Western horizon, dawn, Sayulita, Nayarit, Mexico

Tucson Rain

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Saguaro rib walking staff

Bleached grey

Desiccated nearly weightless

A solar artifact

Swinging alongside sandal crunch

On pathway gravel, sand, cobble

Footfall & pendulum

The only sense of time

Trailside flattop rock

Waist high prominence

Fold into lotus to cushion ankles

Sanüks under butt for balance

Virga aloft cloud shadows dancing

Paloverde, ocotillo, chenille prickly pear

Immediacy quickening thirst

Expectant, hushed, listening

Stripped down to simplicities

These austerities, xeriscapes

Droplets that do reach the ground

Nothing less than breath

Richard, sunset glow, FC-CO, NOV-09

Five Qualities and Three Processes

Five qualities of awakening, enlightening: get these right all the time and your life will be beautiful!

1. Yes

2. No

3. Hello

4. Goodbye

5. I love you

Have your yes and your no, your hellos and goodbyes, constantly emerging from the heart (the I love you), in the face of these three processes that occur:

1. Attraction (Pull)

2. Aversion (Push)

3. Ignorance (Denial)

That's about it, that's about all.

"WindHenge", Park Point Beach Sculpture, Duluth, Memorial Day, 2009

Spearhead from MIll's Lake, RMNP, Oct-2006

Long's Peak from Hallett Peak, RMNP, Oct-1-2006