These creatures have a pretty bad reputation, so I’m glad to see that they get some love once a year!
View post →Today was a glorious day in France. In my opinion, every day is glorious in France! During college I lived in Paris for 4 months. The memories of those days are so dear to me, I loved every moment of being there. I recently went back and was a little afraid that by going back, […]
View post →Back to my Earth Calendar. Today is a special day for the people of the Baha’i faith. The mission of the Baha’i is is to spiritually unify all the people and all religions of the world. Although painfully idealistic,that’s something I truly believe in myself! The temples of the Baha’i are really something. The most […]
View post →Eino Leino was a Finnish poet who emphasized nature, love and pain in his work. Today is his day.
View post →Today, in Australia, is Children’s Day. The official international day to celebrate our children is , I believe, in June. I took this photo a few years back. If I wasn’t busy with the camera, I think I would have seriously considered joining in! So, even if you aren’t in Australia, celebrate a kid today […]
View post →Today, of course is Independence Day for the U.S.A. It’s a day for BBQ’s, clambakes, fireworks and loungechairs. Except for the clambake, I’ve done it all this extended holiday weekend. Greg and I even got the chance to go out drawing again. We went to one of our favorite spots, Rockefeller Center. There was no […]
View post →Today the is the Festival of Cerridwen. She is a medieval Welsh enchantress, goddess of fertility, wisdom, and everything feminine. My favorite of her many gifts is her ability to shapeshift. She is also known as the “White Sow”, and is associated with the color turquiose.
View post →So, again, I look to my earth calendar and see that today, amongst many holidays observed around the globe by various countries, Somalia celebrates its indepedence. Somalia is in great contrast with the country I mentioned in my last post -Denmark. We don’t ever really get good news coming out of this country on the […]
View post →According to my “earth†calendar, today is Midsummer Party day in Denmark. Many northern European countries celebrate Midsummer by building bonfires and having lots of fun. It’s origins go waaay back. Recently, I read how Denmark has been deemed the happiest country in the world. I remember being very intrigued by this and wondered how […]
View post →Today the Carnival in Italy begins for this year. And although I’ve never been, I have always found the event fascinating. The history of it, the culture, and of course the mysterious masks. They are always so fun to draw. They are comical, hauntingly beautiful, sometimes a little disturbing. But I guess that kind of […]
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