a place to be
Click on photo to enlarge - © 2009 jim otterstromLooking east from the frozen shore of Stanfield Marsh yesterday morning at 6:39.
Peggy and I are heading out with the dogs in a few minutes to see what our world looks like this morning, on the shortest day of the year.
Tomorrow the days begin lengthening again.
Hooray!!!
~HAPPY SOLSTICE~
Labels: Big Bear, holidays, special occasions, winter, Winter Solstice
posted by Jim at 5:04 AM
We are a car-free retired couple living in a small 950 sq ft mountain cabin on less than 1/4 acre at 6,750 ft elevation. The native plant habitat we established on the property now exceeds 100 species and we grow organic vegetables on a small portion of the yard. In our continuing efforts toward simple, sustainable and rewarding lives we bid our last car "Good Riddance" in January of 1997. Earth Home Garden represents what we love in life; our bountiful planet EARTH and all her natural diversity; our cozy little cabin HOME and the family it has sheltered for 29 years; and the GARDEN around us which nurtures so many native creatures and helps feed us as well. It's our PLACE TO BE........... ***NOTICE*** Unless otherwise stated, all photos and text posted here are the copyrighted property of Jim Otterstrom, who hereby grants permission to re-print or re-publish his work, freely, for non-commercial purposes, so long as it is un-altered and credit is given. See the Creative Commons license at bottom of page.
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13 Comments:
Happy Solstice to you both. I'll think of you when I light my candles.
XO
beautiful!
happy solstice jim and peggy.
Dogs? Plural? Does Dallas have company?
Madcap-
I was thinking of you when we lit ours at 9:47 yesterday morning.
;~)
tansy-
Thank you, it was one of those moments in time where you're completely immersed in the beauty of the world, and, in order to share it, all I had to do was push a button.
Mary Anne-
We've been dog-sitting our grand-dog, Jamie's Daisy, for the past several months until Jamie gets settled in Santa Barbara with her own place.
I'll e-mail you a picture or two.
Love,
Jim
bring on the longer days
solistice blessings. i think of these days as 'the beginning of the beginning of spring'. still many desperately cold, dark days left of winter, but each one is a little brighter than the last.
Belated Happy Solstice to you, and thank you for stopping by on our blog. We shall add ourselves as followers on yours so we can keep up with your adventures.
Ledger and Morgaine.
A happy belated Winter Solstice to you. I stumbled upon your blog because I found the picture of the leaf on the sidewalk -- what a fine photo. Wonderful commentary, you are very inspiring.
PS: I remember all those heady days, though I never drove a bus naked!
durogante mudhoppers-
That's some beautiful historic countryside you roam!
I feel an aching in my Celtic bones to gaze upon such places.
Thanks for the window!
Cindy-
Thank you for your kind words!
I'm so glad you found us and dropped in.
As far as the bus ride goes, it's never too late!
;~)
What a magnificent photograph!
anna maria-
Thank you, I was just in the right place at the right time...
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