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Can't get enough!

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A mystical place near my home…

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What an excellent shot.

…The fallen leaves look painted upon the rock.

Reminds me of a planetarium as well; the stars reflected on both the floor and ceiling. 

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MMM beautiful

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Jesus, I want to take that picture in me heart.

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To Catch Your Dreams

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Thanks ……. I love the idea of dream catchers, brilliant shot…
it looks mystical too!

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Hi beautiful Tai!

Water - so wonderful. Spent 5 or 6 years once studying it - endless!

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ah… bryophytes… love em… took a course about them in 4th year… fascinating life cycles!!!! - and so so so beautiful….

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Tharlum,

Very dramatic!

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No one could miss that warning!!!  :)

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LOL

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A portion of my workspace/zendo/studio after the fire.

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messy workspace!

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Before and After…  Silent Temple… Sean/Mac - you have absolutely genius art!!!  Thanks for creating…  Keep splurging on it.

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whoa….
fantastic!

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patched fire-damaged floor:

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entrace to zendo that is no more:

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Dharma Birds:

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unshaven Silent Temple

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*

the fog,

swirling around in a grey

and clinging mist -

a

characteristic smell

pervades the ether..

there is

comfort in the anonymity provided

by this velvet-hued curtain.

head dipped down, making progress

 forward in a blindly trusting way

what cannot be seen

cannot be a threat

ne'ertheless,

the curtain has to rise..

eventually;

stark reality inevitably reappears,

 the sharp and vibrant shapes

of the world

manifest, often causing fear

 and

apprehension..

many trials precede

understanding,

myriad reality checks

cause consternation..

eventually however,

with faith and patience,

the reality that lies

quivering

behind the veil

of conceit and self obsession

beckons..

the starkness and inviolability

of the truth

becomes an eternal succour;

the fog no longer contains more

 than merest illusion,

the wizened mind burns

it away to sit more properly in the

blazing light

of understanding and

steadfast Presence.

*

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I've never been to Ireland, but would like to think that there is a river there that looks like this one..

Zendo…..poem by Silent Temple and Tai and a touch of Siafu!

Studio after the fire
Messy workspace
patched fire-damaged floor
entrance to “Zendo”
that is no more

Dharma birds
unshaven Silent Temple (I originally type an “s” in front of unshaven!)
No mists
No smell of burning now

A fresh smelling, wild wind
brings new life to structure
New beginnings
And truth to muster!

Love Tai

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Love how you weave every thought together, Tai…

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LOL

I love that, Tai! :O)

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Thank you for your appreciation, there is so much inspiration here!
I feel very grateful for all the encouragement I have received here in your group Mac and on the Gaia site in general.  So many precious and beautiful souls coming together as one….
Much love
Tai

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Very beautiful, siafu…

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…so… i figured i'd come out of hiding and show ya what i look like - my personal alter is behind…

and this is another alter… i am fond of Ganesh… and stones and things

and this is another shot of my home



and this is my view at work



and this is where i stand for 8 hours at a time… would you like to try the chili - so quick and easy and inexpensive too!!  (the lady is my supervisor - sweet gal)



 
still can't get enough??
here'sa nice shot of my mom - just before her 90th birthday - on a suspension bridge (she was bound and determined!!)

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So wonderful, Christine!

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Your mom is awesome too. I have difficulty getting on suspension bridges now. I hope I graduate to your moms level by the time I am 90.

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Hey Kathy!

Thanks, and yes you airbrushesd a smile on me. 

There is a computer print of one of my paintings - it is the one of Gauguin with the child mummy beneath his seat. Actually the print is a small portion of a much larger painting of Gauguin that I gave to John O'Donahue because one day I was going to hear him lecture with a bunch of iddy biddy Irish nuns but I was very ill, horribly ill, and moving slowing and they all started shouting, “Sean, hurry up or we will miss John speak! Hurry, Sean, hurry!” And then I looked over to the side, and I saw John leaving the lecture building and walking away hurriedly, so I shout, “What do you mean hurry up? He is supposed to be giving the lecture but he is running away!”  And John smiled at me knowingly. Anyway, inside and listening to John speak like no person on earth could and seeing the very beautiful woman who was his agent, I leaned over to Sr. Eveleen and I said, “John is too alive to be a priest. He will leave the priesthood within a year.” I mean, I would have left the priesthood for that woman.  So, I was thinking afterwords “John is going to leave the priesthood… what will help him?” So, I made the Gauguin painting because Gauguin was always trying to find the meaning of things and he was deeply spiritual in a unique way, and I had the painting delivered to John anonymously. :O) lol  

 

I found Gaugin
What a magical story!!!!

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I just love all the photos, they say so much about how we are, what we do,  our interests and work

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Tai is this one of those water crystal photos of love or happiness? It looks like it. I guess it could also be a snowflake.

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Thanks for sharing your pictures, Christine.  You have a lovely home, so tranquil, and your mom seems like a wonderfully free spirit!

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What gifted artists we have here - thank you all for giving my eyes so much pleasure every time I stop by!!!

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i was thoroughly enjoying everyones creativity and temporarily bemoaning the fact that I cant do things like that when I remembered that my daughter was in this rock eistedffod She is second from the bottom left in black and white. I was one of the sewing mums and sewed a lot of the costuming. Will show you another of Amys and my creations. Just a minute. Now, Ready?

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My daughter Amy designed this dress. together we made it and she won an award on the Lincraft website for it. We made it for her year 10 formal.

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Fantastic, Jenny!

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There is a lot of tremendous stuff that continues to be posted here!

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It occurred to me that if we all got together in one room and decided to create something involving paint, craft, textiles, paper, photography we could achieve something truly amazing. But then this is truly amazing, getting together even though we live in different countries, different time zones and creating these groups and showing each other ourselves, our creativity.  These photos would make a beautiful book. You could show the pictures and have something about the people on the facing page.

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Hi Jenny

The water crystal shown here is Sambu-ichi Yusui spring water - one of my favourties!

That dress you made for your daughter Amy is very beautiful and so is she….

You certainly have a way with needlecraft and your daughter with designing dresses.  Bet the performance was awesome!
 
Tharlam

I love your deep and reflective photography…..

Christine

I posted my crystal, as I saw the crystals on your alter Christine, I have a collection which I add to every now and then!

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Hubby and his mum on christmas eve (her birthday) 89

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Lovely photo…she has beautiful skin.

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Hi Jenny

She always takes an excellent photo, she looks radiant on this one!

I couldn't agree with you more on the other point!  The more you play and enjoy yourself  the more energy you have for the housework!!!

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cats are so playful…….

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Thats exquisite.

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Hey Tai,

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This is one of my grandsons at Byron Bay 

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bump

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Here's another one. The water just fizzes. Its the best spa.

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Hi Jenny

Great pics, I do love the sea and the energy on the pic is amazing.  It makes one feel vibrant and alive - just what we need here in the throes of winter!

As you can guess one of my biggest interests is crystals and nature, so it would be great looking at sea water crystals in close up!

Love and light
Tai

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I love this video you have put in Tai. I have always loved the sea. When I lived inland for many years I would say to myself every day. “One day we will go back to the sea” and now I am back.  Hows that for visualisation.

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Anyone hungry?

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Did you bake those cookies - are they shortcakes, they look like they could just melt in the mouth - mmmmmmmmmmmm

Love Tai

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My son Dale, his girlfriend Kathryn and his 3 sons all cooked them. I didnt get any :-(

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forgot the photo

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Hi Jenni, hi beautiful sea and sand!

Shame you didn't get a cookie…next time!

Thanks for the pic - I'll imagine I'm there….

Love Tai

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Wow quick response. You must be there now.

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Hi Tharlam

Beautiful balance you have there - perfect!

Your friend Tai

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Is that reflection in water? 

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OK, your wish is my command!

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Thank you for the new  title……
Love Tai

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Here's the goanna photo. Isnt his camo great?

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Hi Jenny

You don't see those much in england!  It's 11.43am here.

I couldn't see him to start with!

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Its 11.22 pm here