Cultural Eating

Well, I love eating in any case but cultural eating is even better! It's an adventure to try to new foods and explore new tastes.

This plate of Russian food was very tasty. I don't really know what everything was except that it was quite good!

(I'm still trying to tackle the Russian photos so hopefully I'll have more up to share very soon.)

A Place of Peace

So, I've been neglecting the blog once again! Right after coming back from Russia I made a quick (and wonderful) trip to Monterey, California. I've been busy!

I am not naturally a, "water person" so the ocean has never really pulled at my soul-strings but I must say that the scenery of the Californian coast is just utterly gorgeous. It's hard to capture it in a photo (but I tried). :)

I was much more soothed by the sound of the breathing ocean than I thought I would be. I always imagine scary and indefinite depths when I think of the ocean but as I walked along it's shores and absorbed it's pulse I felt the calming rhythm I've heard so much about...

Bless the Beasts

I'm back from Russia (I'm sorry to have left you hanging for so long, I should have said that I was going for 5 weeks) and I had an AMAZING and WONDERFUL and INCREDIBLE time and I would love nothing more than to share some of the 2800(!!) photos I took on the trip -- but first I have to share this video with you.

I'm not sure I've mentioned it yet -- really it was only a matter of time -- but the fact remains that I love wolves especially and bears too.

Wolves, bears and all animals speak to our spirits. They are integral parts of the web of life in which we live on this planet and finding respect for them is a basic foundation block of compassion and gratitude.

I'm baffled at how humans can express cruelty to fellow living creatures so remorselessly by stalking them until they are too exhausted to run anymore....

This video is devastating. I'm sorry it is disturbing. It is important.