Reflections

WATER

The world turns softly
Not to spill its lakes and rivers.
The water is held in its arms
And the sky is held in the water.
What is water,
That pours silver,
And can hold the sky?

~Hilda Conkling

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Weekend Reflections

The sun is peeking from behind a saguaro.

Curve-billed Thrasher

Desert Cotton

Pin Cushion cactus with fruit

Arizona Rosewood

Texas Mulberry

These pictures are from an early morning walk to the creek at Sabino Canyon on Saturday.  In  the last image, I like the way the rocky reflection mingles with the rocks under the water.  Have a nice weekend!

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Winter Reflections

Greetings from the desert!  I've been pretty busy lately, but I wanted to pop in to say hi, and share some wonderful news.  My little grandson, Tyler Jet, who lives in Massachusetts, is coming to visit for a week in February!  He will be nine months old and will finally get to meet his Tucson uncles.  Needless to say, I am very happy and excited about seeing Tyler Jet and his parents next month.

Here are some watery reflections from a couple of weeks ago:

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Reflections of Autumn

The creek has pretty much stopped flowing for now, but the pools of still water reflect the colors of the season, such as they are in the desert.

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Reflections of MIM

Here are some reflections found outside of the new Museum of Musical Instruments in Phoenix.  Photography is allowed inside as well.  The MIM has thousands of musical instruments from around the world.  We were in there for 4.5 hours!

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Glimmers of Light

As I was walking in the woods, I noticed some sparkly things.  It turned out to be a monitoring project for hummingbird conservation.  Here is concern for the well-being of migrants as well as residents.

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The World According to Abe

“I used to be with it

but then they changed what "it" was.

Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's “it” seems weird and scary to me.”

 ~Grandpa Simpson of The Simpsons








Notes about the images:

1. reflection of box turtle on water
2. looking at turtle thru a window with reflection of poker chips on the glass
3. same as first image but cropped and set vertically

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Reflections at the watering hole

"Without the rigidity of concepts, the world becomes transparent and illuminated, as though lit from within. With this understanding, the interconnectedness of all that lives becomes very clear. We see that nothing is stagnant and nothing is fully separate, that who we are, what we are, is intimately woven into the nature of life itself. Out of this sense of connection, love and compassion arise."

From: 'Loving-Kindness - The Revolutionary Art of Happiness' ~Sharon Salzberg

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