Monday, August 6, 2012

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"Our world is a voice, a sob, a few holy words." --E. Jabes



The rain makes the most delicate lace.


"Give me your eyes and the separate shall be one." --E. Jabes



"The flower rejects any word which dulls its color." --E. Jabes








I am too small to be wild. Perhaps I am a dove,
born a small while in this coat of thieves. 
..

A friend sat on a bench near the sea to eat lunch. A different woman walked past, smoking a cigarette. Reaching the boardwalk, she flicked her cigarette up in an arch. A seagull swooped down and caught it, then circled around puffing and puffing away.

Who knew!
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"A smile is a streak of light and liberty." --E. Jabes

* Wendell Berry Essay wise and pertaining (found here)
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I hope you are all well. That is a little brown fox who visits--the size of a house cat. I feel I could go out and put a flea collar on that beautiful fur and pretend to domesticate. Bad idea. But...

"I want to repeat the words "I love you" until they become spirit." --Helene Cixous

Peace to all who enter here, there and everywhere.

18 comments:

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Thank you
for the special words.
They have brought
a blessing
this late afternoon.
Has been difficult to
smile the last 3 days.
You made me smile...

ArtPropelled said...

A streak of light and liberty... :-) and I'm smiling at that dear fox.

Lynn said...

Those of us fortunate to be visited by wild things share your feeling of domestication. I’m reminded of the phrase, “God doesn’t need any help.” Enjoy!!

Anonymous said...

He looks like he is waiting for a snack - do you feed him?

mansuetude said...

One Woman-- Thanks for coming over and sharing that. To make another smile or help them cry is about as good as it gets.

Hey Robyn. I love that phrase. And ain't he cute. He has a lovely tail too, kind of like new downy feathers.

Lynn--I might watch but I wouldn't try to bring him in. In fact, I wish people would quit meddling with a lot of things, like over fishing the water, and etc. He is sweet though and I don't have to worry about a sitter if I go away for a weekend. :)

grrl--no. I never fed him.
I assume he has great eats out there... Rodents of course,(i am missing some little blue birds this summer). Men catch crabs, fish and shrimp right along the water there where he lives. Maybe I should bring him out some cocktail sauce and a cooler of ice-cold Becks. :)

Thanks for coming over everyone.

Blue Sky Dreaming said...

Thank you...This second photo of seeing through water and wet glass. Our summers are without rain...late fall and winter before I see water drops on windows.

Seth said...

I find all these images to be so calming. Beautiful.

Judy Martin said...

I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you

rivergardenstudio said...

Yes i am smiling too and loving my freedom.
Your fox is lovely and you are so lucky to have her pose for you.
Such lovely to visit and read your stories and your quotes.
Peace to you on this sunday.
roxanne

Annie Jeffries said...

soft and serene and calming. left me feeling completely at peace.

Caterina Giglio said...

ah you have captured the precious rain and a whole host of emotion.. thank you, i will take my smile out to dinner...

Don Madden said...

Thank you.
A lot.

Anonymous said...



ok yes..

I KNEW
you were another one
who sees things

that are invisible too.

I knew it in my heart of hearts..

shhhh....

Christine Clemmensen said...

Thank you for this beautiful post. For your words, for the fox, and for putting a smile on my face with that flea collar-bit :-) Great! But, yes... bad idea, of course :-)

I hope you are well. Rainy at your place? Looks quiet and soothing - and true; lovely lace :-)
I love the rain

xo, warm wishes and light.
Hugs

Crafty Green Poet said...

I love those first two photos, what beautiful effects... lovely fox too

layers said...

lovely images and words.. especially the fox.. waiting in the light.

rivergardenstudio said...

I am back to say hello and fill my eyes with your beautiful lacy water through the glass. happy blue moon to you.
roxanne

Christine Clemmensen said...

Happy 14th of October. Is is raining where you are?
xo