enough...

My toes in the sand of Forster, NSW
October 2004


One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life.
~ Harry Hepner

Cause that's all we really have, isn't it?

The daily experiences.

Subtle tones of magic, beauty, intense love.
In every breath, step, taste, word, laughter.
Every hand extended, fear conquered,
dream awakened, bird flying.
To have ourselves, and to have the universe,
to have and to hold from this day forth.
Being kissed by the wind, glowing by the sun,
held by the rocks, loved by the world.

Isn't that enough?

~

Surfing paradise:~
The global photo gallery of Sorry Everybody
The mianderings of Woman Child
Found on a favourite American photography blog of mine, Jen Gray,
a link to her favourite photographers ~ JinkyArt...
and where are they? In my town, my state, my country.
Check out their photo blog... Just divine!


love, laughter, light
Leonie

beautiful brunch

The girls ~ Lile, Deb, me

Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care.
~ Marcus J. Borg

On Sunday, we went to Tidbinbilla National Park to softly celebrate my birthday...

"we" ~ Chris, me, Deb, Lile

We sat at a table overlooking the mountains.
We ate beautiful food ~
fruit salad, strawberry champagne,
Deb's love*filled pie, Lile's amazing sweets.

It was cool, but the company warmed us.


Lile & Deb


Ze three amigos


Two halves...

Later, we walked up the hill beside us, and found a cluster of gorgeous rocks.
They were just so beautiful and peaceful, overlooking the valley,
and the surrounding mountain range...


Lush Lile from my perspective...


Me from Lile's perspective...


Dear Deb...

When we came down from the mountain,
we ate the remains of my "Happy Birthday" cake which
Deb made into a "Happy Sunday" cake.
tee hee hee...



Then we drove up to my favourite place ~
Hanging Rock.
It is a huge rock that stands on the top of a hill,
surrounded by forest, a river at its foot.
It was originally an Aboriginal shelter...
and everytime I go there, I am awed, and I am at peace.
It was pure joy to share it with Deb & Lile.



In some other timeline, some other world,
we are still all there...
living beneath the embrace of the rock,
pressing ourselves to it,
hugging the trees beside it.

And that was it.
That was our brunch.
Simple, but so so beautiful.
To be with my favourite Canberra people,
enjoying my favourite Canberra land.

Couldn't ask for more could I?
Happy birthday me!

bodacious birthday

Birthday card from Deb.

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.
- Rabindranath Tagore

So many moments which make up that which is my birthday.

Awakening, to my boy, and my dog.
A gift of a bag of art goodies, and a card which made me cry with happiness.

A shower, then my favourite pink dress.

To work, a beautiful gift on my desk from my boss.

My brother calls ~ my childhood hero.
I hang up with a smile on my face. He is divine.



At noon, I am whisked away to a surprise lunch ~
a picnic with Deb and Lile, hidden in a meeting room at work
the windows taped up, purple picnic mat, succulent food,
candles, goddess cards, fairy bread, West Coast coolers.
We all wear party hats, and I wear a tiara.





We giggle, and tell stories.
We drink West Coasts with straws and little umbrellas.



And then we eat triple decker chocolate cake made by Deb.
The most amazing, sumptious cake ever.



Then we head off on Phase 2 of our lunch...
we walk out to a park by the lake,
strolling through ponds and statues.



across bridges over lakes of lilies...



My two dear friends Deb and Lile...

Dearest Deb Goddess



Lush Lile Goddess



An adventure walk past flowers,
and over rock bridges with water streaming through.



We end up by a waterfall



and we sit, and I am gifted...
gifted with such beautiful, thoughtful presents...

a cartoon card of her own design,
beautiful handmade earrings and a bracelet (also of her own design),
a fairy notepad and a flower ball from the lush Lile

a gorgeous card of three girls around a maypole,
and an incredible moon sculpture wall hanging with a story to go with it.

Awed. By the beauty of it all, the moments,
the friendships.



Afterwards, Chris picks me up.
We have sushi, and come home.
A quiet night.

But yes, a bodacious birthday.

Tomorrow, I will write of my brilliant birthday brunch I had today.

Until then, I love you all.

And today, Sunday,
I was immensely, immensely touched
by the I love you's from
Dan and Zetty.

Two of the most incredible people I know.
I heart you.