the peace of wild things

When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound

in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,

I go and lie down where the wood drake

rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.

I come into the peace of wild things

who do not tax their lives with forethought

of grief. I come into the presence of still water.

And I feel above me the day-blind stars

waiting with their light. For a time

I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

— Wendell Berry

it's coming to a love day near you.

now all i need is a man.

this might just be the best thing...of the world

i've never ever really wanted to do ballet. even as a little girl, it wasn't my thing.

but i would've LOVED to do some other sort of dance.

modern, maybe?

i would've liked to have been a dancer in the crowd.

so when i saw these pictures...

the gallery is called Dancers Among Us

yes. i would do this. if it were physically possible.

she looks so happy!

such ease...

snow dancing!

if you're gonna feed the birds, do it right.

yes. 

even graceful dancers have to go to the bathroom sometimes.

too cool. i like his boots.

"yep, just waitin' fer the bus."

at least she can enjoy doing laundry.

he's got places to go and people to dance on...no...wait...

yes. if you can do that, please pay the cab driver that way.

it will make his day, i promise.

just a little leg lovin'. 

gene kelly?

wedding loves

if i end up going to the justice of the peace or such like to get married, i wouldn't mind wearing this dress...or such like.

print bridesmaid dresses. green and yellow accents. = luv 4ever

if only my reception could be this small...

sixties love

guess who i went to see last night...

The Weepies!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!

the venue was a really cool restored art deco theater from the 60s called Lakewood Theater

they're a very happy couple. a couple of happies.

soooo amazing

i'll definitely be going to see them again

fall. fever. is now.

 

 happy first day of Fall.

 

crunch a leaf today.

 

wait, what? 

oh. right. that's what my car looks like. except...not quite as skinny and old ladyish looking.

:) 

i'm excited.

stupid cupid...quit pickin' on me.

if this bike were a person and i met it, i think i'd marry it.

OR...

if i were a boy bike, and i was driving my person along the beautiful streets of Helsinki, and all of a sudden we collided with this bike and its person...i'd pull a Pongo-and-Perdita and get our people married so that we could get married too...and have adorable little bikelets.

OR...

someone could buy me this bike for Christmas or my birthday. 

that'd work, too.

wouldn't it just be too perfect for riding around campus? ::sigh::

{happy loveliness found here}

"well, it's sunny with a high of 75..."...wait...nope. more like 110.

i'm in Texas for two weeks.

Texas in August.

i think i just evaporated.