"I don't know exactly what a prayer is.

I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down

into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,

how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,

which is what I have been doing all day.

Tell me, what else should I have done?

Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?

Tell me, what is it you plan to do

with your one wild and precious life?'

(© Mary Oliver)

All photos are © WoodSong Nature Photography/C. Mead, and may not be used for any purpose without written permission. No exceptions. For purchasing and licensing information, please contact me via my business website. I do not offer licenses via Getty Images at the present time.

Well, let's just start again shall we? ;) To all of my many contacts, my sincere apologies for not staying in touch with so many of you for so very long. To make a very long (and boring) story short, I had a near-fatal heart attack, on top of all of my other health issues, and my journey to wellness has been long and challenging. I still enjoy nature photography but during my recovery I picked up some beads and leather and taught myself to make leather bracelets. The rest, as the say, is history.

I've always been captivated by color and form and beading allows me to express my own creative energy in a tangible way.

Come on over to Facebook page and say hello!. I have an Esty shop now, and I often offer codes and giveaways. Facebook Page

I still own WoodSong Photography and have merged my nature photography and fine art website with my wearable art- Vision Quest Artworks: www.woodsongphoto.com

My blog: www.visionquestartworks.net

and...

I also enjoy writing haiku: www.thelaughingpileated.net

I look forward to seeing what you've all been up to since I've visited last and I know there will be plenty of beauty to enjoy... and beauty is best experienced when shared.