Golden Book

reading the golden book

of all the Christmas blessings

sprinkled on earth

by angels before her

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Sharing with Alexandra's Sunday Sketches

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Tattoo Elf

A customer saw one of my Christmas Elf's and asked if I could do her

holding a tattoo gun.

Her she is ready to make your dream tattoo for you

wink wink

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original in the shop

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Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. 

I am thankful for your kinship here in blogland!

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AC: Sanctuary

she finds sanctuary

in the heart of her being

she finds sanctuary

in the quiet stance and strength of stones

she finds sanctuary

in the air all life breathes

she finds sanctuary

in all living beings

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dear Veronica is our host for this: Art Challenge

her choice for us: Sanctuary

Visit Veronica's to enjoy how 'sanctuary' inspired others

thank you Veronica!

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Fungi

this autumn it has rained

and 

poured

and sprinked

at the moment it is pouring rain!

such a great environment for mushrooms to fruit up 

through the crust of our earth

I adore finding them, seeing them, learning about them

and 

lately drawing and painting them

tonight it will freeze and that will stop most mushrooms from popping up. 

Mushroom season is coming to an end. 

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I hope you enjoy my little mushrooms

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Art Challenge: Winter Salon

deep in a California forest

land of moss and rain

there was a winter party going on

the fungi gathered 

to dance and chatter

one of them said: can you imagine living in a Montana forest

earth frozen and cloaked in snow

we could not fruit until spring

all the more reason to gather and celebrate life

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winter Salon is our theme this week

offered by our lovely friend Stefanie

I did not know what it meant

I think it is a lovely idea to gather, visit, share and ponder

with one another

Thank you for being our host Stefanie!

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Deer Woman

wandering through the woods

i met a hunter

he was looking for a buck

good thing my antlers were invisible

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Art Challenge

every day she listens to the birds

wind in the trees

fungi rising through the earth

watched the flowers  sway

for they are her teachers

they fill her mind with wisdom

and

heart with joy

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this summer cousin Laura visited
we walked my woods and found interesting mushrooms
 

so here I am studying them
most my days are filled with some sort of schooling in nature
it brings me vitality

i wish all schooling would bring vitality to it's students!
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So nice to have another Art challenge happening.

Thank you Ariane for hosting with our theme:

School

or 

Halloween

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Visit Ariane's to see other wonderful posts for our theme!

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Tree Pose

like a tree

she stands

swaying a bit

in a star filled breeze

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last night the sun poured through a break in the clouds

illuminating a patch of forest

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