Mom

"God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers."

  ~Jewish Proverb

This mom's the best.

Happy Mother's Day! 
    .ryn

My Mom...
Makes people happy
Plants lush gardens
Loves being cozy
Believes in me
Is beautiful
Reads a lot
Cuts out articles that inspire me
Makes a great cup of tea
Is smart
Writes beautiful letters
Listens to birds
Is spiritual
Has a great taste in music
Is unique
Makes a house a home
Is a great walking companion
Listens well
Is wise
Is funny
Is caring & selfless
Offers hope
Makes a mean ginger cookie
Is the BEST in the world!

Quiz: Classic Kids Books

“You mustn’t despair!” cried Mr. Wonka. “Nothing is impossible! You watch!”

from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

May is Share A Story Month!  Here's a little quiz to celebrate... How well do you know your classic kids books?  Whoever is first to correctly list the book titles for each illustration in the comments below, will win a fantastic prize!  Goody goody!  Have at it!

    .ryn

April Faves

Here are a few of my faves for April.  What are yours?  Leave me a comment!

    .ryn

by Fredrik Åkum

I love the ruggedness of these moons. 

I looked out the window and caught a glimpse of a jem-colored brilliant bird.  I believe it was an Indigo Bunting.  No human could ever create a blue that rich.  I hope you can see one sometime...

This is a spectacle to be seen.  The Roberto Capucci "Art Into Fashion" exhibit at the Philly Museum of Art.  Inspired by architecture, nature and music, Capucci's imagination runs wild in his outrageous creations.  Kind of dying to wear that yellow coat... 

Signs of Spring 4

Snow Goose & Tundra Swan Migration

Middlecreek Wildlife Preserve, Pennsylvania 2011

Signs of Spring 3

Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.
Rainer Maria Rilke

Signs of Spring 2

                                                                         photo credit: ryn

Beauty Blessing

As stillness in stone to silence is wed
May your heart be somewhere a God might dwell.

As a river flows in ideal sequence
May your soul discover time in presence.

Signs of Spring 1

photo credit: ryn

Such Singing in the Wild Branches (2003)
It was spring
and finally I heard him
among the first leaves—
then I saw him clutching the limb

in an island of shade
with his red-brown feathers
all trim and neat for the new year.
First, I stood still

and thought of nothing.
Then I began to listen.
Then I was filled with gladness—
and that's when it happened,