flowering now in Eugene

 

spring

 

camellia

Spring is in full bloom here in Eugene. Back in Maine one has to wait patiently for spring. The weather can be quite erratic in Maine, sometimes spring like and some times cold and snowy. I would record when the first blooming daffodil would appear and when the frogs woke up and started to sing. I can remember when the frogs one time  started to peep on March 21, a rare occasion. There is great anticipation for spring, warm weather and life returning to plants  and trees, the soft colors and smells of warming earth, the smell of sea salt from ocean breezes and the return of birds with their songs  . All this comes  with thawing ground ,showers, and lots of mud. Hear the seasons change gradually, but for me the four seasons in Maine, are more dramatic and  I appreciate them more.

 Because the weather is more temperate here there is something in bloom every month of the year ,but now is the most beautiful time,.

on the butte

broccoli

peony tree

Ya Po AH grounds

Ya Po Ah

Ya Po Ah gardens

love

the ways to love. Whatever way you love spread it around
We could post hundreds of these 11 Right

love of music

love of pets

love of partner

love of each other

together

love of brother

love of son

love of each other

love of pet

love of naps

love of daughter

love of grandson

love of nature

young brothers

growing up together

two young ones

grandmother and grandson

the family line

Happy Valentine's Day

HAPPY Valentine's Day

This day is mostly for lovers or those that love one another. Love needs to be expanded, because the word has a narrow meaning when it really encompasses everything. I believe everything is created from love. It is an emotion that can’t be defined only felt. Here are some of the actions that love creates, passion, compassion, respect, forgiveness, surrender, kindness, deep affection, enjoyment, caring, appreciation for. It is action, a force, It is entanglement, It is giving and receiving. Everything needs love or it withers  or even dies. One can also love nature, for its beauty and the peaceful feeling it emanates. So I think we should up grade Valentines’s day and send our love forth. Who knows , it may bring peace to the planet.