gratitude

this place

this little world

spinning and hurtling

through space

is so extraordinary

it often leaves me breathless

and as i pass through my life

and experience the little parts of its

surface

that i am blessed to experience

truly blessed

i am grateful

deeply grateful

vilhelm hammershøi the rowan avenue at snekkersten

let us bless

the imagination of the earth,

that knew early the patience

to harness the mind of time,

waited for the seas to warm,

ready to welcome the emergence

of things dreaming of voyaging

among the stillness of land

excerpted from john o'donohue's "in praise of the earth"

vilhelm hammershøi young beech forest, frederiksværk

i am leaving today from peterborough, ontario at 8:30 a.m. on a ten day fundraising bicycle ride

around lake ontario.

i have prepared posts in my absence.

however, i won't be able to respond

to your comments as i like to do when time permits!

enjoy your time whatever you're doing

and like i said yesterday,

i'll come back with a stack of pics that i'll share here and over on my bicycle blog!

steven