Eschsholtzia californica: Wild, yet delicate.
the secret hug
Some people exchange a secret handshake when the see each other.
However, we find that it’s more fun to exchange a secret hug instead.
Seeing 60:60
Weeks ago, I laughed when she included in the rules that no more than 2 classes per day would be allowed for the 60-day Challenge. Yes. I laughed because, at the time, getting to the yoga studio every day seemed nearly impossible. But I signed up for the challenge anyhow.
She explained that taking more than 2 classes in one day would be “obsessive.” That was the word she used, and I laughed out loud at the absurdity of it. But now, as I carefully examine the schedule trying to find the fastest possible way to finish off my 60 classes, I don’t think it is obsessive at all.
*SIGH*
Major Dog
He’ll stare at you with his big blue and brown eyes, drool on your leg, and make you feel just a little bit guilty about that calorie-dense decadence that you’ve chosen for breakfast. Perhaps you’ll give him a little nibble today. Or perhaps you won’t. Rest assured, tomorrow, he’ll give you a chance to make it up to him.
stairway to heaven
There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold And she’s buying the stairway to heaven. When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for. Ooh, ooh, and she’s buying the stairway to heaven. There’s a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure ‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings. In a tree by the brook, there’s a songbird who sings, Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven. Ooh, it makes me wonder, Ooh, it makes me wonder. There’s a feeling I get when I look to the west, And my spirit is crying for leaving. In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees, And the voices of those who stand looking. Ooh, it makes me wonder, Ooh, it really makes me wonder. And it’s whispered that soon if we all call the tune Then the piper will lead us to reason. And a new day will dawn for those who stand long And the forests will echo with laughter. If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now, It’s just a spring clean for the May queen. Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run There’s still time to change the road you’re on. And it makes me wonder. Your head is humming and it won’t go, in case you don’t know, The piper’s calling you to join him, Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know Your stairway lies on the whispering wind. And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our soul. There walks a lady we all know Who shines white light and wants to show How everything still turns to gold. And if you listen very hard The tune will come to you at last. When all are one and one is all To be a rock and not to roll. And she’s buying the stairway to heaven.
— Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven