Sonnystone Acres

charming grin, originally uploaded by rightbug?.

we had a great visit with the lafayette family–did some work and played with the baby. olivia is just darling…as you can see.

happy birthday berkeley, originally uploaded by rightbug?.

i love my great-niece-berkeley so much and today is her 6th birthday! it’s hard to believe a child could get this smart and this pretty in just 6 years! we went to a wonderful party for her yesterday and she got lots of great presents. i’m sending love and hugs her way and hoping she’s having a great day!!! xoxoxo

more wind damage, originally uploaded by rightbug?.

about 9 a.m. sunday, as the wind was gusting 50-60mph, a tree fell on the state truck bed….the whole yard was littered with branches, the wind was fierce, but no rain. this one also took out part of the privacy fence.

wind damage, originally uploaded by rightbug?.

this was a golden raintree…even though it looks like it’s not on our property, it is.

another tree down, originally uploaded by rightbug?.

when we got home from church, another tree had fallen, blocking our driveway…

there’s some big changes going on in my world right now, but i can’t speak of them here.  this poem jumped at me today to express what i feel:   

 Finally unafraid to be free,

Ready to surrender all the illusions of recognition and external securities,

Trusting in a Power even beyond Dow Jones and hoarded retirement.

Living off the sky and earth like soaring eagles and braying burros,

Finally ready to live like the noble animal that I am -

Without masters or servants, with dignity dependent on no one,

Content to know that I am God’s child, and only good has been prepared for me.

When I am not afraid to release all that my life and culture taught me to prize.

To abandon fears once and for all,

To discard the anxieties of a lifetime like a suit that no longer fits,

To be afraid of no one, beholden to no one, dependent on no one

Save the few who know and love me as I am,

And the God Who alone gives meaning and joy to the madness of my life.

                                                                                      —James Kavanaugh—

that’s just how i’m feeling.  thanks daughter.   

sam stone, originally uploaded by rightbug?.

casey and i wandered out to camp reveal for the bluegrass creek dulcimer fest last saturday. it was a beautiful day and the music was better than ever. a staple of the show is this old fella pictured who talks as much as he sings and writes some songs that sound like they are a hundred years old. casey walked down to the “church of the eye” with his video camera and i discovered that it really does exist. and it is spooky.