Where the Light Is

On the Bayou, Summer 2020 

Soft silvery green

lesson in tranquility

let me learn from you

Blessing

Esperanza (Tecoma), August 2020

The blessing of hope

grows up over every fence

reaching to find you

Unexpected Landing

Painted Lady Butterfly, August 2020

How often do we 

see something for the first time  -  

and really see it?

* We were on our way to dinner and she was fluttering around the front walkway like crazy - landing for less than a second and then taking off again. I had never seen a painted lady before and only identified her afterwards by the photo. It's exhilarating to host a new-comer. So far this summer we have had monarchs, swallowtails, sulfurs,a red admiral and now the painted lady. 

On the Fence

Bougainvillea, August 2020
 

 

You can hang in there

blooming in a make-shift home

at least for a while

Flight

Young Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Turk's Cap, August 2020

 

He moves with lightness

accurate agility

to what gives him life

May I also move with lightness towards what gives me life.

August Arrivals

Young Ruby-throated Hummingbird, August 2020

 

Hummingbirds arrive

sparking late summer wonder

a welcome respite

Morning Prayer

 

Still Life with Prayer Icon, August 2020

Teach me to rest in you

to find a home in silence

.   .   .   .   . 

Today

Orchid in the kitchen window, Summer 2020

 

I hope you know that 

undeniable brightness 

lives and shines in you 

Blessing

Box Turtle, August 2020

May you know Sabbath,

may goodness and light meet you

wherever you are

Ordinary Days

Red Admiral Butterfly on Turk's Cap, August 2020

 

Ordinary days

hold extraordinary gifts

joyous and divine

* I was having morning coffee on the back porch and watching the birds fly in and out of the feeders when I saw a flash of red-orange. I couldn't believe my eyes - the first time to see this butterfly in my yard. One of my summer's happiest moments. 

Won't you stay awhile?

Giant Swallowtail on Pink Penta, Summer 2020
 

You float through flowers

at summer's garden soiree

unhurried and free

Hello Red

Red Begonias, August 2020

 

Simple happiness

we don't have to look so far

it's blooming right here

*On a visit to Santa Fe last year I noticed many shops keep begonias in their windows. After I returned to Houston, I placed one at the kitchen door so I could see it every time I come home. The bright red makes me happy.

Being Seen

 Chafer Beetle, August 2020

I love to observe

without my being observed - 

and then I met you

Beloved

Red Spider Lily, August 2020
(sometimes called Hurricane or Eyelash Lily)

 

Just ask the flowers

we're all known by many names

which is your favorite?

Including You

Rain Lily, Summer 2020

A gentle rain falls

in the early morning light

the world is made new

 

Blessing

Plumbago, August 2020

 

May you and God catch

each other in the sunlight

where love calls to love

What Collects

Pedernales Falls, April 2019

Low tide reveals

what collects in the center

each stone a story

*experimenting with Haiku

In the Cleft of the Rock

Pedernales Falls, April 2019

You can find me here

where the hill is splashed with gold

your heart knows the way

* experimenting with Haiku

To Love

Dripping Springs, April 2019

Enduring heirloom

Stitched with every bright color

welcome home to love

*experimenting with Haiku

Vespers

Pedernales Falls, April 2019

Who would you most like to meet here?

The Narrow Way

Johnson City, April 2019

Sometimes all we need

is a crack in the pavement

for life to flourish

*experimenting with Haiku

Listen to the Golden Hills

Perdernales Falls, April 2019

Let the river speak

Let the flat rocks speak to you

Listen to the sky

*experimenting with Haiku

The Outpost

Dripping Springs, April 2019

Gathered and hopeful

we stand as we are able

waiting for good news

*experimenting with Haiku

Nala

Nala, August 2020

Her soft golden eyes

always anticipating

the next adventure

*experimenting with Haiku
** Nala's favorite adventures include napping, walking the bayou, chasing squirrels, and treats of all kinds.

Unafraid

Hibiscus, 2020

May my whole life be

organized around the heart,

where Spirit abides

*experimenting with Haiku

Calendar Days

Kitchen still life, August 2020

Promising new day,

when the invitation comes

help me to say yes

*experimenting with Haiku

Grace

Banana Tree Leaf, Summer 2020

I give attention

to curling and frayed edges

 your grace gathers there

*experimenting with Haiku

The Waiting Spaces

Morning Glory, August 2020

Send life into every corner of my heart.

Life sends small tendrils

to fill the waiting spaces

in you and in me

*experimenting with Haiku

Today

Purple Cone Flower/Echinacea, Summer 2020

It may look crowded

but there is room enough for 

all of who you are

*experimenting with Haiku

Blessing

White Shrimp Plant, August 2020

May you find a place

in the cool and quiet shade

where gold and green play

*experimenting with Haiku

Let me be like the dove

Storm Clouds, August 2020

Storm clouds overhead

doves shelter in downy nest

warm and untroubled

Let me be like the dove. 

*experimenting with Haiku