We gather together...
stronger and more powerful for it.
- Diane
GATHER TOGETHER
BOUNDLESS HORIZONS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BOBBY ...
I am so grateful for the day that you were born.
Wishing you peaceful, joyful, boundless horizons in this new year of your life.
I love you!
- Diane
STORM IS BREWING
A storm is brewing in my psyche. It’s whipping up waves and making me seasick. What is to become of our environment under the umbrella of the newly elected president and his appointees? Will all that has been environmentally gained, be lost? Will we, who respect and revere and honor nature, have a voice? Will we be able to protect our greatest natural resources… the wide, open and beautiful landscapes and seascapes, the wildlife, the air, the water, ourselves? Will we?
As a collective, I believe we can make a difference. But it will take action, any action. Whether it be in talking to your family, neighbors and community about what you see happening, donating to your favorite environmental agency, posting on blogs, writing on social media or even staging protests — any and all of it could possibly make a difference. I certainly am going to try to have my voice heard. I hope you will too.
— Diane
INSISTENCE OF LIGHT
Superimposed over everything...
is the insistence of Light.
- Diane
US VETERANS DAY
I thank all our US Veterans who have dedicated their lives and continue to do so for the freedom of every individual in this country. I believe it is time for all of us to to take a stand and speak up for what is right and good and true. Our uniform is our citizenship. May we wear it proudly and courageously in the months and years ahead.
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(3 days after the 2016 election and presidential loss of Hillary Clinton.)
LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH
It is the mating season here in liberal California... at least for newts!
Trying to throw some humor in the mix after the seriousness of the last two days, in case any of you are wondering.
I sat and watched these two beautiful, mysterious creatures glide gracefully through the water in interlocked arms. Such a soothing, healing meditation…
* * *
(2 days after the 2016 election and presidential loss of Hillary Clinton.)
AN INVITATION
to spread beauty in this broken world
to embrace that which is difficult and make art…
to paint
to photograph
to write
to build
to sculpt
to stitch
to make melody
to express the ineffable, eternal presence within us and among us
to be the inspiring, uplifting voice that echoes beyond ourselves
to be an artist and creator of goodness
to begin today
(1 day after the 2016 election and presidential loss of Hillary Clinton.)
A STIRRING
In the hush of quiet, comes a stirring...
It is a life passing by.
- Diane
LEAN IN AND LISTEN...
... you are beautiful!
— Diane
THE JOHNSTON HOUSE
Wandering about the darkness with distracting worries,
the shutter suddenly slipped with a lasting chill and awoke me.
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I often wonder if the shutter really did slip while I was there or if it was purely my imagination.
My memory almost hears the squeak and snap and yet... it was long ago and time has erased the details, as well as the worries of that particular day.
- Diane
