Tribble never misses.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jazz-kissing-kh-cw.jpgJazz kissingYou can't leave me, mom!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jazz-in-yellot-tshirt-cw.jpgJazz in yellow TshirtJazz wore t-shirts to keep his wound clean after his surgery. It kept him warm, the wound clean, and avoided the cone of shame!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jazz-and-kh-cw.jpgJazz and IYou can see Jazz's cataracts in this picture. 2018-12-25T02:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/12/01/this-week-in-pictures-11-30-18/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tribble-cw.jpgTribble CWTribble looks like an ordinary dog here, but she has a very sweet personality and keeps tabs on me constantly. She is very loving, which you can't really see in a picture.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/river-tribble-with-toy.jpgRiver and TribbleRiver's got the toy right now, but Tribble is considering a steal. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mystic-cw.jpgMysticMystic is laying on the mail.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/garnet-cw.jpgGarnetGarnet is sitting in Jazz's new bed. I think she has made it quite clear that she wants one of her own like this one.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sugar-hanna-with-sunset.jpgSugar & Hanna with sunsetSugar and Hannah enjoying the sunset in the window behind their cage.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/river-and-her-duck.jpgRiver and her duckNo, you can't have my birthday duck, mom. -- Riverhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/fabric-and-nami-cw.jpgFabric and NamiNami inspects the camper's new leaf fabric to reupholster our chairs and headboard; the pink fabric will be for curtains. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/nami-cw.jpgNamiNami is quite interested in the camper re-do, as she has turned into quite a fun camping cat!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ezras-blossom-cw.jpgblossomI'd had this succulent plant about seven years before it bloomed for the first time last year. This year, it has five blossoms, a new record!2018-12-02T02:21:50+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/11/13/rivers-love-story/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/river-smiling-cw.jpgRiver smiling`https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/river-and-her-chicken-cw.jpgRiver and her chickenYou can't have my chicken!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/river-what-cw.jpgRiverI'm sorry mom. What did you say?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/river-and-jazz-in-bed-together-cw.jpgRiver and Jazz in bed together CWRiver and Jazz started getting along pretty quickly.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/river-contemplates-her-reflection-cw.jpgRiver contemplates her reflection CWUpon reflection, River decides that she is a sophisticated city dog now, not a farm dog anymore. Sorry for the poor quality cell phone shot, but I felt lucky to get this recorded. River was quite intrigued by the mirror for a few days.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/river-wanna-play-cw.jpgRiver - Wanna playLet's play!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/river-in-the-pink-chair-cw.jpgRiver in the pink chair CWI think this comfy chair is just right, Mom. No more barn for me!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/rivers-baby-picture-cw.jpgRiver's baby pictureMy first photo of River her first morning in our home, in dire need of a bath and groom. She's all legs and fur!2018-11-30T01:41:52+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/10/19/my-week-in-pictures-10-18-18/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/jazz-post-op-cw.jpgJazz post-opJazz has been wearing t-shirts to be sure he didn't lick his surgical scar after surgery a few weeks ago. His scar is looking good now, and he doesn't have to wear the shirt any more!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tomatillos-and-peppers-cw.jpgtomatillos and pepperstomatillos and jalapenos gathered to make salsa verdehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/basil-tomatillos-peppers-and-tomatoes-cw.jpgBasil tomatillos peppers and tomatoes CWFresh basil lays beside a portion of my tomatillo, jalapeno, and tomato harvest.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/grape-harvest-cw.jpgGrape harvest CWI harvested a bushel of grapes, which I gave to a neighbor who puts up jam and wine vinegar.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garden-tomatillos-and-tomatoes.jpgGardentomatillos and tomatoeshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tribble-river-and-jazz-on-stairs-10-2018-cw.jpgTribble River and JazzWho could resist these faces? Wondering where I'm going as I leave for work: Tribble, River, and Jazz.2018-12-16T16:18:45+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/10/15/spicing-things-up/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fox-point-seasoning-dished.jpgFox Point Seasoning dishedThis Fox Point Seasoning is advertised for those who restrict salt. I don't need to restrict salt-- I just love the flavor!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/penzey-orange-peel-2.jpgPenzey orange peel 2Sometimes I throw some of these orange peels in my hot tea as it brews. Yum!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/montage-4.jpgMontage 4https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/baking-spices-1.jpgBaking spicesI'm ready for cinnamon season!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ground-ginger.jpgGround Gingerhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/california-citrus-rub-in-a-dish.jpgCalifornia Citrus RubHot and spicy, I love California Citrus Rub in just about everything!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/citrus-pepper-seasoning-2.jpgCitrus Pepper SeasoningCitrus Pepper Seasoning is one of my favorites for poultry sausage.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/mexican-seasonings.jpgMexican seasoningsThese seasonings were in many of my southwesternrecipes, but I couldn't find them in the stores. I have them now! New Mexican Chili powder and Cantanzaro herbs are in the little bowls.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/makrut-lime-with-dish.jpgMakrut lime with dishhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pomegranate-smack-1.jpgPomegranate SmackI made a pomegranate smack with Jack Daniels and these special ingredients. My husband loved it, and it meets all my food restrictions, too.2018-11-04T02:28:36+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/10/04/blessing-of-the-animals/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/goat-redhead-cw.jpgGoat redhead CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/family-cluster-cw.jpgPrairie dogshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/heron-flying-low-cw.jpgGreat Blue Heron2018-10-24T12:31:04+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/09/29/whats-a-nice-girl-like-you-doing-in-a-place-like-this/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mystic-in-jade-1-cw.jpgMystic in JadeMystic likes to hang out with the succulents. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mystic-looking-out-window-cw.jpgMystic looking out windowThe big outdoors can be scary when you're alone. So glad I have a home!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/river-and-mystic-cw.jpgRiver and MysticRiver and Mystic making friendshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mystic-peeking-out-cw.jpgMystic peeking outPeeking out of a hole in the hiding tube.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mystic-peeking-out-of-the-tube-cw.jpgMystic peeking out of the tubeThis shelf with a hiding tube is a favorite catification treatment with a view out a window.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mystic-in-sink-cw.jpgMystic in sinkA favorite hiding place, cool and out of River's sight.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mystic-focused-cw.jpgMystic focusedAre you going to keep that toy all day? I want to play!2018-10-05T21:26:10+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/09/16/nami-on-the-loose/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/name-toy-cw.jpgNami and ballWould Nami every be back to play with the toy that Ellen sent, again?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nami-washing-in-window-cw.jpgNami washingIn her station by the picture window in the camper, Nami is contentedly washing. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nami-by-the-tube-cw.jpgNamiNami is on one of the catification features in our house - a shelf and tube she can use to be peacefully above the dogs. She is looking out the window into the back yard, here, while showing off her spots.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nami-and-reflection-cw.jpgNami and reflection CWNami content to look out the window, home again safe and sound.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nami-co-pilot-cw.jpgNami co-pilotNami sleeping on the job as co-pilot.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nami-in-command-of-the-truck-cw.jpgNami in commandThe truck is full with two adults, four dogs, and a cat, but Nami is in full command of the situation, getting prime seating on the small cooler when she wants it.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nami-looking-out-camper-window-1-cw.jpgNami looking outNami, looking out the camper window, showing us her beautiful spots.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nami-co-pilot-2-cw.jpgNami co-pilotWhile we are towing the 5th wheel, Nami is co-piloting from the driver's lap.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nami-by-window-looking-at-me-cw.jpgNamiNami enjoys going camping with us. Here she is in our 5th wheel, by a large window.2018-10-04T23:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/03/05/i-could-use-a-little-spring-in-my-life/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bee-in-oregano-2-cw.jpgbee in oreganoHappy Spring!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/0df16cc2757049cfa274c1db86ada35e.jpgSecond Firsts by Christina Rasmussenhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/frozen-stream-cw.jpgFrozen streamSometimes, parts of our lives get frozen, unable to move freely. We wait a long time for Spring, and sometimes Spring doesn't come unless we take action and bring it to our lives.2018-09-06T04:32:12+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/01/29/culture-clash/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/utah-mountainscape-6-cw.jpgutah mountainscape 6 CWThe environment sparks joy, beauty, and peace within us. Let's keep it clean.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horned-owl-1-cw.jpghorned owl 1 CWWhooo dares to buy crap just to feed an environmentally irresponsible materialistic society?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eagle-portrait-2-cw.jpgEagle portrait 2 CWPlease, humans, think about more than yourselves. Think about us, too.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/neo-pagan-sculpture-cw.jpgNeo-pagan sculpture CWWould you keep or toss a sculpture like this? If it was mine, I don't think it would matter; the cockatoo would have it in toothpicks before I knew it.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/abandoned-farmhouse-cw.jpgAbandoned farmhouse CWToo late for KonMari here2018-09-06T04:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/02/04/love-has-forgotten-no-one-a-book-review/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/leaves-on-water-1.jpgleaves on waterhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/book-photo.jpgLove Has Forgotten No One by Gary Renard2018-09-06T04:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/04/11/quantum-creativity/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/31dc08ce02d7490fbffe6230d3083f8a.jpgQuantum Creativity by Amit Goswamihttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/vine-and-vegetation-cw.jpgVine and vegetationDo lush, life-filled ideas just erupt from lifeless vines? Or are they gifts from beyond - from our soul?2018-09-06T04:23:12+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/09/15/the-remembering-process/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/book-cover1.jpgThe Remembering Process by Daniel Barrett and Joe Vitalehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/aspen-grove-1-cw.jpgAspen grovehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/white-daisy-violet-center-1-cw.jpgWhite daisy violet centerhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lilly-1-cw.jpgLilly2018-09-06T04:22:19+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/01/15/red-hot-holy/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/roses-cw.jpgroseshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/red-berries-cw.jpgred berrieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/red-orange-tropical-flowers-cw.jpgRed-orange tropical flowers CWThis post is brought to you by the color RED, Sera's trademark.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/snake-red-glass-cw.jpgred glass snakeI loved Sera's take on the Christian tale of the garden of Eden and the snake.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/red-hot-holy-bookcover.jpgRed Hot and Holy bookcover2018-09-06T04:20:43+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/02/23/animal-communication-our-sacred-connection/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jazz-hiking-cw.jpgRed PoodleJazz, our red miniature poodle.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tribble-1-cw.jpgTribbleTribble, our Schnauffen Peaglehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/book-cover2.jpgBook cover, Animal Communication: Our Sacred Connection by Jacquelin Smithhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/book-cover1.jpgBook cover, Animal Communication: Our Sacred Connection by Jacquelin Smithbook coverhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sg-peeks-out-of-hair-2-cw.jpgsugar gliderOne of our young sugar gliders, resting on my daughter's shoulder.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/garnet-portrait-3-cw.jpgGarnet , our Schnauffen PinscherGarnet , our Schnauffen Pinscherhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nami-cw.jpgBengal catTsunami "Nami" our Bengal cat2018-09-06T04:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/05/13/does-this-spark-joy/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cactus-blossoms-yellow-red-1-cwjpg.jpgCactus blossomshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/waterlily-white-2-cw.jpgwhite water lily with beehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/waterlily-purple-1-cw.jpgPurple water lilieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cover-art.jpgThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, coverMarie Kondo's bookhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/honeysuckle-blossom-1-cw.jpgHoneysuckle blossom2018-09-06T04:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/04/07/like-an-animal-when-being-human-is-not-enough/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/goat-redhead-cw.jpgGoat redhead CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/51dbaxh5h2l-_sx326_bo1204203200_.jpgLike an AnimalSince I have reviewed books in the past provided by Hay House for the purpose of an honest review, I need to say that this book was not one of them. I was not induced to write about this book by anything other than a good experience. I hope you enjoy it too2018-09-06T04:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/03/27/how-do-you-demonstrate-your-dog-love/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/grilled-chicken-2-6470-cw1.jpgGrilled chicken 2 6470 CWCooking the chicken on the pellet grill sounds fancy, but it's easy, the dogs love it, and it frees my oven. Since i can only do it during good weather, it's a real treat for the dogs.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/in-the-skillet-6603-cw.jpgIn the skilletHere's some of the beef warming up in the skillet on the electric cook-top.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/beef-final-product_6584-cw.jpghomemade beef dog foodHere is a pan of brown rice with ground beef and peashttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/stirring-dog-food-6494-cw.jpgStirring up raw dog foodThe meat has been cooked, but here we're stirring up the meat, rice, green beans, and seasonings for a brief cook in the oven.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/final-product_6539-cw.jpgCooked chicken and riceHere's the final cooked batch of chicken & rice (with green beans).https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ready-to-stir-6490-cw.jpgRice, green beans, and grilled chickenHere is a batch of brown rice, minced green beans, and grilled chicken, ready to be stirred.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/chicken-on-cutting-board-6484-cw.jpgchicken on cutting board 6484 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rice-cooker-6442.jpgRice cookerI steam the rice in my insta-pot.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/raw-rice-6441-cw.jpgBrown riceI frequently cook with brown rice, as my dogs prefer the texture.2018-09-06T04:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/07/13/the-soul-of-money/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/treetunnel-5-cw.jpgTree tunnelEven better are these trees who stretch toward each other, meeting to make a complete arch. Both act as equals to create a thing of beauty and elegance. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/vegetation-20-cw.jpgvegetationThis is a relationship of equals, as is appropriate for a partnership.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/simbiotic-relationship-cw.jpggreeneryThe clinging vine is stronger and greater here, but still without direction of its own.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tree-with-vine-4-cw.jpgTree with vine 4I had become like this tree with a clinging vine when it came to money; I avoided it and went along with whatever my husband decided. (*hangs head in embarassment*)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/soul-of-money-cover.jpgSoul of Money cover2018-09-06T04:12:30+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/10/02/the-story-of-edgar-sawtelle/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/tribble-candid-cw.jpgTribble candid CWDogs evolve? How cool is that! Unless, of course, you're saying that we evolve into ...cats.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/51erjiugj2l-_sx330_bo1204203200_.jpgThe Story of Edgar Sawtellehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/tribble-and-books-cw.jpgTribble and booksDogs and books are a great combination. Tribble is wagging her tail so hard that it's just a blur!2018-09-06T04:11:28+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/08/30/bighorn-medicine-wheel/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/alpine-flowers-3-cw.jpgAlpine flowersAlpine flowers are always so tiny!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/skull-and-jawbones-cw.jpgskull and jawbonesMore offerings - a skull and jawbones.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/spokes-in-the-wheel-cw.jpgSpokes in the wheel CWLooking west, there are morehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ceremony-preparation-site-cw.jpgCeremony preparation siteThis is the ceremonial preparation site. The mountains on the horizon must be the Grand Tetons. Yellowstone is on the other side of the valley.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/spokes-and-nodes-in-the-wheel-cw.jpgCairnshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/skull-with-horn-tips-cw.jpgSkull with horn tips CWBuffalo skul on top of a cairnhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/offering-1-cw.jpgOffering 1 CWOffering and alpine flowershttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/antelope-antler-and-prayer-bundles-cw.jpgAntelope antler and prayer bundlesThis cairn has an offering of an antelope antler and prayer bundles at its center.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/walk-up-to-medicine-wheel-cw.jpgWalk up to Medicine wheel CWIt was an up-hill hike to the site.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/spokes-in-the-wheel-2-cw.jpgSpokes in the wheelThis view of the Medicine Wheel shows some of the spokes in the wheel.2018-09-02T00:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/08/27/what-a-fox/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fox-in-situ-2-cw.jpgFox in situ 2 CWThis fox has a beautiful view!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fox-watching-from-the-rough-cw.jpgRed foxThe fox finally left the trail when an unfriendly male hiker approached.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fox-teeth-cw.jpgFox teeth CWOk, he's not looking friendly any more. My, what big teeth you have!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fox-sits-and-yawns-on-trail-cw.jpgYawning foxDogs will yawn to indicate to other dogs that they are n't feeling agressive. I had hopes this yawn was a good sign.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fox-standing-on-the-trail-cw.jpgFox on the trailIs it my impagination, or is this guy smiling?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/marmot-warning-cw.jpgMarmot warningThis marmot was not afraid of us, but alerting on something behind us!2018-10-07T16:34:56+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/08/20/the-body-of-love/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/day-lillies-cw.jpgDay lilieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/easter-flowers-cw.jpgpink flowers2018-09-05T06:33:58+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/08/10/who-we-gonna-end-up-being/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/parasailor-red-3-cw.jpgParasailorParasailor above Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/parasailor-red-2-cw.jpgParasailorThis epitomizes freedom to me. This fellow launched off Lookout Mountain and is sailing into Golden, Colorado.2018-08-20T04:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/08/14/summertime-when-the-living-is-easy/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/apple-pie-top-down-cw.jpgApple cherry pieTop view of my apple cherry piehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/apple-pie-side-view-cw.jpgApple charry pieApple cherry pie with an oatmeal crumb topping, after my husband ate his first, generous slice.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art-of-the-pie.jpgArt of the piehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/green-apples-cw.jpgGreen apples2018-08-25T18:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/07/22/mystical-orbs/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/meadow-orbs-7-cw.jpgMeadow orbsThe large orb above the tree is fascinating to me. A medium-sized orb is next to the tree and slightly behind.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/meadow-orbs-14-cw1.jpgMeadow orbsThere are so many different sizes here! You can also see different colors, although it is subtle. Above the center of the photo is a bright and more distinct being, probably a bat.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/campground-orbs-1-cw2.jpgCampground orbsKnowing the size of the small tree on the left, I think these three large orbs are roughly two feet in diameter. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/meadow-orbs-1-cw.jpgMeadow orbs 1 CWLots of orbs float above the meadow where our dogs played earlier in the evening.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/campground-orbs-1-cw1.jpgCampground orbs 1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/deva-handbook-cover.jpgDeva handbook coverhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/camper-orbs-1-cw.jpgcamper orbsI love the different colors of these orbs: light blue, yellow, and pink!2018-07-31T23:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/06/14/my-week-in-pictures-2/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tribbles-nose-cw.jpgTribble's noseTribble, up close and personal. What a lovely little nose!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ripening-cherries-cw.jpgRipening cherriesCherries on our young tree in the front yard.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/jazz-and-tribble-cw.jpgJazz and TribbleWatching me from the stairs, wondering what in the world I'm doing, are Jazz (left) and Tribble (right) part of the home pack.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/baked-chicken-with-apricots-cw.jpgBaked chicken with apricotsSunday dinner, a backed chicken with glaze and snuggled by onions and fresh apricots. YUM!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/river-as-a-covergirl-cw.jpgRiverOur little young girl looks tired after emptying her food bowl and gnawing her bone toy. Here, she is satiated and lazy. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/incoming-storm-cw.jpgIncoming stormSummer thunderstorm2018-07-22T03:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/06/01/garden-of-hope/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/garnet-in-dirt-cw.jpgGarnet in dirtGarnet settled into the cool dirthttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/currant-berries-babies-cw.jpgCurrant berry babiesThe currant bush has quite a few berries growing.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nami-with-plants-cw.jpgNami with plantsNami checks out the tomato plants before the made it into the raised bed.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/trible-in-dirt-cw.jpgTrible in dirtTribble stands near a hole she dug for me.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/river-in-dirt-cw.jpgRiverRiver was really getting into the digging work!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rose-bloom-1-cw.jpgRose bloomThe rose bush is starting to bloom.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/chive-blossom-1-cw.jpgChive blossomOur garlic chives have been in the garden for year, and they are already blooming.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/grape-infants-1-cw.jpgbaby grapesThese will grow into grapes by fallhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/russell-sprout-in-tall-grass-cw.jpgRussell SproutRussell Sprout keeping an eye on the garden.2019-04-23T23:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/05/29/r-r-at-devils-tower/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/view-from-tower-trail-1-cw.jpgWyomingThis is the view from the Devils Tower trail. The local terrain is a bright red, covered with green grass. The Belle Fourche is the small river at the bottom.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mwh-tower-2-cw.jpgDevils TowerYet another view of Devils Tower. You can see the tumble of boulders among the pines at the base.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mwh-climbers-cw.jpgRock ClimbersDevils Tower is a common destination for rock climbers. You can see how large the columns are; the climbers look so tiny! Photo courtesy of Matthew Hadacek.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tower-close-in-1-cw1.jpgDevils TowerTaken from the base of the Tower, you can see the columns that make up the structure.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mwh-tower-3-cw3.jpgDevils Towerphoto courtesy of Matthew Hadacekhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/creek-1-cw.jpgCreekThe promise of South Dakotahttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tower-foggy-1-cw.jpgDevils TowerThe view from our campground the first morning.2018-06-15T02:01:33+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/05/20/be-a-pansy/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assorted-pansies-cw.jpgassorted pansieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/planter-cw.jpgplanter of pansiesPansies help more than just the people. I've seen birds and squirrels take a grateful drink of water from the water tray at the bottom.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/purple-pansies-cw.jpgpurple pansieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yellow-pansies-cw.jpgyellow pansieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/reddish-pansies-cw.jpgassorted pansieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pink-pansies-cw.jpgpink pansies2018-05-23T00:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/05/13/there-is-a-luminous-spacious-energy/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/utah-meadow-aspens-2-cw.jpgUtah MeadowThis meadow was a wonderful place to renew my connection with myself and the Creator.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2011-05andreo_bigdipper900.jpgstarsI can feel the energy between the stars. Can you? Photo courtesy of NASAhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/earth-blue-marble.gifEarth blue marbleNo boundaries. Photo courtesy of NASA.2018-05-14T13:05:45+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/05/04/3241/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sugar-squatting.jpgSugar squattingSugar must be rolling in godliness, because he is such a bringer of chaos. And what is chaos? Lots of changes going on at once.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lillies-cw.jpglilies CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/stamens-cw.jpgStamensFlowers are the epitome of change. They develop, bloom, and die so quickly. And yet, they are worth it.2018-06-02T15:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/04/28/discovering-fire/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/trail-cairn-singleton-cw1.jpgTrail cairnFound trailside in New Mexico.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/new-mexico-sunset-cw.jpgNew Mexico sunset CWWinter sunset in New Mexicohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/trail-cairns-1-cw.jpgstacked stonesTrail cairns in New Mexico.2018-04-30T04:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/04/23/my-week-in-pictures/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/river-cw.jpgRiver CWRiver looks a little puzzled here. There's a lot about our life that she is still trying to figure out. This is so much different than the farm where she was born and lived her first 5 months. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sugar-and-jalapeno-cw.jpgSugar and jalapeno CWAt home, my Goffin's Cockatoo stole the jalapeno I was going to put in our dinner. Birds perceive the "heat" in peppers differently than people, and peppers are a favorite food.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/father-owl-and-owlets-2-cw.jpgFather owl and owletsHere's another look at the Great Horned Owl family. You can see the right-hand owlet more clearly here.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/father-owl-and-owlets-1-cw.jpgowl and owletsI pass this Great Horned Owl's nest on my usual dog walk. If you look closely, there are two owlets visible in the center crack of the trunk. They look like two little fuzz-balls with dark feathers around their eyes.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/blossoms-cw.jpgBlossomsI think these are crabapple blossoms.2018-10-06T21:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/03/30/finding-home-watwb/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/v-v-fireplace-chimney-cw1.jpgV-V fireplace chimney CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/v-v-fireplace-chimney-cw.jpgV-V ranchHomelessness hurts2018-04-11T18:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/03/20/flock-call/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/power-of-three.jpgPower of threeSometimes three is better than one.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sugar-on-railing-cw1.jpgSugar lonelySugar looks lonely here. That beak and those talons would be hell on a smart phone, though. No texting for him!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/nutty-in-icu-cw.jpgNutty in ICUI still grieve when I see this picture of Nutty in ICU about a week before he died. The children thought he looked happy because his tongue was hanging out, but it really meant he was stressed. I needed lots of support during this time. Thank you Matthew.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ruby-on-green-cw.jpgRubyRuby's frequent flock call was a copy of my asthma cough.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sugar-eating-apple-cw.jpgSugar eating an appleIf he sits alone on top of his cage for too long, Sugar would likely give a flock call squawk. When his flockmates give a return call, he'll know where they are.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hannah-and-sugar.jpgHannah and SugarHannah and Sugar at flocking on the cat's window seat.2018-04-16T21:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/09/16/on-another-train-picking-up-speed/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/russ-laying-in-grass-cw.jpgRuss lin the grasshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/russell-in-a-bush-cw.jpgRussell in a bushHiding from the dogshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/russ-draping-table-cw.jpgRuss on tablehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/russ-adorable-cw.jpgRuss 2006Russell Sprout as a young man.2018-03-04T05:41:42+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/11/20/8-lessons-about-letting-go/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ruby-on-perch-cw.jpgRubyA week after Ruby passed, I clearly heard her voice tell me, "nice!" A bird of few words, I was touched that she wanted to be sure I knew how she felt about me.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/river-grinning-cw.jpgRiverWe welcomed River into our home in February 2017. Here, she camped with us to watch the eclipse in Ravenna, Nebraska.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/russ-teal-blanket-cw.jpgRussell SproutRussell Sprout's cancer became very uncomfortable and even painful. Hamp CBD oil helped him reduce the pain and inflammation.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/russell-thoughtful-cw.jpgRussellRussell nurtured our backyard garden with great care.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ruby-w-books-6-cw.jpgRubyRuby might have had a liver problem, but she showed minimal symptoms. We found her dead on the bottom of her cage in October 2017https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/jackson-getting-petted-cw.jpgJacksonJackson was a street cat who came to us with feline leukemia. He loved having a home for the two years with us before the leukemia took him. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nutty-in-snow-12-cw.jpgNuttyWe lost Nutty to ketone acidosis and a kidney cyst in January 2017.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/russel-with-writing_1-cw.jpgRusselRussell succumbed to lymphoma this week. He is missed.2018-03-04T05:41:20+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/12/05/embracing-risk/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/russell-and-tulips-cw.jpgRussell Sprout and tulipsWe lost Russell Sprout to lymphoma last month. I can tell by how much I miss him that our relationship was rich and absolutely worth it.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/antelope-and-llama-1-cw.jpgAntelope and LlamaThis wild antelope and domestic llama share space peacefully and don't seem to mind the risk of another animal sharing their prairie grass.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/clouds-1-cw.jpgclouds 1 CWDo the clouds feel that they are taking a risk to form and drift? Are they scared? Thrilled? Blissful? They always flow, never at rest. How does that feel?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/single-tunnel-cw.jpgSingle tunnelWhen the road turns, are you ready for the risk of the tunnel? If you aren't ready, your only other choice is to stop or to veer right into the whitewater below. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gold-aspen-grove-1-cw.jpgGold aspen groveWere the aspens afraid to change colors? Were they excited? And yet, the change is inevitable. Rest will come soon thereafter.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/road-to-nowhere.jpgRoad to nowhereThis road looks monotonous, but eventually, it nears the hills. It looks like it's headed toward a pass, avoiding changes in terrain. Yawn.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gentle-whitewater-2-cw.jpgGentle whitewaterEven water abandons the gentle current to embrace the risk of rocks and eddies. Separating, coming together, and moving along, only to find a quiet spot to drift.2018-03-04T05:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/06/25/russell-sprout-has-a-message/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/baby-cherries-1.jpgBaby cherriesWe won't have apples this year, but look at our baby cherries!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1469.jpgRussell Sprouthttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/russ-draping-table.jpgRuss draping table2018-03-04T05:39:45+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/03/25/death-of-my-friend/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bpix-on-a-shelf.jpgAbyssinian cathttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ajazz-pixar-at-rest-portraits.jpgJazz and PixarPixar with his poodle friend, Jazz.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/fpixar-explores.jpgAbyssinian cat exploresPixar camping at Big Horn, Wyoming.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/qpixar-the-intrepid-in-the-pines.jpgPixar the intrepid in the pines2018-03-04T05:38:49+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/04/09/when-its-time-to-say-good-bye/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jesus-statue-cw.jpgJesus statue2018-03-04T05:38:00+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/11/02/spotlight-thursday-meet-tsunami/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/image004.jpghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/image006.jpg2018-03-04T05:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/03/04/russell-sprout-gently-on-my-mind/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/russ-in-cat-tree-2-cw.jpgRuss in cat treehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/russ-teal-blanket-cw.jpgRussell Sprout tealhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/russ-in-cat-tree-cw.jpgRuss in Cat treeRussell Sprout is hanging out in the cat tree my husband built.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/russ-draping-table-cw.jpgRuss draping tablehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/russell-sprout-sitting-in-the-grass-cw.jpgRussell Sprout outsideHe is 13 years old in this picture, a few months before his passing.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/russ-in-window-cw.jpgRuss in windowRussell Sprout was almost a year old in this picture. What you don't see is that this window is near the top of a two-story vaulted ceiling and it was quite the accomplishment to have jumped to this location. He took it all in stride. He couldn't jump at all when he left the human society - too much time in a cage. Look at him here, though! Quite the athlete.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pixar-the-intrepid-in-the-pines-cw.jpgPixar the intrepidPixar was the love of my life. I still miss him terribly.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/russel-with-writing-cropped-cw.jpgRussel with writingThis is my favorite picture of Russell Sprout. He was surprisingly interested in my writing a few years ago, hanging out with me a lot then.2018-04-22T03:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/02/23/pcs-for-people/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/writing-cw.jpgWritingThe iPad is taken for granted as a writing tool here. I wrote the paper on my computer and printed it in my home office before editing by hand. How well could I write without these tools that make it so easy?2018-02-28T04:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/02/14/dog-talk/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jazz-laying-down-1-cw.jpgJazz laying down 1 CWYou can see Jazz's black moles on his nose. The high altitude here does this to a lot of dogs - like very large and dark freckles.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dog-walk-cw.jpgDog walkGarnet, Tribble, Jazz, and River.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jazz-hiking-edited-cw.jpgJazz hiking edited CWHere's Jazz when he was a little younger, on a walk in the mountains.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jazz-sleepy-cw.jpgSleepy JazzSleepy!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jazz-with-haircut-cw.jpgJazzYou can tell Jazz just got home from the groomer in this picture.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/karel-and-jazz-cw.jpgKarel and JazzJazz and me on a walk2018-04-06T18:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/02/09/who-am-i-really/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/palm-and-path-cw.jpgPalm and pathThe path stretches in several directions at once. So can we. And we can stand strong and tall like the palm while we do it!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gull-and-wave-cw.jpgGull and wave CWDoes this gull think of the ocean the same way the ocean thinks of itself? Some people don't see the ocean as living, but I think it is on several levels.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/contrary-gull-cw.jpgContrary gull CWAmongst the resting birds is one determined gull walking through. No rest for him!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/path-to-beach-cw.jpgpath to beach the uncertainThis path looks good close up, but the destination is uncertain, obscured by fog.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/loner-gull-cw.jpgLoner gull CWThe sea birds flock together except for one lone gull on the top of the dune. She feels no need to go with the crowd.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lonely-fisherman-cw.jpgLonely fishermanA lone fisherman takes his catch home. No one else wanted to fish in the cold fog and drizzle. Is this man odd or does he just know what he likes and doesn't go with the crowd?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gull-conversation-cw.jpgGull conversationThe gull on the left quizzes the gull in the middle. Is that really true?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/beach-house-in-fog-cw.jpgBeach house in fogSometimes I see myself through an internal fog. Nothing is clear or what it seems to be.2018-04-06T21:25:36+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/02/01/my-6th-blogiversary/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bull-snake-in-tree-3-cw.jpgBull snakeI had to come back to look at this blog!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bull-snake-in-tree-2-cw.jpgBull snakeI've got to get a look at this blog!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mtn-goat-1-cw.jpgMtn goat 1 CWI'm too shy to say congratulations, so I'm just going to watch and enjoy. The internet makes that easy!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mtn-goat-talking-cw.jpgMtn goat talking CWCongratulations!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/geese-and-goslings-cw.jpgGeese and goslingsLook kiddos, that lady is having a blogiversary!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/goose-couple-cw.jpgGoose coupleWhat's going on? A blogiversary? Oh boy!2018-04-06T18:14:03+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/01/28/brewed-on-the-spectrum-watwb/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/iced-tea-cw.jpgiced teahttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/coffee-cw.jpgCoffee2018-01-30T18:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/01/23/are-you-chicken/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/white-in-the-nestbox-cw1.jpgWhite in the nestbox CWOne of Gin's happy girls in her nest boxhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/red-chicken-cw.jpgRed chicken CWThis Colorado free-range chicken lives near me. Although not one of Gin's chickens, she looks happy and healthy. Notice she's outside, not in a coop.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/black-chicken-cw.jpgBlack chicken CWGin's black chicken wasn't singled out at all. She's an accepted part of the flock.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/louise-cw.jpgLouise CW.Louise, one of Gin's happy hens.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gin-and-victoria-cw.jpgGin and Victoria CWGin holds Victoria, her favorite chicken and flock leader.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/the-scapegoat-cw.jpgThe scapegoat CW.This poor chicken has been plucked on the chest and tail. This is NOT one of Gin's chickens, but from a flock I visited several years ago in a different state. I'm not sure if the other chickens plucked the chest feathers or if the black girl plucked her own chest out of anxiety. Either way, it makes me sad.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eggs-in-the-box-cw.jpgEggs in the box CWEggs from one of Gin's happy hens2018-04-06T18:12:38+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2018/01/19/making-friends/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/jacksons-eyes-cw.jpgJacksonI still think of my friend Jackson often. He died earlier this year and is sorely missed.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/emma-2-12-03.jpgEmmaWe still miss our friend, Emma. He was supposed to be a she, and along with Cookie, established a long-lived sugar glider empire in our home. Those were good times.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/river-in-truck-cw.jpgRiverRiver watches me from the truck. We love taking our dog friends camping with us, and they love going with us. Here, River wonders why I got to get out of the truck and she had to stay. I was just snapping a few pictures....https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/tribble-in-snow-1-cw.jpgTribbleTribble and Garnet are best friends, and yet, they're my best friends too. There's a lot of love going around, here.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/jazz-sitting-cw.jpgJazzJazz has been our friend for 15 years. I don't know what I would do without him. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sugar-with-tomato-cw.jpgSugarMy friend Sugar likes to eat whatever is fresh from our garden.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/garnet-smiling-cw.jpgGarnetMy friend Garnet is smiling here because she likes her first camping trip! 2020-01-01T01:09:26+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/12/15/sweet-dreams/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tribble-wagging-cw.jpgTribble wagging CWTribble is awake in this photo, but the tail is happy!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tribble-with-toys-cw.jpgTribbleTribble outside with her toys last summer.2018-01-11T00:58:01+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/12/11/ready-or-not-here-it-comes/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tree-from-the-loft-cw.jpgTreeWaiting for the Children to arrivehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/allie-and-the-tree.jpgAllie and the treeMy middle daughter's dog, Allie, joins in the festivities.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/angel-topper-2-cw.jpgAngel topperhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nami-in-front-of-tree-cw.jpgNamihttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/xmas-tree-full-w-gifts-1-cw.jpgTree and gifts2018-01-11T01:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/11/30/spotlight-thursday-meet-river/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/image0061.jpghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/image005.jpg2017-12-04T04:58:59+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/11/29/10-ways-to-cope-with-a-chronic-health-issue/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/rocks-and-alpine-flowers-1-cw.jpgRocks and alpine flowers 1 CWgranite boulders and alpine flowers.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/trees-in-mist-1-cw.jpgTrees in mistTuning into the mystery of the universe an help you find your center.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/valley-1-cw.jpgValleyValley in the Rocky Mountainshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/field-and-fence-cw.jpgField and fenceGood boundaries are a must.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/alpine-flowers-1-cw.jpgAlpine flowers 1 CWalpine flowershttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/the-rockies-1-cw.jpgThe Rockies 1 CWView from Mt. Evans, Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sunset-1-cw.jpgSunsetThis photo has not been edited; the colors were naturally THIS brilliant!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/11-mile-lake-road-cw.jpg11-Mile lakeI can't hike like I did before, but I still make an effort to get outside and enjoy nature.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/3-grape-clusters-cw.jpggrape clustershttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tribble-close-up-cw.jpgTribbleTribble is a sweet little snuggle bunny!2017-12-01T04:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/11/24/heres-someone-who-lives-her-values-watwb/2017-12-04T04:59:51+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/11/16/spotlight-thursday-meet-tribble/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/image0041.jpghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/image003.jpg2017-11-20T03:10:40+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/11/12/reflection-and-an-open-request-to-the-universe/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/path-into-unknown-cw.jpgpath into unknownPath into the unknownhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/viking-boat-cw.jpgViking boat CWI'm a boat looking for my map.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/full-moon-bright-1.jpgfull moonUniverse, I'm listening.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/shasta-shooting-star-cw.jpgMt. ShastaGod, Goddess, Universe, do you have a message for me?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/redwood-base-to-top-1-cw.jpgRedwoodI'm strong now. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/butterfly-and-cocoons-cw.jpgButterfly and cocoonsLeaving illness felt like coming out of a cocoon into a new world.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/viking-rune-cw.jpgReplica Viking runeIf the snake's head is the beginning and the tail is the end, I'm headed to the cross roads and headed for the spiral. What will that bring?2017-11-23T17:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/11/09/spotlight-thursday-meet-garnet/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/image001.jpghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/image002.jpg2017-11-12T04:54:49+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/11/02/soul-listening/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/turtle-pond-ripples-cw.jpgturtle beside pondThis turtle has the right attitude - quiet, still listening. No interruptions. Still waters are optional.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tea-and-toffee-cw.jpgTea and toffeOr maybe listen over a little chocolate.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/uncut-pie-with-wine-cw.jpgpie and wineIf tea isn't helpful, a little wine might help.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/teapot-cw.jpgteapot CWTea can't fix everything, but it can help.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/banana-choc-chip-mini-muffins-and-tea-cw.jpgmuffin and teaIt's easy to talk over tea and muffins.2017-11-30T23:22:03+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/10/30/ruby-is-gone/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ruby-on-floor-cw.jpgRuby on floor CWIn the wild, African Grey parrots like to dig for minerals in special types of clay deposits. She must have vestigial memories of this, because she loved to run around on the floor, terrorizing our toes!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ruby-on-teal-blanket-cw.jpgRubyMy favorite picture of Ruby.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ruby-literary-cw.jpgLiterary RubyRuby in 2012, watching as we filled our bookcases.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ruby-stepping-out-cw.jpgRuby stepping out CWRuby, stepping out!2017-11-06T17:41:56+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/10/27/keep-those-bicycles-going-watwb/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/stairs-to-nowhere-cw.jpgStairsIt takes many different supports to keep a community healthy and vibrant. 2017-11-08T18:44:38+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/10/25/spotlight-thursday-meet-jazz/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image001.jpghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image003.jpg2017-11-08T01:18:48+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/10/19/spotlight-thursday-meet-hannah/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_0935.jpghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_0934.jpg2017-10-25T15:26:08+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/10/12/spotlight-thursday-meet-sugar/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image007.jpghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_0928.jpg2017-10-12T16:13:56+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/10/05/spotlight-thursday-meet-ruby/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image004.jpghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image002.jpg2017-10-09T06:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/09/29/i-just-love-to-hear-about-people-doing-the-right-thing-watwb/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/california-sunset-cw.jpgBeach sunsethttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mt-evans-looking-west-into-rain-cw.jpgMT Evans looking west into rain CWGetting lost in Colorado can be complicated. The terrain and weather can be a challenge.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/autumn-farmland-co-1-cw.jpgAutumn farmland CO 1 CW2017-10-07T14:24:44+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/09/26/wyoming-respite/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/aspen-alley-cw.jpgAspen Alley CWWe first visited Aspen Alley about 15 years ago when it was in its prime. Now, some of the trees are aging and others are gone. Aspens only live about 15-20 years, but they sure are beautiful!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/willows-over-creek-cw.jpgWillows over creek CWThese willow bushes are a favorite of moose. You can just barely glimpse the rocks at the edge of the creek between the willow bushes. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/riverside-meadow-cw.jpgRiverside meadowWhile some of the areas are tired and ready for winter, this little meadow was still green. You can see why the sheep and cattle grow well here; there's rich natural grass.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/near-encampment-cw.jpgNear EncampmentThe aspens are already changing color, and the afternoon shower, seen in the distance, cooled things down.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/big-sandy-creek-cw.jpgBig Sandy CreekThe trees are already turning gold here on Big Sandy Creek.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/aspens-and-meadow.jpgAspens and meadowAspen trees in the distance.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/snowy-range-south-end-cw.jpgSnowy range south end CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/snowy-range-mid-section-cw.jpgSnowy range mid section CWSnowy Range, up closehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/snowy-range-of-medicine-bow-mountains-cw.jpgSnowy range of Medicine Bow Mountains CWSnowy range of Medicine Bow Mountains 2017-10-23T15:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/09/09/my-parrots-sing-out/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hannah-perched-cw.jpgHannah perched CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hannah-bathing-cw.jpgHannah bathing CWBath time!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ruby-on-teal-blanket-cw.jpgRubyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sugar-intent-cw.jpgSugarhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sugar-in-window-cw.jpgSugar in windowSugar in the window. Isn't it cool how his feathers reflect the light onto the wall beneath him?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ruby-w-books-2-cw.jpgRubyRuby sees and understands almost everything in the house.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sugar-and-hannah-in-kitchen-cw.jpgHannah and SugarHannah and Sugar2023-02-10T05:26:57+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/09/05/where-dreams-and-reality-collide/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/storm-clouds-catching-the-sunset-14-of-14-cw.jpgStorm clouds catching the sunset #14 of 14https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/storm-clouds-catching-the-sunset-13-of-14-cw.jpgStorm clouds catching the sunset #13 of 14You see the green tinge of a nasty hail storm at the base, and the colorful sunset above. It's a mixture of sick danger and light excitement.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/storm-clouds-catching-the-sunset-07-of-14-cw.jpgStorm clouds catching the sunset #07 of 14Pure power reflecting the gold sunset.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/storm-clouds-catching-the-sunset-01-of-14-cw1.jpgStorm clouds catching the sunset #01 of 14 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/storm-clouds-catching-the-sunset-05-of-14-cw.jpgStorm clouds catching the sunset #05 of 14 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/storm-clouds-catching-the-sunset-03-of-14-cw.jpgStorm clouds catching the sunset #03 of 14There is undisguised power here, yet it also looks soft and whimsical. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shasta-pine-at-sunset-cw.jpgMt. Shasta PineRest easy, my friend. I'm here to listen when you're ready. Taken from Mt. Shasta, CA at sunsethttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/storm-clouds-catching-the-sunset-01-of-14-cw.jpgsunset #01 of 14This storm mesmerized me last year. As it reflected the sunset, it rapidly built and morphed right before my eyes. Just south of me, people had torrential rain and hail. I stayed dry, but the tension of the storm was palatable.2017-09-26T12:21:41+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/09/03/emotional-independence/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/weasel-show-me-a-little-tail-cw.jpgWeasel - show me a little tailI think of this weasel as "the bachelor." Maybe his mate was just busy elsewhere. He played with the others, but was obviously alone, not as part of a couple.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/weasel-glamour-shot-cw.jpgWeasel aloneAlone and stronghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/weasels-couple-cw.jpgWeasels coupleDo you think of yourself only in the context of half of a couple?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/weasels-two-together-plus-one-cw.jpgLong-tailed WeaselsHere's a weasel couple and another off to the side. They had so much fun playing together!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/weasel-romeo-and-juliet-cw.jpgWeasel Romeo and JulietWhen I was young, I didn't know how strong I was, and I thought I always needed someone else. (Sorry about that frond of dried grass; it was the bane of my photos.)2017-11-08T01:17:51+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/09/01/on-the-line-in-ravenna/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/tribble-on-recliner-cw.jpgTribbleTribble quality tested the camper recliner for napping and claimed it as her own!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/jazz-in-glasses-cw.jpgJazzJazz is ready!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/garnet-and-river-tongues-out-cw1.jpgGarnet and River tongues out CWOur first trip in the new camper was a full success!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/totality-mwh-cw.jpgTotalityPhoto courtesy of Matthew Hadacekhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eclipse-artifact-and-planet-cw.jpgEclipseTotal eclipse without a filter. Again, some shapes that I didn't expect to see. Can you identify these?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/total-eclipse-with-artifact-1-cw.jpgTotal eclipseTotal eclipse, but the sun is still bright. I'm not sure what the other shapes are. Let me know in the comments if you have an idea!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/almost-totality-cw.jpgAlmost totalityPhoto courtesy of Matthew Hadacekhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/garnet-and-river-tongues-out-cw.jpgGarnet and RiverGet the show on the road!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/garnet-in-glasses-cw.jpgGarnetGarnet is trying to get in the mood but is way to smart to look at the sun with or without glasses.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/river-regal-cw.jpgRiverWhile we're waiting on the eclipse, you may adore me!2017-09-02T19:10:39+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/08/25/excited-reunion-of-friends-watwb/2017-08-30T13:14:57+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/08/21/happy-pack/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/garnet-on-bed-face-clear-cw.jpgGarnetGarnet is ready to go wherever we go!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/river-sad-cw.jpgRiver sad CWRiding in the car makes me woozie...and barfy.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jazz-on-bed-nice-haircut-cw.jpgJazzJazz tells the other dogs bedtime stories of camping trips in the past. He remembers!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/tribble-begging-cw.jpgTribble beggingCan I go on a walk with you, Momhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/garnet-outside-cw.jpgGarnet outside CWYou go on; I'll stay right here. It's fine, really.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/garnet-over-the-shoulder-glimpse-cw.jpgGarnetShe's confident at home...2017-08-22T11:37:16+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/07/28/foundation-for-life-watwb/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/grapes-luscious-cw.jpgGrapesLuscious homegrown grapeshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tomatillos-cw.jpgTomatilloshomegrown tomatilloshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/yellow-cherry-tomatoes-cw.jpgyellow cherry tomatoeshomegrown tomatoes2017-08-19T03:50:09+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/07/10/what-is-your-filter/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/rmnp-mtns-valley-fence-cw.jpgRMNPDo you focus on the snow, mountains, valley, clouds, or fence? Where do your eyes and thoughts go first?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sedona-cactus-3-cw.jpgSedona cactusDo you focus on the blossom or the thorns?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/honeysuckle-blossom-1-cw.jpgHoneysuckle blossomWhen you look at this honeysuckle blossom, do you see a weed, a flower, or an herb?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dandilion-1-again-cw.jpgDandelionWhat do you see; a weed or a wish?2017-07-17T19:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/06/30/rocky-mountain-rescue-group-watwb/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/rmnp-tundra-peaks-cw.jpgtundra and peaksRocky Mountain National Park - tundra in the foreground and mountain peaks in the background.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/rmnp-peaks-cw.jpgRocky Mountain National ParkRocky Mountain National Park2017-07-08T14:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/07/04/making-synchronicities/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tendril-undirected-cw.jpgTendril undirectedThis grape vine tendril keeps recalculating it's course, and no matter where it first starts, it always ends up anchoring the new growth. It has no eyes, but it always finds the support it needs.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/unripe-grapes-filling-out.jpgUnripe grapes filling outStill not done! Time for me to do other things, because some parts of the project can't be rushed.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/unripe-grapes-scrawny-cw.jpgscrawny unripe grapesWhile these little grapes mature, it's my job to support the endeavor other ways. I can keep the idea in motion by supporting it other ways, while waiting for the work to mature.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/grape-vine-leaf-bud-cw.jpgGrape vine leaf budThis leaf bud will become a large grape leaf. The vine looks dead, but it supports all the life in the plant. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/a3627.jpgStars and EnergyAsk the universe! (photo courtesy of NASA)2017-07-10T14:26:24+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/06/14/the-cure-for-loneliness/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/water-lily-pink-cw.jpgwater lily pink CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/water-lily-white-cw.jpgwhite water lilyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/water-lily-white-with-fuchia-tips-cw.jpgwater lily white with fuchsia tips2017-07-30T18:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/06/01/salute-to-the-spirit-of-the-prairie-dogs/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/town-in-front-of-the-rockies-cw.jpgPrairie dogs and Rocky MountainsYou can see the prairie dogs are located on the prairie that lead up to the foothills to the Rocky Mountains.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mom-feeding-child-greens-cw1.jpgMom feeding child greensParent feeding puppy grasshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/grim-couple-cw.jpgGrim couple CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/family-cluster-2-cw.jpgFamily cluster 2 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/family-cluster-1-cw.jpgFamily cluster 1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dirty-mom-2-pups-and-sun-worshipping-dad-cw.jpgDirty mom 2 pups and sun worshipping dad CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/both-parents-and-6-pups-cw.jpgBoth parents and 6 pups CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/baby-standing-kiss-to-mama-cw.jpgBaby standing kiss to mama CWI love the baby kissing the mama!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/baby-noms-cw.jpgBaby noms CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/baby-noms-2.jpgBaby noms 22017-06-29T14:56:34+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/05/29/thoughts-on-being-strong-2/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bristlecones-1-cw1.jpgpineconeshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bristlecone-tree-elder-2-cw.jpgancient bristlecone pinehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bristlecone-tree-stumps-1-cw.jpgbristlecone pine stumpshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bristlecone-tree-elder-1-cw.jpgBristlecone pinehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bristlecone-tree-elder-3-cw1.jpgBristlecone Elderhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bristlecone-tree-grove-3-cw.jpgAncient bristlecone pine grovehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bristlecone-tree-elder-3-cw.jpgBristlecone Elderhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bristlecone-tree-grove-mountainside-1-cw.jpgBristlecone pine grovehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bristlecones-1-cw.jpgFeatured Image -- 25912017-05-30T19:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/12/28/thoughts-on-being-strong/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bristlecones-1-cw.jpgBristlecones 1 CWThe strong, ancient trees continue to produce pine cones. Even these are old and touched by lichen. These trees are old, but still productive, contributing food for the squirrels and birds. When I tried to collect fallen pine cones from the ground, a raven warned me away. I could see that even the fallen cones were part of sacred space.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bristlecone-tree-elder-2-cw.jpgBristlecone tree elder 2 CWThis tree elder is barely hanging on. Strong though it may be, it appears more dead than alive.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bristlecone-tree-stumps-1-cw.jpgBristlecone tree stumps 1 CWA field of weathered stumps are evidence of pines that succumbed to age and the elements. New growth aspens thrive in a depression in the slope.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bristlecone-tree-elder-1-cw.jpgBristlecone tree elder 1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bristlecone-tree-elder-3-cw.jpgBristlecone tree elder 3 CWThis elder is experienced in moving with the wind. It stands strong and apart from the new young upstarts.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bristlecone-tree-grove-3-cw.jpgBristlecone tree grove 3 CWAncient bristlecone pine grovehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bristlecone-tree-grove-mountainside-1-cw.jpgBristlecone tree grove mountainside 1 CWThis mountainside cradles a grove of bristlecone pines about 1600 years old. They epitomize strength to me; they are so soft yet endure in a harsh climate.2017-05-31T16:44:57+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/05/26/when-life-hands-you-lemons-makebeer-watwb/2017-06-15T13:24:39+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/05/15/finding-owls-and-community/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/owl-male-ears-back-in-cottonwood-cropped-cw.jpgOwl maleHe looks a bit cross here. I can only tell which is male and female when I see them together. The female is the larger bird.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/owl-adult-facing-right-cropped-cw.jpgAdult male owlHe looks a little cross here, the way he has his "horn" tufts to the side and back.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/owl-female-on-chimney-facing-rear-tree-in-background-cropped-cw.jpgOwl female on chimneyDid you hear something? I love that ability to look 180 degrees behind her. Awesome. Unless you're a naughty kid who can never get out of mom's sight.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/owl-female-squinting-foward-in-cottonwood-tree-cropped-cw.jpgOwl femaleMom sits in the dark and cool trees, squinting at us. She's keeping an eye on the family and the trail.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/owl-adult-female-facing-forward-on-chimney-with-tree-in-background-cropped-cw.jpgOwl adult femaleShe looks unamused, here. What does she think of us, as she watches us from her cozy chimney perch?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/owl-male-in-cottonwood-cropped-cw.jpgGreat horned owlDon't look too close at his talons. He has dinner there. I didn't post the more graphic dinner shots. You're welcome. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/owlet-downy-facing-forward-in-cottonwood-cropped-cw.jpgOwletYou can clearly see he still has fuzzy down on his chest. He has more mature feathers on his wings.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/owlet-in-cottonwood-1-cropped-cw.jpgOwlet in cottonwoodHe's older with a few flight feathers now.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/owlet-in-tree-crook-1-cropped-cw.jpgOwlet in tree crookWhat a little fuzz-ball!2017-05-19T11:53:17+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/05/03/leaving-behind-the-drama-queen/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/seal-peaceful-cw.jpgPeaceful sea lionThis sea lion is undisturbed by those around him, just enjoying the sun.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/seal-argument-cw.jpgSea lions disagreeMore sea lion dramahttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/seal-struggled-to-perch-on-rock-cw.jpgSea lion victoryThis sea lion struggled for a good ten minutes to get up on this rock against the force of the waves, only to be pushed off by a big wave. They it started all over again. Some drama is internal or with a force of nature.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/seal-drama-cw.jpgsea lion dramaThe big sea lions are gently fighting here, while the others watch from the safety of the water. We can all get sucked into someone else's problems. We can watch, kibbitz, or take part -- but why? Couldn't we just mind our own business?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/seal-argument-2-cw.jpgSea lion argumentEven animals have drama. The bird? Totally chill.2017-05-11T12:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/04/28/finding-safety-in-the-big-bad-city-watwb/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/foggy-city-cw.jpgFoggy cityIt still looks cold, even though the snow is gone.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/city-at-night-cw.jpgCity at nightAt night, the city is even more cold and scary.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/suburban.jpgsuburbiaYouth from the suburbs often escape abuse to find anonymity and shelter in the cities.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cold-city-cw.jpgCold cityWhat a cold place to be without a place to sleep.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/california-organge-county-cw.jpgCalifornia organge countyThe city can be a large and scary place when you're alone and on your own.2017-05-07T14:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/04/03/unsticking-everything-at-once/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/n-umpqua-9258-cw.jpgNorth Umpqua Eiver, OregaonThis shallow river is getting a little dramatic here. Lots of fast flow!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/n-umpqua-9294-cw.jpgN. Umpqua River, OregonMore beautiful flowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/n-umpqua-river-9354-cw.jpgN Umpqua River, OregonBeautiful flowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/n-umpqua-9328-cw.jpgN Umpqua River, OregonNorth Umpqua River, Oregon This river is flowing, even through the section that looks still. When it hits the rocks, you can see the movement - a little drama!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/beaver-dam-1-cw.jpgBeaver dam 1 CWA beaver dam in rural Colorado permits only a trickle of water out of the pond.2017-04-03T03:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/03/31/it-takes-a-tiny-village/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/v-v-fireplace-chimney-cw.jpgFireplace chimneyhomelesshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cougar-in-cage-cw.jpgCougar in cageThe cage keeps this mountain lion safe, but he sacrifices precious freedom. I suspect he'd rather take his chances on the streets.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/aztec-nat-mon-ruins-7-cw.jpgAztec National MonumentWhen you don't have a home to go back to, and no place to go in the future, where do you find safety and security?2017-04-11T07:20:20+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/03/18/would-you-speak-for-peace-announcing-we-are-the-world-blogfest-watwb/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/watwic-bright-tuqblk.pngWATWIC-Bright-TuqBlk2017-03-19T06:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/03/11/the-face-of-gratitude/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/jackson-6.jpgJacksonhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/jackson-2.jpgJacksonhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/jackson-1.jpgJacksonhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/jackson-4.jpgBelly rubhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/jackson-3.jpgJacksonhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/jackson-5.jpgStrutting JacksonJackson struts his stuff in the spare bedroom.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/jackson-7.jpgJackson in the carJackson spent the entire trip home from Texas between my feet. Weighing only 6 pounds, we thought he was a kitten. He was an adult; he just wasn't getting regular meals.2017-08-20T17:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/03/04/shaking-up-my-meditation-habit/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/white-water-lilies-cw.jpgwhite-water-lilies-cwI need the sense of being balanced and centered that meditation brings.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pink-water-lilies-with-bees-2-cw.jpgpink-water-lilies-with-bees-2-cwCan we be a busy bee as well as tranquil and peaceful? That's what I've been trying to do for years now. Balanced.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/purple-waterlily-w-striped-leaves-cw.jpgPurple water lilyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pink-water-lily-patch-cw.jpgpink water liliesI don't mind being tranquil; being listless is different.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bee-in-yellow-flower.jpgBee in a yellow flowerIt is easy to be a busy bee! It's much harder to slow down and focus in meditation.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/barrel-cactus-cw.jpgcactusWhen I don't meditate, you are more likely to find me like this - smooth and calm, except when I'm not.2017-03-04T05:18:38+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/02/24/weirdest-wedding-vow-renewal-ever/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/russ-sniffs-tulip-cw.jpgRussell Sprout Sniffs Tu8lipsThe tulips are a week older now and wide open. Russell Sprout gives them a sniff.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tulips-cw.jpgTulips 2https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tulips-2-cw.jpgtulipsMy husband gave me tulips for Valentine's Day this year.2017-03-01T14:29:52+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/02/21/a-favorite-mindfulness-tool/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/bamboo-wave-sculpture-2-cw.jpgbamboo wave sculptuerI want my life to flow like this - relatively unstructured, but with a cohesive direction and with a range of trajectories, high, medium, and low.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/russ-in-aspen-cq.jpgRussell SproutRussell Sprout balances effortlessly. Oh, to be a cat!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/horse-race-cw.jpghorse raceI don't want my life feeling like this - sprints to win, only to find I've only been running in circles.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/outdoors-church-structure-cw.jpgoutdoor churchVery little of my spiritual work takes place in a church, but one like this looks inviting to me. Nature grounds me and my spirit lifts me up; perfect combination.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pelican-over-trees-with-trailing-bird-cw.jpgpelicanYet I see myself as this ungainly bird that looks so awkward that it is surprising that it gets airborne. This body looks hard to balance, yet they fly like large blimps, soaring quietly and smoothly above me. Those wings must be incredibly strong. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/osprey-2-cw.jpgospreyI want to be a sleek balanced creature full of grace and self-empowerment.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/temple-bells-cw.jpgtemple-bells-cwEvery bell can have a beautiful song.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/waterlily-apricot-blossoms-cw.jpgwaterlilyA restful walk in nature can be very enjoyable without hitting a 10 on the joy scale.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/bamboo-tornado-sculpture-1-cw.jpgbamboo sculptureThis bamboo sculpture looks how I feel on days that are too busy and unbalanced.2017-02-22T16:01:57+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/02/02/everyday-changes-to-support-myself/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sugar-on-the-landing-cw.jpgSugar on the LandingSugar liked the view from the landing, too!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/co-captain-sugar1-cw.jpgCo-CaptainMy cockatoo, Sugar, believes that he is co-captain of the computer - that we work it together. He is a constant companion on my shoulder. (Sorry for the lower-quality cell-phone photo, but it was the only way to capture this.)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/allie-on-landing-cw.jpgAllie provides oversightAllie stands on the landing, watching me and looking out the window. She gets a great view from this spot!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/russ-1.jpgRussel SproutRussell Sprout took his supervision of my writing project very seriously!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/animal-bookshelf-cw.jpgBookshelfA gathering of my friends2017-02-21T01:43:23+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/02/10/river-of-love/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/river-5-cw.jpgRiver 4Tribble, laying a bit behind River, wonders what all the fuss is about.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/river-1.jpgRiver 3She's all legs right now! Can't wait to get her groomed next week. I gave her a bath, but she still looks a little shaggy.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/river-4-cw.jpgRiver 2River thought she'd try one of the little dogs' beds. Hmmm. This bed is too small!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/river-2-cw.jpgRiver NoseSorry for the poor-quality cell phone pictures. I promise to do better soon. See that schmear on her nose? Yup, that's from her massive car sickness on the way to our house. Thank goodness she's really sweet!2017-02-20T17:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/01/23/a-party-for-my-snuggle-buddy/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jazz-birthday-1-cw.jpgJazz's birthdayCan I eat NOW?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jazz-birthday-4-cw.jpgJazz's birthdayJazz is waiting for permission to eat his treats. When did he learn such good manners?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dog-cookies-2-cw.jpgDog treatsThe peanut butter/pumpkin treats are on the left side of the plate and the cheese treats on the right side.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/allie-at-table-cw.jpgAllieThe little dogs were jealous that Allie could reach her plate on the table.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/allie-tongue-cw.jpgAllieAllie brought her appetite and loved all the treats!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lil-smokies-1-cw.jpglil-smokies-1-cwLittle Sausages. Yum!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pupcakes-1-cw.jpgpupcakesPeanut butter pupcakes!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bacon-cw.jpgbacon-cwI served the dogs (and humans) little bits of bacon. Everyone loved it!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jazz-birthday-3.jpgjazz-birthday-3Jazz is ready to party!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jazz-baby-pic-no-red-eye-cw.jpgPuppy JazzJazz as a young puppy.2018-12-25T03:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/01/20/when-the-desperation-is-real/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ray-of-hope-cw.jpgRays of hopeRays of hope when we work togetherhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/divine-feminine-statue-cw.jpgthe divineWe are all divine spirits with value. The universe works through us to help each other.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/storm-cloud-bw-cw.jpgStorm CloudStanding alone in a powerful storm, we can feel how vulnerable we are.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/alone-cw.jpgaloneSometimes, we feel very alone between a rock and a hard place. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/prairie-road-cw.jpgprairie roadWe don't always know where our road will lead.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/desolation-cw.jpgOutside Midland, TexasDesolation and hopelessness with no end in sight.2017-02-09T16:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/01/09/on-a-runaway-train-out-of-control-to-a-destination-i-dont-want/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nutty-in-front-of-books-cw.jpgNuttyNutty perched on the back of a chair in front of the books in my study.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nutty-walking-2016-cw.jpgnutty-walking-2016-cw 2016Nutty this past summer, looking fit and activehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/train-by-las-animas-6-cw.jpgDurango to Silverton Narrow Gauge RailroadDurango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Animas River againhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/train-in-mtns-cw.jpgDurango to Silverton Narrow Gauge RailroadMore of the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroadhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/train-by-las-animas-4-cw.jpgDurango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroadthe Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (Colorado) and the Rnimas River https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nutty-at-pumpkin-patch-2008-cw.jpgNutty's baby pictureNutty's baby picture (a few months after his Craig's list rescue)2017-04-16T08:48:07+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2017/01/03/when-the-living-is-suspiciously-easy/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/place-of-refuge-coast-cw.jpgPlace of Refuge on the Big Island, HawaiiThis is a calm day and the ocean flow looks manageable. It isn't always this way for the ocean, but I hope it's this way in your life.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/in-the-flow.jpgin-the-flowYour flow can be twisty-windy or just strong enough to get where you need to go. It doesn't have to be a tidal wave - in fact you probably don't want a flow that strong. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/river-calm-to-froth.jpgRiver flowingFlowing river2017-01-05T14:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/12/27/no-more-new-years-resolutions/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/moonrise-with-orbs-cw.jpgmoonriseTaken from Mt. Shasta, the moonrise is brilliant, but some orbs are also visible. Don't forget that the most important members of your support group may be largely invisible (angels, spirits, deities, devas, or energy beings of any kind).https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/venusm45-0012wespenak.jpgvenusm45-0012wespenakCourtesy of NASA.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/comet-in-birth.jpgcomet-in-birthA comet in birth, courtesy of NASA. May all the changes in our lives appear as powerful and elegant.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/heic0508d.jpgheic0508dI want to be like this comet: a self-directed and unstoppable beautiful force of nature. Courtesy of NASA.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/abell2029_xray.jpgabell2029_xrayDoesn't this look like energy ready to leap into change - pure potential! Courtesy of NASA.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ic342_henry900c.jpgic342_henry900cCourtesy of NASA. 2017-01-01T14:04:39+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/12/12/when-loss-takes-a-place-at-the-table-and-wont-leave/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/winter-sunset-1.jpgWinter sunsethttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/winter-sunset-2-cw.jpgWinter sunset in the mountainshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/storm-clouds-1-cw.jpgSunset in the Clouds2016-12-22T02:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/11/14/when-someone-you-love-is-hurting/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/altar-candles-2-cw1.jpgAltar candlesSome people would appreciate a prayer with you; others won't. Think of what will comfort the distressed one, rather than your own preference. For those estranged from a religious faith, prayer can be a trigger in itself.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/iced-tea-cw.jpgIced teaA soothing beverage as we talk can be calminghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/seagull-pair-1-cw.jpgSeagullsWe can get through this together.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lighthouse-1-cw.jpgLighthouseBe the lighthouse in their overwhelming darknesshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pelicans-2-cw.jpgWingmanWhen we are hurting and afraid, a wingman can make all the difference.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/blackbird-pair-1-cw.jpgBird silhouettesIt's okay. I'm here for you. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/skiff-near-rocks-cw.jpgSkiffWhen a person is overcome by emotion, it can feel like being in a small boat in a large sea, headed for the rocks. Disaster seems inevitable.2016-12-04T18:34:28+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/11/08/when-trust-is-broken/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/garnet-portrait-3-cw.jpgGarnet portraithttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/garnet-on-trail-1-cw.jpgGarnet on the TrailHappy times last year.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/garnet-on-walk-1-cw.jpgGarnet in warm snowGarnet likes walking away from the suburbs, in the forest.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/garnet-in-snow-3-cw.jpgGarnet in snowNo bicyclists here! I feel pretty good, even if it is cold.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/garnet-intense-cw.jpgGarnet intenseYou didn't think of things from MY perspective.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/garnet-on-trail-3-cw.jpgGarnet on trailGarnet likes to walk out in the forest, away from pesky bicyclists and skateboarders.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/garnet-on-trail-4-cw.jpgGarnet Resting on TrailGarnet is sensitive and complex. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/walk-with-garnet-cw.jpgGarnet walking with meGarnet and I on a walk a few years ago.2016-11-10T12:48:17+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/04/23/brave-little-garnet/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/garnet-resting-1.jpgGarnet the schauffenpinscher in walking harnessPost-walk cool-downhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/creek-2.jpgcreekThe greenbelthttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/garnet-on-leash-2.jpgGarnet the schauffenpinshcer in walking harnessGarnet in her new harness2016-11-08T04:58:59+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/10/20/why-dont-i-fit-in/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sea-lion-loner-1-cw.jpgsea-lion-loner-1-cwThis sea lion catches the same rays from the setting sun, but prefers to do it alone on his own rock. He's an introvert, staying some distance away from the puppy pile.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/seal-puppy-pile-1-cw.jpgsea lion puppy pileThese sea lions sleep in a sweet "puppy pile." They are all acting alike and comfortable together. I'll bet they all think in similar ways, too. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/seals-on-a-rock-1-cw.jpgsea lionsThese sea lions spent endless time pushing each other around, seeking domination and the best place on the rock. No companionable napping here. They seem quite a bit different than the puppy pile. They are all individualists!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/flamingos-1-cw.jpgflamingosYup, that gray flamingo really sticks out as different. I notice that he always seems to be alone in the flock. The other flamingos avoided him and he didn't seem to flock with them either.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/girrafes-x-2-cw.jpggiraffesThese giraffes seem very alike and compatible.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/pelican-squadron-cw.jpgpelican flockBrown pelicans flock together.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/flamingo-flock-1-cw.jpgflamingo flockDo you think that the pale grayish flamingo on the left feels different from the others? Do the pink ones treat him as a flock member?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bird-with-hat-frills-1-cw.jpgbird with frillsI find this bird exotic and beautiful. But do the other birds laugh at the frills?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/squirrel-spotted-1-cw.jpgspotted squirrelI don't think this spotted squirrel would fit in with the gray squirrels in my area. Do you think they would get along? Would he fit in?2016-11-02T02:09:57+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/09/19/bird-signs/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/horned-owl-face-2-cw.jpghorned owlThe horned owl's silhouette is very distinctive because of the feathers that look like ears. The owl I heard was one like this, only younger, I think.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bird-cloud-10-15-15-cw.jpgbird-cloud-10-15-15I spotted a bird cloud last year, too. I guess I have birds on my mind a lot. See it with the beak pointing to the left, wings behind.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bird-cloud-cw.jpgbird cloudWispy clouds resemble a bird with wings stretched up and behind his body.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/horned-owl-1-cw.jpghorned owlFrom what I see of his silhouette, the owl that I saw on my walk was a horned owl, like this one that I photographed at a raptor event. you can see the jesses on his legs, so he obviously is no longer fully wild. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barn-owl-wings-spread-looking-back-1cw.jpgbarn owlI met this barn owl ambassador at an event held by a local raptor group. I just wanted to share his wonderful good looks! Too injured to live in the wild, he nonetheless educates us on what raptors need to survive. This bird had no personal message for me - just one for all the human race.2016-11-02T01:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/09/06/wild-messages/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/owlet-barr-lake-1-cw.jpgOwletThis youngster wasn't as eager to be photographed, but it is a wild owl, so I felt lucky to get this close!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/horned-owl-face-1-cw.jpghorned owlIt was too dark to take a picture of the owl on my walk the other day, but this beautiful horned owl allowed me to photograph him at a local raptor event.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/deer-drinking-at-stream-cw.jpgDeer drinking at streamThis deer seems to epitomize its delicate nature and strength all at once.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/deer-in-brush-cw.jpgDeer in brushAnother deer I've met on my travelshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mule-deer-cw.jpgMule deerThese were not the wedding deer, but a beautiful group I met a few years ago who were happy to pose.2016-10-28T12:48:34+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/08/07/walking-the-talk/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sting-ray-group-cw.jpgsting ray groupI need a posse - a like-minded group to watch my back.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fish-singleton-cw.jpgfish singletonA fish alone is vulnerable. A person without allies is too. They are often bullied and picked on, just because it's easy.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/trout-school-cw.jpgTrout schoolThese trout stick together. It's nearing spawning season, so some have the red markings. Still, they are compatible and stick together.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sting-ray-pair-cw.jpgSting ray pairHow do you fit in when the fish when you're really a different species? Perhaps you find a kindred spirit and swim on your own. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/red-fish-x-2.jpgred fishWhen these two fish get together, do they gossip about the others? https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/angelfish-school-cw.jpgfish schoolWhat happens when you don't fit in with the rest of the school? 2016-09-16T11:07:34+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/07/13/stasis/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/baby-cherries-1-cw.jpgBaby cherries 1 CWThese cherries are in the middle of their growth trajectory. They look like they are just sitting there, but they are maturing. I hope I am too!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wheat-field-1-cw.jpgWheat field 1 CWThese plants can't return to seed. They have no choice but to continue slow, quiet growth until they are ready for harvest.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/nami-in-window-1-cw.jpgNami in window 1 CWCats make waiting look so elegant. I'm sure I look more like a train wreck!2017-06-24T19:49:49+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/05/24/jazzs-second-wind/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jazz-in-the-back-yard-1-cw1.jpgJazz in the back yardJazz, a few weeks into his hemp seed oil therapyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jazz-in-the-back-yard-1-cw.jpgJazzJazz a few weeks into his hemp seed oil therapy. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jazz-nutty-1-cw.jpgJazz and NuttyJazz and Nuttyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jazz-fresh-groomed-1-cw.jpgJazz fresh groomedFreshly groomed!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jazz-hiking-cw.jpgJazz hikingJazz still tried to hike last year, but it was obviously tougher than in years past, due to his arthritis.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jazz-1-cw.jpgJazz and the teal blanketThis photo was taken a year and a half ago, and you can see the beginnings of the white spot over Jazz's eye.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jazz-on-pink-chair-1-cw.jpgJazzThis photo shows the white film over Jazz's eyes at Christmas a few months ago.2017-07-12T17:33:05+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/04/11/my-dogs-taught-me-holistic-health/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sisters-camping-rest-cw.jpgTess and TundraTess and Tundra campinghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tundra-plowing-snow-cw.jpgTundra plowing snowTundrahttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tundra-lieing-tongue-hanging-cw.jpgTundraTundrahttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tess-worried-at-creek-cw.jpgTessTesshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tess-in-the-woods-cw.jpgTess in the woodsTess in aspen meadowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tess-at-creek-cw.jpgTess at creekTess playing in a streamhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tundra-baby-pic-cw.jpgTundra baby pictureTundra as a puppyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tess-in-woods-cw.jpgTessTess2017-01-11T18:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/05/11/weeding-the-garden/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dandelion-puffball-cw.jpgDandelion puffballhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dandelion-cluster-cw.jpgSmall dandelion clusterThese flowers were naturally ultra-bright.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dandelion-cluster-2-cw.jpgDandelion clusterMaybe we should try making dandelion wine this year?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dandelion-fluffs-x-3-cw.jpgOld MaidsHalf their wishes gone, these remind me of spinsters, almost spent.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dandelion-x-3-cw.jpgDandelions 3https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dandelion-x-1.jpgDandelionGrade-A organic2016-05-19T19:03:14+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/05/06/need-a-thumb-and-blankie/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/nutty-blankie-cw.jpgNutty & blankiehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tribble-w-toy-cw.jpgTribble w toyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/garnet-w-teal-blanket-cw.jpgGarnet in teal blanketGarnet is a bit anxious at times. This blanket is her refuge (when Russell doesn't have it).https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tribble-with-toys-cw.jpgTribble with toysTribble always seems to have a toy with her. Is she anxious or just fun-loving?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/nutty-chipmunk-cw.jpgNutty and his ChipmunkNutty almost always has a stuffed chipmunk doll in his mouth or at his feet. It is definitely his version of a blankie.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/russ-teal-blanket-2-cw.jpgRussell SproutRussell Sprout looks like he needs his blanket today.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/garnet-tribble-blanket-cuddle-cw.jpgGarnet & TribbleTribble and Garnet are inseparable; they always have each other's back. But that doesn't mean a little blanket isn't needed.2016-05-08T13:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/03/21/diamond-in-the-rough/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/chicken-and-chick-on-tree-roots-cw.jpgChicken and chick on tree rootsCan you see the feral hen and her chicken? She's a vigilant mom, watching out for her youngster. That's real love. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/luau-dancers-1-cw.jpgLuau dancersThe dancers at the luau portrayed romantic stories about the settlement of the Hawaii islands. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/chinese-cemetary-chinese-gravestones-2-cw.jpgChinese gravestonesMore gravestones at the Chinese Cemetery on Oahu, Hawaii. A lei is draped over the stone and a large ti tree is planed by the stone. The lei and vases of flowers tell us that the deceased is still honored and loved today.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/chinese-cemetary-chinese-gravestones-1-cw.jpgChinese gravestonesMaybe love more than romance, gravestones at the Chinese Cemetary in Oahu, Hawaii show the love and respect families had for their departed loved ones.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/phallic-rock-1-cw.jpgPhallic rockWe supposed that the standing rock was a bit, er, inspirational to those who placed it there. We had a difficult time explaining that to the girls. Hawaii Island.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/palms-and-beach-1-cw.jpgPalms and beachPalm trees and beach - sounds a little romantic, right?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/palm-tree-sunset-allerton-cw.jpgpalm tree sunsetJust to show we aren't totally devoid of romance, witness this vacation after eleven years of marriage - to Hawaii. Well, maybe not romantic, as two of our children went with us. But still, there were sunsets and palm trees!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mwh-kdkh-kiss-at-botanic-gardens-cw.jpgThe KissOur idea of romance; kissing under the mistletoe. Photo courtesy of Danika Hadacek (Sorry it's a bit blurry, but you get the drift, right?)2016-05-12T23:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/03/14/finding-solutions/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/glyph-concentric-circles-cq.jpgpetroglyph - concentric circlesLike ripples spreading from a pebble dropped into a pond, the effects of change expand outward. (petroglyph near Moab, Utah)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/aztec-nat-mon-ruins-8-cw.jpgAztec Nat Mon ruins 8 CWAztec National Monument - What solutions were available to the original inhabitants?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/aztec-nat-mon-kiva-3-cw.jpgKivaAztec National Monument Kiva - a sacred space. It still stands while the homes are all gone. Some solutions still work after all these years.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/john-cw.jpgcockatielour cockatielhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/aztec-nat-mon-ruins-7-cw.jpgRuinsSometimes the best-laid plans don't fit after awhile. (Aztec National Monument)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/aztec-nat-mon-door-4-cw.jpgAztecWhich doorway takes us to the right solution? The first one? The last one? Somewhere in between? (photo taken at Aztec National Monument, New Mexico)2016-03-17T18:00:54+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/07/10/tree-fingers/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tree-fingers-2-cw.jpgTree fingers 2 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tree-fingers-3-cw.jpgTree fingersbroken arms, long fingershttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mossy-tree-finger-cw.jpgMossy tree fingermossy fingerhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/evergreen-baby-cropped-cw.jpgEvergreen babyBaby fingershttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tree-fingers-1-cw.jpgTree fingersStubby fingers2016-03-13T17:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/02/14/fun-or-interesting/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sun-glyph-1-cw.jpgSun glyph 1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/spiral-glyph-1-cw.jpgspiral glyph 1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/macaw-glyph-1-cw.jpgMacaw glyph 1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lizard-glyphs-cw.jpgLizard glyphs CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/kachina-glyph-1-cw.jpgKachina glyph 1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hands-and-x-glyphs-1-cw.jpgHands and X glyphs 1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hands-and-geometric-glyphs-cw.jpgHands and geometric glyphs CWMy idea of an interesting vacation - examining petroglyphs left by Native Americans hundreds of years ago. The place felt very sacred, making us think the glyphs had a spiritual significance.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bird-glyph-1-cw.jpgBird glyph 1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bird-owl-glyphs8-cw.jpgBird & owl glyphs8 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/balloon-shadow-1a-cw.jpgBalloon shadow 1a CWThe shadow of our hot air balloon ride in Arizona.2016-03-28T12:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/02/03/hunkered-down-and-holding/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elk-couple-grazing-cw.jpgElk couple grazing CWThese elk are far from hunkered down. They are securely grazing in a place where they feel safe. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/mountain-goat-chain-cw.jpgmountain goat chain CWMountain goats are cautious but determined to transverse this hillside.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/koi-feeding-frenzy1-cw.jpgkoi feeding frenzy1 CWThese koi have taken a chance that the food they suddenly detect is worth the risk to come to the surface and feed.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/red-leaves-on-a-pond-cw.jpgRed leaves on a pond CWThe koi below the surface are hunkered down, afraid to show themselves.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/deer-x-4-cw.jpgdeer x 4 CWThese deer are hunkered down, waiting for dusk when things are safer. Their ears are on high alert, looking for danger. They didn't move from this safe spot for hours.2016-02-05T14:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2016/01/08/believing-a-lie-about-yourself/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/snowy-hill-3-cropped-cw.jpgsnowy hill 3 cropped CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/snowy-landscape-1-cw.jpgSnowy landscape 1 CWIt feels cold and stark now, but it won't be that way forever.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/spring-buds-1-cw.jpgSpring buds 1 CWWe are like tender buds that will blossom in the spring, provided that we aren't frozen out by frost.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/abandoned-shack-cw.jpgAbandoned shack CWWe feel cold and empty inside when we believe lies about ourselves, because our souls know it isn't true.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ice-melting-2-cw.jpgIce melting 2 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ice-melting-1-cw.jpgIce melting 1 CWDo you know someone who can be cold as ice?2016-01-18T02:11:38+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/12/30/1655/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cocoons-cw.jpgCocoons CWSome of my projects are empty and spend. Others are coming out of their cocoons; still others are waiting for the right time to emerge.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/center-shelves-cw.jpgCenter shelves CWold friendshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/books-right-cw.jpgbooks - right CWAfter making numerous donations, I've trimmed the read books and references I'm keeping. Here's a portion of those.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hallway-cw.jpgHallway CWEach year is like a long hallway of doors. Which ones do I open? Which ones do I close?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tbr-pile-12-2015-1-cw.jpgTBR pile 12-2015 1 CWCollectively, this is my "to-be-read-stack."2016-01-16T15:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/12/24/let-your-heart-be-known/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/allerton-buddha-1-cw.jpgAllerton Buddha 1 CWBuddha statue in Allerton Gardens; Kauai, Hawaiihttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/allerton-orchid-5-cw.jpgAllerton orchid 5 CWBlossom without holding backhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bamboo-4-cw.jpgBamboo 4 CWEven if we are surrounded by different types of people, we must be true to ourselves.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/plant-on-rocks-cw.jpgplant on rocks CWWe can thrive anywhere, if we choose. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stagnant-water-cw.jpgstagnant water CWStagnant water2016-01-02T00:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/12/07/holiday/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nami-tree-1-cw.jpgNami & tree 1 CWNami makes herself at home under the tree.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/russ-tree-1-cw.jpgRuss & Tree 1 CWOur cat, Russell Sprout, sniffs a small Christmas ornament. A few seconds later, it was in his paw and off the tree!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nami-tree-2-cw.jpgNami & tree 2 CWNami, our Bengal cat, surveys our small Christmas tree. We just weren't up to the big one last year.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/garnet-christmas-1-cw.jpgGarnet Christmas 1 CWGarnet prefers to stay at home during the holidays, leaving the stores to the humans. She has been known to enjoy internet shopping with me, though. Cuddled up and sleeping through the experience.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ornaments-1-cw.jpgornaments 1 CWKeep your sense of humor! Our fake dog-poop ornament is just as home in our tree as the ornaments hand-made from great-grandma's handkerchief. It's all fair play.2015-12-23T15:04:44+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/11/16/conflicting-realities-or-in-other-words-thanksgiving-dinner-conversation/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/prairie-wheat-12-05-12-cw.jpgPrairie wheatWhere is your focus? On the wheat, road, or mountains?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/spider-and-web-2-cw.jpgSpider's lairCarefully constructed lairhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/spider-and-web-1-cw.jpgSpider and webSome conversationalists wait like a spider for you to fall into their web of argument. Are you willing?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/utah-badlands-1-edited-cw.jpgUtahWhere do you foculs? On the near mesas or mesas or those in the distance? What if you're talking to someone can only focus on the trees?2015-11-19T21:26:16+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/10/26/part-of-the-solution-or-the-problem/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/autumn-mountainside-co-1-cw.jpgAutumn hillsidehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/autumn-tree-in-sun-spotlight-cw.jpgtree in sun's spotlighthttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/autumn-road-1-cw.jpgPath takes a turnMy father's path took a turn, but the journey continues.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tree-sillouettes-1-cw.jpgTree silhouetteshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rainbows-1-cw.jpgRainbowshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/autumn-farmland-co-1-cw.jpgColorado in autumnAutumn in Colorado2015-11-13T12:52:15+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/10/20/behind-the-mask/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/labyrinth-center-1-cw1.jpglabyrinth centerThe labyrinth centerhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/aspen-leaf-on-pine-needles-cw.jpgAspen leafhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/labyrinth-brooding-cw.jpgLabyrinth broodinghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/labyrinth-center-1-cw.jpglabyrinth centerThe center of the labyrinth has an old stump and a new sapling. Hopefully, your answers come by the time you enter the center area.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/labyrinth-contemplation-stump-cw.jpgLabyrinth's contemplation stump CWHere's a stump to sit on when there's a lot on your mind.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/labyrinth-entrance-2-cw.jpgLabyrinth entranceLabyrinths are places of centering and contemplation. This labyrinth was owned and constructed by Jen Halterman and Wendy Kipple. 2016-07-21T04:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/09/27/end-of-an-era/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/lunar-eclipse-2.jpgLunar eclipse with cloudsPeek-a-boo moonhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/lunar-eclipse.jpgLunar eclipse2015-10-17T11:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/09/10/coping-with-fear/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/unicorn-1-cw.jpgUnicorn statueUsing our intuition isn't magic.. It is a natural instinct. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/t-rex-skeleton-1-cw.jpgT-Rex skeleton sstatueOr maybe your fear has been with you for so long, it's more like a dinosaur.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/griffin-close-up-cw.jpgGriffinFear can feel like a griffin is always about to swoop down and catch you. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tree-broken-1-cw.jpgBroken treeNo one wants to be broken or have other disasters2015-09-22T18:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/08/06/aspens-teach-us-oneness/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/aspen-grove-close-in-cw.jpgAspen groveThe dark marks on the trees are scars from being nibbled by hungry deer or elk. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/aspen-alone-cw.jpgAspenThanks to Standing Out In My Field for showing me how to photograph trees this way!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/aspen-grove-1-cw.jpgAspen groveAspen grove - these are probably all one tree; they just look separate.2016-09-19T16:28:17+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/08/10/respite/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/meadow-grass-1-cw.jpgMeadow grassNearby meadowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shelter-view-looking-out-2-cw.jpgShelterLooking out of the shelter at the nearby aspen trees,https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shelter-view-looking-in-cw.jpgShelterLooking inside the shelter2015-09-02T15:05:50+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/08/03/going-with-the-flow-paragliding-style/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/parasailor-blue-1-cw.jpgParagliderParaglider about to land in a luscious meadow in Arapahoe National Parkhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/paraglider-blue-2.jpgParagliderParaglider in Arapahoe National Parkhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/paraglider-red-3-cw.jpgParagliderAs the paraglider passed me and floated down, I could see Golden, Colorado below. Yes, that's Coors brewery and Colorado School of Mines below him. He probably won't go that far, but you never know!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/paraglider-red-2-cw.jpgParagliderParaglider over Golden, Colorado.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/paraglider-red-1-cw.jpgParagliderThe paraglider took off just a little behind and above me. Lookout Mountain; Golden, Colorado2015-08-06T16:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/07/20/clinging-vine/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/simbiotic-relationship-3-cw1.jpgTree with vineshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/simbiotic-relationship-3-cw.jpgTree and vinehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/vine-hugging-tree-cw.jpgVine hugging treeThese leaves look like the vine is hugging the tree. Hugging or clinging? Sometimes it's hard to tell.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/vine-climbing-tree-cw.jpgVine climbing treehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/vine-covered-trunk-stump-cw.jpgVine-covered trunk stumpA family can sometimes look like this. Those who are dependent cling so them that the center of attention can hardly see the sun.2015-07-21T03:46:09+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/07/01/surrender-to-the-path/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/leaf-afloat-cw.jpgLeaf afloatThe leaf floats effortlessly, having surrendered to the water.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dtkh-on-her-path-cw.jpgPath into the forestSurrendering to the path can take you to unknown places.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/laupahoehoe-park-38-cw.jpgLaupahoehoe park; Kauai, HawaiiIt's hard to fight the wave when it's bigger than you are. Know when to surrender.2015-07-08T02:50:51+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/07/08/trail-blazers/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rmnp-road-markers-1-cw.jpgRMNP Road into the cloudsRoad into the cloudshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rmnp-overlook-1-cw.jpgRMNP overlookTrees and a short rock wall guard cars from going off the cliff at RMNP.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rmnp-road-markers-3-cw.jpgRMNP Road markersPoles mark the road boundaries at Rocky Mountain National Park for the snow plows in winter.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/trail-marker-2-cw.jpgTrail markerTrail marker on a tree2015-07-21T03:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/06/28/sigh-sometimes-im-a-bit-daft-i-guess-thanks/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/starfish-and-anemones-1-cw.jpgStarfish and anemoneshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/white-anemone-cw.jpgwhite anemoneThis anemone looks so relaxed and carefree, but it can't leave its aquarium. I doesn't have much freedom to choose anything else.2015-07-08T10:31:15+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/06/15/when-others-reject-your-reality-and-substitute-their-own/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/stream-and-rockies-cw.jpgRocky Mountain streamAs much as I'd like spring to be in full bloom in the Rockies in March, it just isn't so. Maybe I'd better not say that out loud.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mimosa-blossom-bw-cw.jpgMimosa blossom b&w CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/turtle-and-pond-ripples-cw.jpgTurtle and pond ripplesPeaceful watershttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/green-btrfly-green-leaf-cw.jpgGreen butterfly on a green leafhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/purple-orchids-cw.jpgpurple orchids2015-07-08T16:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/05/26/time-distance-and-shielding/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/log-ends-cw.jpgWall of log endsShielding. A wall of logs.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sunset-barbour-pond-cw.jpgSunset at St. Vrain State Park, ColoradoDistant mountains at sunsethttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/redwood-trunk-cw.jpgRedwood trunkTime. This redwood tree has had over a thousand years to leave toxins behind.2015-05-27T22:58:29+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/05/22/as-a-being-of-power/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/water-lily-bud-n-leaf-cw.jpgwater lily bud2015-07-01T11:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/05/20/begging-for-it/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/white-blossoms-and-bee-cw.jpgWhite blossoms and bee2015-05-24T14:35:17+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/05/18/adrenal-insufficiency-explains-a-lot/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/elk-family-resting-1-cw.jpgElk family restinghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mountain-flowers-purple-cw.jpgMountain wildflowersDo I still have time in my life to blossom? Is it too late?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mountain-brook-1-cw.jpgMountain brookIt's been a while since I felt swift! https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/elk-male-resting-1-cw.jpgMale elk restingI'll bet no one tells this magnificent elk that he's lazy! But he has to rest sometimes, too.2015-07-08T17:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/04/27/autoimmune-survivor/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/black-btrfly-orange-flowre-cw.jpgButterfly on blossomI've emerged a learned to fly!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cocoons-and-butterfly-cw.jpgCocoons and butterflyI finally emerged from pain into a new life!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cocoon-close-ups-2-cw.jpgCocoons I often felt pain in all my joints. Do butterflies within their cocoons feel this way before they burst out?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/white-fushia-orchids-cw.jpgwhite and fushia orchids2019-07-30T13:24:42+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/05/04/when-your-get-up-and-go-gets-up-and-leaves/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/horse-race-4-cw.jpghorses after the raceI'm at a slow walk nowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/horse-race-3-cw.jpgAfter the horse raceSlowing it down to a walkhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/horse-race-2-cw.jpgHorse raceI was racing coming and goinghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/horse-race-1-cw.jpgHorse RaceMy life was once like this2015-05-17T04:25:44+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/05/08/time-to-reassess-a-dream/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sd-sunset-1-cw.jpgSouth Dakota sunsetIs it time to let the sun set on the dreams of a younger time?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/double-rainbow-cw.jpgdouble rainbowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/blossom-snowy-1-cw.jpgsnowy fruit blossomsIs the snow just a temporary chill or will it kill the promise of fruit?2015-05-09T05:54:34+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/04/06/the-wayward-path/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/writing-in-progress-cw.jpgWriting in progress2015-04-06T23:24:28+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/03/23/not-my-monkeys-not-my-circus/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/zoo-cattle-3-cw.jpgmuxkoxenThe whole conversation made me feel at odds, going in a different directionhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/zoo-cattle-1-cw.jpgtwo muskoxenI was trying to be helpful, but it backfired.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/zoo-cattle-2-cw.jpgTwo muskoxenThese muskoxen look like Sue and I talking. 2015-03-24T11:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/03/10/is-that-my-teacher/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/elk-male-rmnp-cw.jpgAdult male elkThis elk bull may know plenty about survival and mating, but I'll bet there can still be something that a youngster could teach him.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tree-babies-cw.jpgBaby Trees in snowThese baby trees may not have as much wisdom as older trees, but they know a lot about standing strong in a difficult environment.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/red-calf-cw.jpgRed calfThis youngster can teach a lot about innocence, joy, and openness that his jaded parents may need to re-learn.2015-03-26T17:19:52+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/02/12/colors-colors-everywhere-and-all-i-see-is-fruity-pebbles/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pink-flower-field-1-cw.jpgPink wildflowershttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/orchids-multicolored-1-cw.jpgOrchidshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/purple-flowers-1.jpgindigo flowersToday's pictures don't come close to what I saw in my dream or its reinterpretation, but given the limitations of my home photo, it will have to do as a representation of color. Does anyone know what these flowers are called? I saw them once and loved them.2015-02-22T01:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/02/05/building-community/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/water-lilies-pink-1-cw.jpgPink water lilieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/water-lily-fuschia-1-cw.jpgFuchsia water lilyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/victoria-lily-w-bud-1-cw.jpgVictoria lily with a budhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/victoria-leaves-cw.jpgVictoria lily leavesThey look so peaceful from afar, but the Victoria lilies maintain peace with a bit of a defensive thorniness.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wate-lily-peach-1-cw.jpgPeach water lilies2015-02-09T01:32:24+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/01/29/that-pesky-to-do-list/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/allie-2-cw.jpgAllieAllie is settled and confident. No longer worried.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/allie-nutty-1-cw.jpgAllie & NuttyNutty talked to Allie -- "Don't be anxious here. You can be a pack visitor and I'll be your friend!"https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/labyrinth1-cw.jpgLabyrinth1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/allie-1-cw.jpgAllie looks anxiousAllie looks a bit anxious sometimes when she visits. She's not sure of her status in the pack.2015-02-04T07:30:51+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/01/26/surviving-and-thriving-a-stressful-time/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/turtle-pond-ripples-cw.jpgTurtle & pond ripples CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/black-turquoise-butterfly-on-purple-flower-cw.jpgblack and; turquoise butterflyat the butterfly pavilionhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/black-yellow-orange-butterfly-on-matching-flowers-1-cw.jpgbutterfly on matching flowershttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/yellow-hibiscus-1-cw.jpgyellow hibiscusWe took our family to the butterfly pavilion for a bit. And where there are butterflies, there are flowers! Yellow hibiscus.2015-01-27T04:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/01/12/do-you-recognize-your-lifes-work/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bees-1-cw.jpgBees 1 CWThese bees have lots of work to do. They don't ask the queen what she needs; they just know.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/butterfly-wild-and-pale-yellow-cw1.jpgButterfly wild and pale yellow CWThe butterfly never needs to ask what its life's work is. It just knows and gets started.2015-02-11T15:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2015/01/08/what-i-fear-most/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jazz-in-a-field-cw.jpgJazz, our miniature red poodle, in a fieldMy idea of a good listener. He never shirks his duties and he's always available for me. (our dog, Jazz)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mountains-on-the-way-to-steamboat-springs-cw.jpgMountains on the way to Steamboat Springs CWHopeless or empowered? I decide how I handle them - from fear or strength.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/rocky-slope1.jpgRocky slopeThis looks like hopelessness to me - barren, craggy, hard to get over or through.2015-03-02T01:01:34+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/12/31/shifting-truth/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/white-pink-blossoms-1-cw.jpgWhite & pink blossomshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/gold-aspen-1.jpgGold aspenhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/orange-flower-w-bee-1-cw.jpgOrange flower with beehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/waterfall-small-1.jpgWaterfall (small)Water is H2O, it's true. But it's quite a bit different as ice, fog, water, or steam. Truth is kind of the same way.2015-01-07T04:38:58+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/12/29/finding-equilibrium/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/white-blossoms-with-bee-cw.jpgwhite blossoms with beeLike this bee, I want several blossoms to chose from.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pink-lilly-w-buds-cw.jpgPink lily w buds CWAs one lily blooms, two other buds wait their turn.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/baby-bunny-cw.jpgBaby bunnyThis bunny doesn't hibernate in spring or look for grass in the snowy winter. It knows which season is in the flow with its needs.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/flamingo-1-cw.jpgFlamingosAhhh, such an ability to balance. The flamingo stands in equilibrium on only one leg.2015-09-12T14:25:02+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/12/11/out-growing-a-point-of-view/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pine-at-overlook-cw.jpgPine at overlookDo the tree and the mountains have the same point of view? https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/duck-family-cw.jpgduck familyWill mom and ducklings have the same point of view?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/prairie-dog-1-cw.jpgPrairie dogTo some, the prairie dog is a hazard to livestock and should be eradicated. Some see is as a vital part of the ecosystem and a valuable life. Which point of view is right? https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dinosaur-1-cw.jpgDinosaurWhich points of view are still circulating in society are a bit ... out-dated?2014-12-21T03:24:34+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/12/09/seeking-the-mystery/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ngc4649.jpgphoto courtesy of NASAphoto courtesy of NASA2015-01-07T04:39:37+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/11/28/when-do-you-hear-your-soul-alone-or-in-a-group/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/autumn-road-1-cw.jpgAutumn roadWhat path do your thoughts take?Where does the creativity of your soul lead?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rmnp-socked-in-1-cw.jpgRMNP socked inThis mist that obscures the scenery shows what it is like for an introvert. Our awareness and inspiration is obscured by the energy of those around us. Dealing with their energy constructively detracts from our focus.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cattle-in-hills-cw.jpgCattle in hillsPeople who thrive among others are inspired by their creative connections and interactions.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/blackbird-sillouette-1-cw.jpgBlackbird sillouetteDo you need to be alone to think things through?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rmnp-river-2-cw.jpgRMNP riverWhen do your thoughts flow like a river? When does inspiration come to you in a torrent of creation?2015-05-06T19:35:05+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/11/21/lost-and-found/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/garnet-pg-cw.jpgpregnant Garnet the schauffenpinscherhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sugar-eats-banana-cw.jpgSugar the Goffin's cockatoo eats a bananaSugar the Goffin's Cockatoo was adopted from an avian rescue.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/russ-2008-cw.jpgRussell SproutRussell Sprout was born feral and adopted as a Human Society rescue.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hanna-cw.jpgHanna the Green-cheeked Amazon ParrotHanna the Green-Cheeked Amazon was discarded by the breeder when she was hurt by other birds. We got her from an avian rescue.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/noodle-and-sisko-in-bathtub-cw.jpgFerrets Noodle and Sisko in bathtubNoodle and Sisko were Craig's list rescues too.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/nutty-baby-pic-cw.jpgNutty the Silky Terrier as a youngsterNutty the Silky Terrier was a Craig's list rescue. We got him when he was just one paw from the shelter from a girl who didn't want him any more because she couldn't train him.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ruby-on-teal-blanket-cw.jpgRuby the African Grey parrotRuby our African Gray was surrendered to her veterinarian, who called me as a potential placement. Ruby the African Gray was miserable at her old home and plucked her chest and neck feathers. They've grown back at our house, where she's a part of the family.2014-12-01T12:56:33+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/11/14/juicing-the-universe/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/snowy-sunset-cw.jpgSnowy sunsetSunset over Colorado mountainshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/fall-rabbit-ears-pass-1-cw.jpgFall at Rabbit Ears PassRabbit Ears Pass, Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/fall-steamboat-springs-1-cw.jpgFall in Steamboat SpringsNear Steamboat Springs, Colorado - before the massive snowfall2014-11-22T17:15:34+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/10/16/an-awkward-moment/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/orange-squiggly-bundle-1-cw.jpgOrange squiggly bundle 1 CWA portion of a Chihuly glass sculpturehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/orange-balls-and-tall-squigglies-cw.jpgOrange balls and tall squigglies ! CWChihuly glass sculptureshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/boat-of-yellow-orange-balls-1cw.jpgBoat of yellow-orange balls 1CWChihuly exhibit boat with glass sculpturehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/white-glass-flowers-1-cw.jpgWhite glass flowers 1 CWChihuly glass waterfall sculpturehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/green-orange-balls-with-pale-pink-lillies-1-cw.jpgGreen orange balls with pale pink liliesChihuly exhibit of floating glass sculptures in the water gardenhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/blue-boat-with-floating-kisses-1-cw.jpgBlue boat with floating blue glass sculpturesChihuly exhibit boat with glass sculpture at the zen gardenhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pagoda-and-blue-kisses-1-cw.jpgPagoda and blue floating glass sculpturesMore Chihuly glasswork in the zen garden.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/boat-and-yellow-orange-balls-1-cw.jpgBoat and yellow-orange ballsOne of the central pieces in the Chihuly exhibit at the Denver Botanic Gardens2014-11-13T16:09:53+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/10/08/peace-with-a-shy-moon/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/total-eclipse-cw.jpgtotal eclipseThe moon looks a little shy without her usual glory!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/partial-eclipse-75-cw.jpgpartial eclipse .75https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/partial-eclipse-5-cw.jpgpartial eclipse .5https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/partial-eclipse-25-cw.jpgpartial eclipse .25https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/partial-eclipse-10-cw.jpgpartial eclipse .10https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/full-moon-cw.jpgFull moon2014-10-16T02:52:38+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/10/04/saint-francis-and-world-animal-day/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/kuinhole.jpgKuInHolehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-3.jpgphoto 3https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/02-01-09_1141.jpg02-01-09_11412014-10-06T16:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/09/30/we-are-evergreen/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/evergreen-tree-trunk-cw.jpgEvergreen tree trunkThis evergreen is going strong! A little frost just doesn't phase it!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ferns-are-dead-1-cw.jpgFerns are deadIt's getting below freezing at night, here in the mountains where this picture was taken. The delicate little ferns just can't handle the cold.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/fairy-niche-cw.jpgFairy nicheIf I was a fairy, I'd like a cozy niche like this one for my home!2014-10-06T15:42:44+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/09/11/did-you-ever-surprise-yourself/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/path-twin-lakes-1-cw.jpgPath between twin lakesYou never know what unexpected path you will find!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dandilion-1-cw.jpgDandelion seed headhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/red-flower-against-waterfall-cw.jpgRed flower by waterhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/chilhuly-pink-squiggly-1-cw.jpgChilhuly pink squigglyfrom the Chihuly exhibit at the Denver Botanic gardens2014-10-06T16:03:29+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/08/21/rocky-mountain-interlude/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rocky-mtns-1-cw.jpgRocky Mountainshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lake-irene-1-cw.jpgLake Irenehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chipmunk-rmnp-cw.jpgChipmunkBy the size of this chipmunk, my guess is that no one reads the signs not to feed them. Being Colorado, my guess is that this little fellow only eats organic, gluten-free snacks!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cliffs-and-snow-1-cw.jpgCliffs and snowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/elk-with-harem-1-cw.jpgElk with haremMale elk watches over his harem.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/elk-on-mountainside-w-scenery-cw.jpgElk on mountainsideElk rest on a mountainside.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/antlers-1-cw.jpgElk AntlersAt first, I wondered about these odd shrubs as we rounded a bend and saw them on the hillside. Of course, then I realized they were really antlers!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/alpine-flowers-white-purple-1-cw.jpgAlpine flowers white and lavenderAlpine flowers sprout between all the rocks here.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/alpine-field-w-rocks-cw.jpgrocky Alpine fieldThis field of rocks looks pretty plain, but it is filled with clumps of tiny alpine flowers between all the rocks.2014-10-27T02:35:39+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/06/04/lessons-from-my-cockatoo/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/aimg_1555.jpgSugar the Goffin's Cockatoo bathesBath time!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sugar-in-jade-plant.jpgSugar the Goffin's Cockatoo on jade plantSugar perched on our jade plant.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sugar-preens-tail.jpgSugar the Goffin's Cockatoo preens his tailhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sugar-eats-banana-2-edited.jpgSugar the Goffin's Cockatoo eats bananaSugar eating a banana.2014-08-04T23:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/09/09/lifting-up-part-2/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/heron-flying-low-2-cw.jpggreat blue Heron flying lowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/shorebirds-take-offjpg-cw.jpgShorebirds take offhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/redwing-blackbird-on-a-catail-1-cw.jpgRedwing blackbird on a catailhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/shorebird-standing-with-one-landing-cw.jpgShorebird standing with one landinghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/egret-standing-2-cw.jpgEgret standingEgrethttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/goose-standing-under-tree-cw.jpgGoose standing under tree2014-08-04T23:35:08+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/08/07/getting-grounded/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sunset-barr-lake-1-cw.jpgSunset at Barr lakeDay's end.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gb-heron-sillouette-1-cw.jpgGreat Blue Heron sillouetteGreat Blue heron in flight at dusk.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/muledeer-group-1-cw.jpgMule deer groupThis group of muledeer knew they were safe and sound. They were totally unthreatened by our presence coming and going.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gb-heron-perched-in-a-tree-cw.jpggreat blue heron perched in a treeOnce settled on the tree, this heron is no doubt checking out the fish in the shallow waters below.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gb-heron-alighting-on-branch-cw.jpggreat blue heron alighting on branch .I come to Barr Lake because it is a known habitat for great blue herons and white pelicans!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/robin-w-worm-1-cw.jpgRobin with wormIt was early evening, but the bird is still getting the worm. There's probably hungry young ones somewhere begging for more.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/osprey-in-flight-cw.jpgOsprey in flightThis osprey was beautiful. We saw its nest, with young chicks in it, too!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pelican-over-trees-with-trailing-bird-cw.jpgPelican over trees with trailing birdI love these beautiful pelicans. They glide silently overhead like blimps. I don't know what the smaller is that trails this beauty.2014-08-12T20:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/09/07/lifting-up/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/birds-n-sillouette-cw.jpgBirds in sillouettehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/floating-feather-cw.jpgFloating featherhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sugar-with-feather-toy-cw.jpgSugar with feather toyCockatoo, Sugar, feeling feistyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/birds-in-huge-nest-1-cw.jpgOspreys in huge nestNesting birds, near Gold Beach, Oregonhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/moon-cloud.jpgMoon &CloudMoon over Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/raven.jpgRavenRaven, Yellowstone City, Idahohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sunset-1-cw.jpgSunsetThe Rocky Mountains inspire everyone to look up - every day, here.2014-08-04T23:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/05/03/migration/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mountain-goats-1-cw.jpgmountain goatsMountain goats near Red Feather Lakes, Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/moose-1-cw.jpgMooseA young moose, near Red Feather Lakes, Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/owls-2-cw.jpgOwl family in a nestOwl and three owletshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/goose-parent-cw.jpgGoose parentA wary parent watches over the nest of eggs.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/canadian-goose-eggs-in-nest-cw.jpgCanadian goose eggs in nestCanada goose eggs.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/downy-woodpecker-cw.jpgDowny woodpeckerA downy woodpecker is making a nesting hole.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/eagle-nest-rockies-cw.jpgEagle nest RockiesA bald eagle sits in its nest, with the Rocky Mountains in the background. Through the spotting scope, we could see two chicks, and the mate was nearby.2020-01-01T00:34:29+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/08/04/bee-aware/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bee-3-cw.jpgbee on blossomshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bee-6-cw.jpgBeehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bee-5-cw.jpgBeehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bees-x-2-1-cw.jpgBeesThese bees are so industrious!2017-07-10T21:00:01+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/01/09/living-with-regret/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tortise-1-cw.jpgTortiseYou can take a rest, then move fast or slow. But wallowing in regret doesn't help.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gold-coast-bridge-1-cw.jpgGold Coast bridgeThe body of water passing under this bridge will never pass under it in this same form again. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/forest-fire-remains-cw.jpgforest fire remainsHave you been implementing a scorched earth policy?2014-12-27T21:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/07/10/connecting-with-the-world-outside/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hot-air-balloons-rockies-1-cw.jpghot air balloons &RockiesAir - pretty hard to photograph, so these hot air balloons will have to do. We can't see air, but does that mean it doesn't exist? https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/fire-1-cw.jpgfireplaceFire - warm, nurturing fire always has the power to destroy too.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/coastal-rocks-1-cw.jpgCoastal rocksEarth - solid and dependable - until it isn't (South Oregon coast)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/laupahoehoe-park-32a-cw.jpgLaupahoehoe parkWater - powerful, life-giving water (Laupahoehoe park, Hawaii)2014-08-11T20:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/06/21/looking-for-a-state-of-grace/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/allerton-water-lilly-5-cw.jpgAllerton water lilyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/moab-raven-3a-cw.jpgMoab ravenhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sedona-landscape-5a-cw.jpgSedona landscape2014-07-09T23:36:18+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/03/31/sehnsucht/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lone-tree-and-stars-cw.jpgLone tree and starsMy friend and I feel like this tree, reaching for the stars, knowing we will never get there, but reaching nonetheless.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ngc3521_hstgendler900c.jpgPhoto courtesy of NASA.Photo courtesy of NASA.2014-04-13T07:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/03/14/where-will-the-hawks-rest-now/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/stumps-3-cw.jpgStumps in snowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/stumps-in-snow-1-cw.jpgStumps in snowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/stumps-2-cw.jpgtree StumpsWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mature-tree-cw.jpgMature treeSole survivor in this corner of a large field.2014-04-06T03:26:29+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/01/01/yes-no-balance-it-out/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/taro-fields-7.jpgTaro fields on Kauaihttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vegetation-18.jpgspiral vinehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/allerton-buddha-2.jpgBuddha statue at Allerton Gardenshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/coffee-berry-branch.jpgberry branchhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/allerton-unidentified-flower-12-cropped.jpgwhite and pink blossom2014-03-08T03:31:36+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/02/13/alianas-love-story/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bottled-beverages.jpgBottled beveragesI couldn't wait to pop a top with the new Beer Paws bottle opener given to me by Animal Couriers!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ali-smiles-2-cw.jpgAli smiles 2 CWAliana relaxeshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ali-sitting-pretty-cw.jpgAli wearing her Beer Paws bottle openerAliana models the Animal Couriers bottle opener. Thank you Animal Couriers!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ali-nutty-play-cw.jpgAli and Nutty playAliana plays with Nutty, our Silky Terrierhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kinsey-and-ali.jpgKinsey and AliKinsey and Aliana2019-04-29T00:45:24+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2014/01/26/looking-for-my-liebchen/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/leibster.pngLiebster awardhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cropped-pink-waterlillies-1.jpgpink water lilies2014-05-28T15:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/12/31/2013-in-review/2014-01-04T20:16:50+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/12/30/bridging-two-worlds/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/butterfly-white-black-1-cw.jpgButterfly White Blackhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/geese-migrating-at-sunset-eastlake-cw.jpgGeese migrating at sunset (Eastlake)These migrating geese caught the blaze of the sunset on their bodies. They straddle two different lands, but they do it one place at a time, migrating between.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/shoreline-1-cw.jpgOregon ShorelineThis tiny rivulet looks like I could straddle it at its smallest point. How long could I hold that position? Which is better? The logs or the rocks? Each is different, each is worthy.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/barr-lake-bridge-1-cw.jpgBarr Lake Bridge2014-05-24T20:38:22+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/11/28/some-of-my-camera-babys-greatest-hits/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/place-of-refuge-dieing-sea-turtle-1-cw.jpgPlace of Refuge dieing sea turtleSea turtle, Hawaii Islandhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/taro-fields-cw.jpgTaro fields near Hanalei, Hawaii (Kauai)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mossy-felled-redwood-cw.jpgmossy felled redwoodFelled tree. Redwood Forest, Californiahttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/red-cliffs-over-durango-3-cw.jpgRed cliffs over Durango, ColoradoDurango, Colorado.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/chipmunk-eating-cherry-cw.jpgChipmunk eating cherryChipmunk eating a cherry, Crater Lake, Oregonhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sunset-clouds-shasta-cw.jpgSunset clouds shastaSunset reflected in the clouds. Mt. Shasta, Californiahttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lake-at-lake-city-edited-cw.jpgLake at Lake City , Colorado2019-04-19T03:31:58+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/11/25/enabling-dreams/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/crestone-rocksnclouds-cw1.jpgCrestone Rocks and cloudsI need some softer mist amongst my rocks - some dreams to soften my way.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/continental-divide-edited-cw.jpgcontinental divideI can be a fertile valley that accommodates misty potential, rocky patches, trees of growth, and water to feed it all.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rainforest-path-3-cw.jpgrainforest pathFinding a new path can be a great feeling.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/redwood-base-to-top-1-cw.jpgRedwood base to topWhat are you reaching for? What dreams help you grow?2013-12-21T02:29:40+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/11/18/being-cactus/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sedona-cactus-3.jpgSedona cactushttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sedona-cactus-4.jpgSedona yucca plantThis cactus has grown tall, strong, and flowered magnificently.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cactus-cropped.jpgCactus blossomsMore beauty among thorns.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sedona-cactus-1.jpgSedona cactus 1Even with all that armor, cacti can be beautiful.2018-06-10T20:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/10/31/a-lightness-of-heart-willingess-for-joy/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sisters-running-in-meadow-cw.jpgMastiff sisters running in meadowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tess-at-creek-cq.jpgMastiff at creekhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tundra-in-repose-cw.jpgMastiff in reposehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tess-in-the-woods-cw.jpgMastiff in the woodshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2-sisters-camping-rest-cw.jpgMastiff sisters restingOur mastiffs, Tess and Tundra2013-11-22T21:03:32+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/10/16/thank-you/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/long-earred-owl-1-cw.jpgLong-earred owllong-earred owlhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/likeable-blog-1000-1x.pnglikeable-blog-1000-1x2013-11-01T05:14:43+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/10/13/change-in-perspective/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mountain-in-fall-2-cw.jpgMountain in Fall 2https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/aspens-in-fall-2-cw.jpgAspens in fall 2 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/aspens-in-fall-1-cw.jpgAspens in fall 1 CWhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mountain-in-fall-1-cw.jpgMountainRocky Mountains, Colorado2013-10-25T14:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/10/01/the-final-frontier/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pleiades_gendler.jpgpleiadesThe pleiades, courtesy of NASAhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/milky-way.jpgmilky wayhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2-sun-system.jpg2 sun system, courtesy of NASAcourtesy of NASAhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/comet-mcnaught-1.jpgComet McNaughtComet McNaught, courtesy of NASAhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pia14835_hithumb.jpgcourtesy of NASAcourtesy of NASAhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/shasta-shooting-star-cw.jpgshooting star over Mt. ShastaSummit of Mt. Shasta, California2013-10-12T11:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/09/18/care-and-feeding-of-the-soul-part-2/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sunflower-field-1-cw.jpgsunflower fieldSunflowers turn to follow the sun all day. They freely accept all that nourishes them.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cliffs-cw.jpgHawaiian Cliffshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/stairs-cw.jpgStairshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/abandoned-nest-cw.jpgAbandoned nestWhen this nest was no longer needed -- outgrown by the birds and grown chics - they moved on.2013-12-29T17:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/09/16/care-and-feeding-of-the-soul-part-1/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/arches-formation-arch-3-cw.jpgArches - formation ArchKeyhole at Arches National Parkhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/arches-formation-3-shamans-cw.jpgArches formation - 3 shamansAre these just rock formations, or are they the Three Shaman? It depends upon your vision and perspective.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/path-to-the-future-cw.jpgPath to the future2013-12-29T17:32:02+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/09/15/let-us-begin-again-in-love/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/white-waterlillies-2-cw.jpgwhite water lilieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/victoria-waterlilies-5-cw.jpgVictoria waterlilieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pink-waterlillies-4-cw.jpgpink waterlilies2013-09-18T12:14:13+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/08/25/constructive-conflict/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/garnet-resting-cw-copy.jpgGarnet the schnauffenpinscher with penetrating gazeGarnet is a spiritual being having a canine experience.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/chinese-cemetary-kahn-statue-cw-copy.jpgChinese Cemetary Kahn statueKhan statue (warrior leader), Chinese Cemetary, Oahu Island, Hawaiihttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kwan-yin7-cw-copy.jpgGold Kwan YinStatue of Kwan Yin, Goddess of Compassion, Denver Art Museumhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tikis-pl-of-refuge-3-copy.jpgTikis at the Place of RefugeTikis of Hawaiian warriors, Place of Refuge, Hawaii Islandhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/glyph-warrior-1-cw.jpgGlyph warrior, Hawaiian petroglyph2013-09-11T18:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/08/04/love-and-light-like-a-freight-train/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/redwoods-1-cw.jpgCalifornian RedwoodsThis is how Spirit sees me. (Redwood National Park, California)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lassen-volcanic-np-forest-fire-aftermath-1-cw.jpgLassen Volcanic NP Forest FireInside, I thought I was this. (A forest fire burned this area of Lassen Volcanic National Park in 2012)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/n-umpqua-river-calm-to-froth-cw.jpgNorth Umpqua river calm to frothWater as tranquility, transitioning to power. N. Umpqua River, Oregonhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/waterfall-crater-lake-1_2-cw.jpgWaterfall at Crater LakeLove can flow like water, receptive rather than active, but still powerful. Waterfall at Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/train-by-las-animas-6-edited-cw.jpgTrain passes by the Las Animas riverWhen I took two of my children on the Silverton to Durango train, I was extra-careful to avoid other people's heads, elbows, and cameras. It was much easier with my telephoto lens than it would have been with my father, who just had a wide-angle lens.2013-08-29T08:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/07/09/group-think/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/soaring-pelican-barr-lake.jpgsoaring pelican - Barr LakeA pelican flies directly overhead, alone.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/young-eagle-barr-lake.jpgYoung Eagle - Barr LakeJuvenile Eagle -- an individualhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/glyph-footprint-trail-edited_1.jpgGlyph footprint trailhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/druid-chapel-edited-2.jpgDruid chapelA group of trees, standing as a single unit. Big Horn, Wyoming2013-07-15T03:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/07/08/cold-indifference/2013-08-05T21:56:33+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/06/29/celebration-of-joy-or-a-display-of-wealth/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/white-orchids-3-blossoms.jpgwhite orchids blossomshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/barr-lake-tree-tunnel-1.jpgBarr Lake tree tunnelMay the happy couple enjoy their path to a new life, as partnershttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_5868.jpgWhite and fuchsia orchidshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/orange-blossoms.jpgorange blossomsOrange blossoms2013-07-09T00:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/06/09/in-times-of-stress-this-makes-everything-better/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/wjazz-perfect-portrait.jpgJazz, our miniature red pooldeJazz https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/jazz-in-a-field.jpgJazz, our miniature red poodle, in a fieldJazz, my husband's dog and my deep friend.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hot-tea_1.jpghot tea in a Japanese cup with carved figurines nearbyThis handmade Japanese tea cup was a gift from the Shumei International Institute in Crestone, Colorado.2013-09-25T15:13:36+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/05/21/putting-away-childish-things/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4410.jpgIMG_4410Nutty loves his bedtime books.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_5626.jpgRussell Sprout and writing materialsWhether I'm reading or writing, Russell Sprout is always up for a cuddle.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ruby-and-books.jpgRuby and booksDo birds of feather flock together? Does Ruby like books too?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nutty-on-maroon-chair-7.jpgNutty the Silky Terrier on booksNutty guards my books2013-06-14T13:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/04/28/i-dont-want-to-do-that-again/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cormorant-pair-in-flight-1.jpgCormorant pair in flightDid I need help, or a buddy on this one, but was afraid to ask?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cormorant-in-flight-1.jpgCormorant in flightWould a higher perspective help?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tribble-in-snow-8.jpgTribble the Schnauffen Peagle in snowShake it off! And then, think about it.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_5770.jpgred blossoms peek through a palm frond2013-05-12T17:50:08+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/04/22/get-over-it/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kauai-sunrise-6.jpgKauai sunrisehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pond-waterlillies-2.jpgpond- water lilieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/allerton-water-lilly-3.jpgAllerton water lilly2014-03-23T22:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/04/07/so-what-is-it-really/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cactus-cropped.jpgCactusIt may look like a thorny situation, but there's an opportunity for learning (flowers).https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/arches-formation-arch-16.jpgArches national park formationArches National Park, Moab, Utahhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/arches-formation-panorama-3.jpgArches formationArches National Park, Utah. For those in the desert, a few drops of water from the mountain means a lot.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/utah-tree-in-flooded-river.jpgUtah tree in flooded riverTree in a flooded Utah river - compassion in a sea of indifference2013-05-01T16:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/03/28/wheres-the-right-tool-for-the-job/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/glyph-circles-9.jpgGlyph circlesThe tool of communication. The maker of this petroglyph didn't use his words, but communicated something that was meaningful to him -- a prayer?https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/place-of-refuge-sacrifice-2.jpgoffering at the Place of RefugeAn offering left at the Place of Refuge, Hawaii Island -- the person who left it may see gratitude and honor as tools that enhance his life.2013-04-03T02:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/03/06/watching-or-doing/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_5672.jpgsmall stumps in frozen pondIcy pondhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_5948.jpgtropical treehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_5959.jpgthorny leafWhat looks beautiful from afar can have thorns, hidden out of sight.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_59141.jpgfern frondshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_5503.jpgmountain sunset in Colorado2013-06-14T04:22:05+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/02/24/its-not-meditation-its-introspection-for-peace-and-clarity/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/russel-with-writing_1.jpgRussel Sprout and writing tableRussell Sprout is getting impatient. We've got work to finish!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fall-foliage-mixture-2.jpgfall foliagein Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/black-white-butterfly.jpgblack and white butterfly2013-03-18T00:48:19+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/01/23/the-hidden-cost-of-gossip/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/plum-blossoms-pg.jpgPlum blossoms.pg2013-12-14T18:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/01/29/through-heavens-eyes/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/earth-blue-marble2.gifEarthhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/earth-blue-marble1.gifEarthhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/earth-blue-marble.gifEarth2013-02-24T17:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/02/06/snow-day/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/tess-contemplates-snow.jpgMastiff sitting in snow driftTess in the Snow2013-02-24T17:57:19+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/02/12/bring-it-on/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hola-seabird-6.jpgBooby in Hawaii2013-02-24T17:55:27+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/02/22/39/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chameleon-1.jpgChameleonChameleon2013-02-24T17:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/02/28/open-doors-to-high-adventure/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nutty-trotting-outside.jpgNutty the Silky Terrier trotting outsideSilkey Terrier, "Nutty"2013-02-24T17:51:56+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/03/05/heart-to-heart-resuscitation/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/garnet-nursing-all-1-week-2-e1331010360669.jpgGarnet the schauffenpinscher nursing her puppiesGarnet's familyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/garnet-pg.jpgPregnant Garnet the schauffenpinscherPregnant Garnethttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/garnet-laying-in-grass.jpgGarnet the schnauffenpinscher laying in grass2013-02-24T17:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/03/13/journey-to-the-soul/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/n4472_ill.jpgenergy2013-02-24T17:48:35+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/03/19/73/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/allerton-water-lilly-1.jpgKoi in water lilliesKoi in water lilies.2013-02-24T17:46:44+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/03/28/sunshine-award/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sunshine-blog-award1.jpegSunshine Blog award2013-02-24T17:44:28+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/04/01/courage-in-action/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kauai-sunrise-5.jpgKauai sunriseKauai. Hawaii sunrisehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1564.jpgArches National Park, Moab, UtahArches National Park, Moab, Utahhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_1547.jpgRock archArches National Park, Moab, Utah2013-02-24T17:43:33+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/04/04/very-inspiring-blogger-award/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/very-inspirational-blogger11.jpgVery Inspirational Blogger award2013-02-24T17:40:08+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/04/05/tribbles-job/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tibble-w-mwh.jpgTibble w MWHTribble holding her toy "baby"https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tribble-standing-outside-6-wks.jpgTribble standing outside 6 wksTribble's baby picture, summer 20102013-02-24T17:39:17+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/05/02/what-a-concept/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/earth-blue-marble.gifEarth blue 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Wyominghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/aspen-alley-1-edited.jpgAspen Alley, Wyominghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/a-place-in-the-world-edited.jpgBig Horn, Wyominghttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sedona-cactus-1.jpgCactus flower2023-06-28T04:43:31+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/06/12/go-gracefully-or-kicking-and-screaming/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/eye-bfly-3.jpgbutterfly on a frondhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/white-black-bfly-w-pink-flowers-3.jpgblack and white butterfly perched on pink flowerhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/redrectangle_hst.jpgredrectangle_hstCourtesy of NASA2013-02-24T17:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/06/19/when-it-rains-it-pours/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/beautifulbloggeraward21.jpgBeautiful Blogger 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hospital.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_4373.jpgTribble the Schnauffen Peaglehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_4626-a.jpgTribble the Schnauffen Peagle with worn out toyTribble with her favorite toy - it used to be a rabbit doll, but now it's a rag.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_4306-a.jpgTribble the Schnauffen PeagleHappy little Tribble2013-02-28T13:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/08/05/work-in-progress/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/grapevines1.jpgGrapevinesGrapevines gone wild! Tribble is hoping they'll make more shade soon.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/grapevines.jpgGrapevinesGrapevines gone wild! Tribble is hoping they'll give her even more shade, soon!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/squash-blossoms1.jpgsquash blossomsSquash blossomshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/squash-blossoms.jpgsquash blossomshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pear-baby-our-first.jpgPear baby - our firstFirst baby on our new pear tree.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/eggplant-baby.jpgEggplant babyBaby eggplanthttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/green-tomato-babies.jpgGreen tomato babiesThese babies are still growing; they'll be red, ripe tomatoes some day.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/utah-drive-rock-spires-4a.jpgUtah drive rock spiresUtah scenery; it was even hotter than it looks.2013-02-24T17:21:15+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/08/13/not-afraid-of-hard-work/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/turtles-on-rock-51.jpgTurtles on rockhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aam-less-tree-face-edited2.jpgArchangel Michael Statuehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aam-less-tree-face-edited1.jpgArchangel Michael statueMy kind of angel - fighting the good fight. Archangel Michael statue, Catholic Archdiocese of Denverhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aam-less-tree-face-edited.jpgArchangel Michael StatueMy kind of angel - fighting the good fight. Archangel Michael statue, Catholic Archdiocese of Denverhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/denver-spring.jpgDowntown Denver in springNear my office - much prettier in the spring than it is now.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/turtles-on-rock-5.jpgTurtles on rockOkay, this isn't from my day off, but wouldn't it have been nice to have been relaxing like these turtles are!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4657.jpgoregano blossomsMy oregano plants and blossoms2013-02-24T17:19:46+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/08/16/fear-transformed-into-action/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/flying-seahawk.jpgflying sea hawkhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/white-black-bfly-w-pink-flowers-3.jpgblack and white butterfly on pink flossomhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/green-blue-bflies-on-pink-flower.jpggreen and purple butterflies on pink flower2013-02-24T17:17:53+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/08/22/i-apologize/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/creek-near-cont-divid-edited1.jpgcreekClear waters, no trouble here. https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/creek-near-cont-divid-edited.jpgCreekhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mist-in-lake-city-mountains-2-edited.jpgmist in Lake City, Colofado mountainshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/clouds-in-mtns-edited.jpgClouds in the Colorado mountainsSometimes there is trouble in paradise.2013-02-24T17:16:42+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/09/14/ohhh-the-pressure/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/red-berries.jpgred berrieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/koi-1.jpgKoi pondhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/purple-mouse-ears-1.jpgpurple mouse earshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/victoria-waterlilies-6.jpgVictoria water lilieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pink-waterlillies-4.jpgpink water lilieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/barrel-cactus-1.jpgbarrel cactusBarrel cactus2013-02-24T17:04:45+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/01/13/shifting-perspective-and-seeing-a-new-landscape/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bamboo-wave-sculpture.jpgbamboo wave sculpturehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bamboo-wave-sculpture-3.jpgbamboo wave sculpturehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pink-waterlillies-10.jpgpink waterlillieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/unknown-water-plants-1.jpgwater plantshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pink-waterlillies-with-bamboo-reflection.jpgpink waterlillies with bamboo reflectionhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bamboo-wave-sculpture-2.jpgbamboo wave sculpturebamboo wave sculpturehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/yellow-waterlillie-2.jpgYellow water lilieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/white-waterlillies-1.jpgwhite water lilieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/victoria-waterlilies-4.jpgVictoria water lilies2013-02-24T17:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/09/02/a-matter-of-perspective/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/idaho-fields-31.jpgIdaho fields, aerial photoIdaho (I think) fieldshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/slc-fly-over-11.jpgaerial photos of Salt Lake City, UtahUtahhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/taro-fields-71.jpgTaro fields near Hanalei on Kauai, HawaiiTaro fields near Hanalei, Kauai island, Hawaii. 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OK, so this wasn't from my business trip, but is a lush example of farms-as-art from a vacation.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/idaho-fields-5.jpgaerial photos of Idaho fieldsIdaho fields (I think)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/idaho-fields-3.jpgaerial photos of Idaho fieldsIdaho fieldshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/slc-fly-over-1.jpgaerial photos of Salt Lake City, UtahUtah2013-02-24T17:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/09/22/adoration-and-meditation/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jazz-outside.jpgJazz, our miniature red poodle, outsideJazzhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ember-on-couch-1.jpgEmber the red poodle on couchEmberhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tribble-wagging-tail.jpgTribble the Schnauffen Peagle wagging tailTribble, wagging her tailhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/garnet-resting.jpgGarnet the schauffenpinscher with a penetrating gazeGarnethttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4312.jpgNutty the Silky TerrierNutty2013-02-24T16:53:33+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/10/03/farwell-ember/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/purple-lillies-1.jpgpurple calla lilieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ember-laying-on-floor.jpgEmber the standard red poodle laying on floorShowing off her lovely coat and long legs.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/security-force.jpgSecurity forceHome security forcehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ember-nutty-kissing.jpgEmber & Nutty kissingEmber and Nutty kissing. Ember is laying down and Nutty is standing, to overcome the height differential. (Sorry for the poor quality cell-phone picture, but it is too sweet to leave out.)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ember-sitting-outside.jpgEmber the red poodle puppy sitting outsidehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ember-baby-pic-2-cropped.jpgEmber the red poodle puppyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ember-baby-pic-2.jpgEmber red poodle puppyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ember-standing-outside.jpgEmber the red poodle standing outsideEmber as a puppy, summer 20102013-02-24T16:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/10/07/turn-turn-turn/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/clover-and-violas.jpgclover and violasThese clover and violas (pictured a few weeks ago) look as bad as the horseradish now -- no sense of humor about the cold.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/nami-and-fresh-picked-vegs-2012.jpgfresh vegetables and catCat checks out new harvesthttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/first-pick-2012.jpggarden produceOverripe Japanese eggplant, perfect peppers, tomatoes, and squashhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/horseradish-plant-in-cold.jpghorseradish plant in coldThis horseradish plant was too hot a couple of weeks ago, and is morning the cold today.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/snow-on-maple-leaves.jpgsnow on maple leaveshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4864.jpggrapevinesSnow on the grapevines2013-02-24T16:51:12+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/10/21/one-good-deed-deserves-another/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/evergreens-and-aspens.jpgEvergreens and AspensColorado evergreenshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/aspens-and-evergreen-2.jpgColorado Aspens and evergreenMore Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/aspens-and-evergreen-1.jpgColorado Aspens and evergreenColoradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/aspens.jpgColorado AspensColorado Aspenshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sheep-outside-steamboat-1.jpgSheep outside Steamboat SpringsFree-range sheep in Colorado - wishing for green grass again.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fall-aspens-right-outside-steamboat.jpgFall aspens right outside Steamboat Springs, ColoradoJust east of Steamboat Springshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/landscape-driving-to-steamboat-7.jpgColorado fall landscapeColoradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/landscape-driving-to-steamboat-9.jpgColorado aspens in fallhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/foliage-drving-to-steamboat-4.jpgColorado aspens in fallSomewhere between Silverthorn and Steamboat Springs, Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/super-sweet-award1.pngsuper-sweet-awardThank you, Daisy!2013-02-24T16:50:06+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/11/12/waiting-for-the-clean-sweep/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gunnison-w-snow-bits.jpgGunnison in winterNear Gunnison, Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mountains-with-snow-1.jpgMountains with snowNear Gunnison, Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lake-at-lake-city.jpgLake city, ColoradoLake City, Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rocksnclouds-edited.jpgRocks and clouds, Crestone, ColoradoCrestone, Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/crestone-clouds-gold-treesjpg-edited.jpgCrestone, Colorado in the fallCrestone, Colorado2013-02-24T16:48:22+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/11/25/meet-my-new-friend-resiliance/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/peacock-displaying.jpgPeacock displayingThis bird embodies creativity of a sort. I don't have to be flashy like him to be creative, fostering my ability to be resilient.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4499.jpgCreediteThis creedite mineral seems a better mascot these days. Although strong, like a rock, it looks like it's resilient to me!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4498.jpgCreediteThis creedite mineral seems a better mascot these days. Although strong, like a rock, it looks like it's resilient to me!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/unakite-dodo-1.jpgUnakite dodo figurineSometimes, I felt like this unakite dodo bird symbolized my lifehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mountain-peak-w-snow-1.jpgMountain peak with snowA lovely peak, somewhere in Colorado2013-02-24T16:42:48+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/12/17/struggling-with-the-holidays/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/christmas-tree.jpgChristmas treehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mountain-peak-w-snow-5.jpgMountain peak with snowhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pertroglyphs-albuquerque-224.jpgHand Petroglyphshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dans-sheep-watching-me.jpgsheep2014-02-13T20:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2012/12/30/2-4-6-8-who-do-we-appreciate/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nutty-trotting-outside.jpgNutty the Silky Terrier trotting outsideNutty was very lonely before we adopted him.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/garden-waterfall-w-lillies.jpggarden waterfall with lilliesA little zen at the Denver Botanic Gardenhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cactus-1.jpgcactusWest Texas is flat, desolate, and you'd be lucky to find a cactus this green. Really lucky.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tribble-standing-outside-6-wks.jpgTribble as a 6-week-old puppy"No, Mom, I'll never grow up and get into mischief!" (Tribble)https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/garnet-nursing-all-pups-1-week.jpgGarnet nursing all pups at 1 weekWe didn't know Garnet was pregnant when we adopted her, but she (and the puppy we kept) became great additions to our furever family. And our friends loved the puppies they took home later!https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/palm-cluster.jpgHawaiian palm treeshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/overlook-near-steamboat-springs.jpgOverlook near Steamboat SpringsOverlook near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Fall 2011https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mixmatchmeme.pngMix & Match Meme's gravatarMix & Match Meme's gravatarhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sugar-eats-banana.jpgSugar the Goffin's Cockatoo eats bananaOur Goffin's Cockatoo eats a banana. Originally wild-caught 30 or so years ago, he didn't recognize bananas as food unless they were in the peel.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/reader-appreciation-award1.jpgreader-appreciation-award2013-02-24T16:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/01/14/the-cause-of-mental-illness-it-isnt-what-you-think/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/v-v-fireplace-chimney.jpgV-V fireplace chimneyhomelessnesshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sedona-rocks-cactus-1.jpgSedona rocks with cactusIsolation2015-05-06T09:47:24+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/01/27/love-as-a-verb/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bonsai-1.jpgBonsaiMy husband likes Bonsai trees, but he stands tall (in spirit and body) like a huge oak.https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/koi-1.jpgKoi in lily pondTwo fish in a peaceful pondhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bamboo-tornado-edited.jpgBamboo tornadoBamboo sculpture, Denver Botanic Gardens --sometimes love feels a bit like a tornadohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pink-waterlillies-7.jpgpink waterlillieshttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/columns-edited_1.jpgPavilion ColumnsPavilion at Cheesman Park, Denver, Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/barrel-cactus-nursery-1.jpgbarrel cactus nurseryBarrel cactus are prickly - like an argumentative mood2013-03-04T04:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/2013/02/10/sense-of-place/https://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rmnp-sunset-with-elk.jpgRMNP sunset with elkElk in Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/place-of-refuge-dieing-sea-turtle-1.jpgPlace of Refuge sea turtlehttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/place-of-refuge-palms-w-orbs-2.jpgpalm treesPlace of Refuge, Hawaii Islandhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/petroglyph-grouping.jpgPetroglyph groupingPetroglyph group, Albuquerque, New Mexicohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pertroglyphs-albuquerque-018.jpgMacaw Pertroglyphspetroglyph, Albuquerque, New Mexicohttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pertroglyphs-albuquerque-017.jpgMacaw Pertroglyphhttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sedona-landscape-5.jpgSedona landscapeNear Sedona, Arizonahttps://peacewithmylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sedona-outskirts-1.jpgSedona outskirtsOutskirts of Sedona, Arizona2013-02-24T14:57:17+00:00monthlyhttps://peacewithmylife.com/awards/2013-01-01T21:31:27+00:00weekly0.6https://peacewithmylife.comdaily1.02025-12-28T05:01:45+00:00