Thursday, December 31, 2009

fata morgana

As a young child i dreamed of living in Africa.
Now i have no desire to ever go there. Oh i would still love to see the lions, the dessert and... a fata morgana.
My reasons for not wanting to go there.... maybe this one at the core; what if i get hurt, will i justify because of my money, to be helped by a doctor, while thousands of others stand in line for days to get medical attention. How will i ever walk past them with a clear conscious?

Anyway i am not solving world problems of that magnitude, and will stay close to my own stories (rightly or wrongly? i don't even have resolutions in that area.)
To make this into a long post; i do feel that by loving, celebrating and sharing my own environment, the ripples of that energy somehow have a positive effect even on world affairs.And how does this fit in with a fata morgana? I don't know? All i was going to say, was that as a kid, the word fata morgana, was like a fairy tale. i don't think i ever imagined truly seeing one.

Now here i am. And once in while we see a mirage, which is a fata morgana. I wouldn't have seen it if i had not known these mountains in the distance, i wouldn't have seen it if i had not looked intently, i could have walked by it so easily. But today i did see.
The world is lifted, castles created, where they are not.
I do now live in a world where things like that truely happen.

And on that hill i stand watching the mirage, which is shivering ever so slightly.

there is this... tree scolding the little tree. Do you see it? Do you see the wolf raising her paw?

last day of the year

On the morning of this last day of the year
while the full moon is setting
while the temperature drops out of sight
while the sun has not quite appeared
while i was still half asleep
while my heart is still broken
ready to break open
words came back to me
so many many precious words
but all i will say
to you all
is happy new year!
a very very happy new year.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

ice crystals

crystals
in the air
rubies
surrounding me
a pearl
here and there
i cherish
the diamond
in my heart
polished with tears







Sunday, December 27, 2009

fog

Today,
Don had visitors,
they had to drive through
the mist,
thick fog,
to get here.

Later climbing
the hill we could see
the fog lifting
which only hangs low in the valley



Why so much fog? There's hardly any open water left now.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

skating

on Kusawa Lake

Friday, December 25, 2009

a mirror


i see the moon and the moon sees me

i look at you and you look at me

yes.....

Christmas day looks very fine

yours and mine

Monday, December 21, 2009

winter solstice

Back to the light!
Happy Solstice to you all!

I found this on the web, because i cannot explain it all, but tomorrow we will have 7 seconds more light. I did not know there is such a slowing down, for the gears to shift. I have to say it feels like that. The darkest hour might be over, but it's a long haul. That's why there is Christmas! to sit around the tree and candle light, eat good food ,exchange gifts, music, etc and feel grateful and blessed with loved ones. Thanks.

Sun & Moon
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
Whitehorse is capital of the territory Yukon Territory

Rising and setting times for the Sun
Length of day Solar noon
Date Sunrise Sunset This day Difference Time Altitude Distance
(106 km)
Dec 21, 2009 10:10 AM 3:48 PM 5h 38m 25s − 04s 12:59 PM 6.0° 147.166
Dec 22, 2009 10:10 AM 3:49 PM 5h 38m 33s + 07s 12:59 PM 6.0° 147.156
Dec 23, 2009 10:10 AM 3:49 PM 5h 38m 52s + 19s 1:00 PM 6.0° 147.146
Dec 24, 2009 10:11 AM 3:50 PM 5h 39m 23s + 30s 1:00 PM 6.1° 147.137
Dec 25, 2009 10:11 AM 3:51 PM 5h 40m 05s + 42s 1:01 PM 6.1° 147.129
Dec 26, 2009 10:11 AM 3:52 PM 5h 41m 00s + 54s 1:01 PM 6.1° 147.122
Dec 27, 2009 10:11 AM 3:53 PM 5h 42m 05s + 1m 05s 1:02 PM 6.2° 147.116

All times are in local time for Whitehorse
December Solstice (Winter Solstice) is on Monday, December 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM in Whitehorse. In most locations north of Equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date

Andi like to add, i was just out, and it's -35 C down in the forest here. (-35 is similar in F)