A "sambucus nigra" leaf. Behind you see the very late afternoon sun glowing in the autumnal coloured leaves of another plant.

Rose in my container garden

Both light and shadow

are the dance of Love.

Love has no cause;

it is the astrolabe of God’s secrets.

Lover and Loving are inseparable

and timeless.

Although I may try to describe Love

when I experience it I am speechless.

Although I may try to write about Love

I am rendered helpless;

my pen breaks and the paper slips away

at the ineffable place

where Lover, Loving and Loved are one.

Every moment is made glorious

by the light of Love.

~ Rumi ~

While looking for wonderful drops to photograph I found this

mosquito (don't know which kind it really is...) seemingly holding

up the leaf with the big drop. When it flew away... the drop came down.

It had such a meditative attitude...

I wonder

Spirit dreaming duality

Spirit dreaming reality

Spirit dreaming vision

Spirit dreaming itself

I wonder

HKD

Und der Rinpoche flüsterte: Wachzustand und Traumzustand haben eine und dieselbe Quelle: die Seele oder das Selbst.

Lovers don't finally meet somewhere,

they're in each other all along*

*Rumi

After the frigid cold winter, Daffodils and Jonquils (narcissus) have spread everywhere, their bulbs secretly multiplying in the icy cold ground. I have never been so happy to see spring!!

These little flowerbuds passed a long time covered up... waiting to be free

and expand their little heads... now, they are free at last!

We had a wonderful sunny sunday... spring temperatures! I worked in my garden today. Before cutting away all dry flowers I had to take some last pictures of them... glowing in the sun.

My daughter Maya Magdalena is going to her first holy communion today.

So this beautiful flower goes in dedication to her and her special day...

This is also the reason for my flickr abstinence for today...

... first signs of spring

I think a lot about who I used to be and the mistakes that I have made. It’s as if I am afraid to move forward out of fear of being pulled back. Temptation is everywhere… waiting. It waits for you to make a misstep and fall into the deep, dark, cycles of comfort. There is no comfort in growth.

www.adbrucephotos.com/in-fear-there-is-temptation/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/adbrucephotos/

The Inner Me, the Outta Me, something in between, something in the middle, it's above and beyond, but it's all inside me. It's just an idea, an idea of my soul, of my outta me and my inner me, something bigger than that, but never too far. It's near enough, but not touching. It's kind of controlling me. Controlling who? Yes, that's the right question. finally. Ripped and eviscerated.

Pot Marigold or English Marigold (Calendula officinalis) is a plant in the Calendula genus. It was used in ancient Greek, Roman, Arabic and Indian cultures as a medicinal herb as well as a dye for fabrics, foods and cosmetics.

The leaves and petals of the Pot Marigold are edible, with the petals added to dishes as a garnish and in lieu of saffron. The leaves can be sweet but are more commonly bitter, and may be used as or as part of salad. (...)

*Wikipedia

Macro Mondays: Aging

This poor pepper has been hanging out in the back corner of my vegetable drawer for a while now (damn you Costco and your enticing mega-size packs!) and is looking a little worse for wear. Before sending it to the compost pile, I thought I'd give the aging veggie a last shot at glory and use it for this week's theme.

HMM!

...a blessed and happy Easter to you all!

The healing power of Linden flowers...

Linden grows in temperate climates of Europe, Asia, and North America. There are many different species of linden that are used medicinally. Regardless of species, the flower of the plant is the part that is most frequently used in medical preparations. While sometimes referred to as a lime flower, linden is not related to the lime fruit. Linden has been used in European folk medicine for centuries for a wide range of health conditions.

She carried her truth like light.

There’s power in stillness, and in this image, she holds it fully — poised, unflinching, and seen.

This is one of the few portraits I have of her, and perhaps the most revealing. Not because of what it shows, but because of what it dares to say:

“This is me.”

Have a wonderful day...dear friends! :-)

Light, my light, the world-filling light, the eye-kissing light, heart-sweetening light!

Mirth spreads from leaf to leaf, my darling, and gladness without measure. The heaven's river has drowned its banks and the flood of joy is abroad. *

*Rabindranath Tagore

GITANJALI

Lotus Flower, Echo Park Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA. Best lotus flowers I have seen until their demise in 2008 for unknown reasons. The city is making plans to bring them back to Echo Park Lake.

My most viewed Lotus Flower: www.flickr.com/photos/webnet/2282651707/in/set-7215760219...

My Lotus Flower Set: www.flickr.com/photos/webnet/sets/72157602191597956/with/...

Best View -- View On Black

Water Lily, San Gabriel, California, USA, April 30, 2008.

A billion times God has turned man

Into Himself

You stand in line for the

Highest gift

For his generosity cannot end.

But best to bring an instrument along

While waiting in the cold desert

And make some dulcet sounds

To accompany the palms' swaying arms

That are casting silhouettes

Against the sky's curtain

From our fire

Remind the Friend of your desire

And great patience.

A billion times God has turned man

Back into Herself.

We all stand in line

For the highest Gift. *

*Hafiz

Dance unto the light,

Sway to the sounds of time,

Watch the angels bright,

As they dance within your mind.

Dance my friend and sway,

To beauty, to laughter, to love,

For this is the most perfect day,

A perfect gift from above!

Dance unto the light,

Catch the stars bright,

For perfect are the angels love,

From the One Most High above!

Dance, dance, dance

As the music plays on,

Dance, Dance, Dance,

As we listen to their song. *

*K.S. Lucas

have a wonderful weekend everyone.

...trying to catch a bird on long distance with a macro :))

View of the St. Joseph, MI inner lighthouse from above the catwalk. The St. Joseph River on the left flows out into Lake Michigan.

Silvacane, Thoronet, Senanque, these austerely beautiful cistercian abbeys catch your breaths. You could not have imagined such simplicity and spiritual beauty built in stone. Silvacane lies on the left bank of the Durance river. It is the most recent of the three Cistercian abbeys in Provence and the only one that has not continued its monastic activity. The name comes from the Latin "silva cannorum" (forest of reeds). When the monks first settled here, they had to drain swamps before they could build the abbey (begin in 1174) and grow crops, hence the reference to reeds.

The inner light.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETL2lR7kDxg

Vivid colors at the end of the day. Not such a neat composition but a cool light, i think. Have a great evening everybody and thanks for the 302,256 views!...:)

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