Hello 2013

A new year is about to be upon us and this past year has been another wild and wonderful ride, the ups and downs in life we may never be able to avoid, when we are up the whole world is waiting for you lifting you and when down the world seems to rest on your shoulders, but though it all, I want to celebrate those good times with my friends and family here, and know that when the world is heavy they have been here during those times of trials as well, have a great and happy new year all - ♥ ♥

2012

ok playtime is over, far to soon, for the time i spend here is always refreshing, the thoughts and comments the life's of so many others all here in this little mixing bowl of a realm we share. In the real world sometimes our circle of friends is not so diverse as they are here, and though more often then not we see the pretty smiles of those we meet here in this wizards realm, so often not seeing their tears. Should you take time to know those that wondering in and out of this home within this realm, you do get to know and see their tears, their smiles, their love and their pain, their hopes and fears, you will find a friend deeper then most you will ever know. Here we can share our dreams without fear, our fantasies too, the mind can think far beyond what we can actually do for real. Our minds can take us on a flight with only a carpet to carry us aloft, can transform us into creatures that fly the skies, or to another that races through wild forest woods, we can down leather and stand tall, or chains and submit to someone without fear, we can make love on a sailing ship under a moonlight sky, a sandy beach, or mountain high. We can walk through a meadow hand in hand and touch lips with our heart. All so very real, when you let your imagination stretch and soar among the skies, the heavens, even the very stars high above, and all so real in the eye of our mind.
Now a new year comes, this past year has seen so many changes in my life, both in real and in this wizards realm. In the real, work has been long and hard, this economy scares me yet I will press on, the work i do will often keep me from time with friends, family too does take my attention away, but this is as it should be, family, the most important on any plate either in real or here in this realm. In this realm, I have known the love of one that remains a dear friend even though we are no longer together we can still talk, laugh and share, supporting one another always. And another whom I have let go, a love I may never replace, and though this has sadden my heart this past year, I have learned to grow and move on with life. I have let go of that dream and embraced another, one of friendships unending. Here in this realm we share together I have learned it does take many many friends to make one whole, I have grown to love you all in a very special way and even though we are all so very different in our wants and desires, I hold you all close and I love the differences we have and share!
I trust that this new year your dreams will come true, your friendships grow, your families become those you know you can trust and love without fear, Happy New year to you all ♥ ♥

Different Strokes

A days end, work complete for the day, the Holidays looming over us, the world may not even be here tomorrow, so many things and thoughts do sit in my head this night, I think of all the love i have felt, and yet this past week i have seen two sides of a coin argue endlessly, neither side wanting to budge from their position cause they feel so strongly about what is right and what is wrong? i ask you this, how can 2 sides both be right? or is there really anything to be right about? In the bible, the is a word picture of a man, how we can't all be a hand or a foot, not all a belly head or neck, but it takes all the parts to make a whole, it takes 2 sides of a coin to make a whole, it takes people of different strokes, color, religion, faith, to make a nation a world. If we were all the same, it would be truly boring don't you think? I don't push who or what I am on someone, they ask I will share, and I love that when I ask you all share your thoughts as well, who is right who is wrong, it is not my place to say, it is my place to learn to listen and love, it so simple really, and yet, so hard for most, we have this feeling that if we give up and agree we some how have betrayed our own ideas and thoughts, and yet, as i have gown to know and love you all, i know we don't agree on everything, and may even be a long way apart on what is right and what is wrong, but you know what, it doesn't matter, it is still not my place, all i can do is lay out my heart to you all and pint a direction, that I feel will bring peace, it does for me, but for each that reads, it is you that must decide in life what it is your looking for, what it is you hold to, what it is that makes you you..and I can ought but love you for who you are, nothing more nothing less.. ♥

Sailing

Posted July 18, 2012

The days end, I often think of one of my wishes in life, the one that puts us aboard a small sailing vessel at the end of a day, that with seas are calm around us, glasses of wine in our hands as we sit upon the bow feeling the gentle roll of the craft under us. The anchors holds us tight in place, the gulls over head streaking through the night sky in search of one last morsel of food to take back to their young. The sun setting in the west reddens the sky with it's long beams, stretching the shadows longer as dusk settles around us. Each sighing with pleasure, knowing that together side by side we have worked through the day, often knowing what the other would want long before needed and just preparing that rope that sail that line bringing us to this quiet cove. In the distance the soft rolling splash of the surf on the shore, and here the warm air beginning to cool touching our skin, the night slowly takes us and close we are as the stars pop into the sky, the taste of wine to soon be replaced by the taste of your lips, my eyes looking into yours, and with a soft smile......... good night all, may your dreams come true and your hearts be full of love for your chosen mate..

Fair Day

 

Post July 17, 2012

This has been a fair day of battle, the assaults each one thrown back from the walls, the men standing strong and yet you can see the weariness as they stand, a warm contented weariness from doing a task well, and yet they still stand ready in case those that would rise up once more to divide and conquer might try to return. As the stars begin to dot the darkening sky one by one, then in small clusters, the brightest always the first, the men seem to breath a collective sigh of relief knowing that the day is done, each turns to leave trusting those few left in charge, turning to retire to their homes and families. To the meal that await to stretch their bellies, the flavors that will dance upon their tongues the joy the dinner will bring knowing that this day the battle was won. There would still be more, the constant onslaught of life's struggles, of those that seek to tear down, and yet, with a light heart each does enjoy the peace that comes from a days work done. Each knowing there is still those standing holding the line till the morrow shall come and a new day begin. Perhaps the day will be restful with friends and family around to lift the joy or mayhaps there would be giants that will try to deal their mischievous ways, but that is for tomorrow to worry about, tonight there is peace once more as the day is done.. good evening to all this fine night and pleasant dreams ahead

Curve

well the best laid plans of mice and men, seems to me the more I plan the less often an event will happen, but when I fly by the "seat of my pants" life seems to find a way of twisting and turning in what ever direction it will, and we hold on, not knowing if we are the ones in control or if life it self just wants to see if it can shake things up a little to keep events interesting, still, the adventures can be for more intense.. there was a sign i saw once said "i hate when you don't follow the conversation as I had it rehearsed in my head" I get a chuckle, seriously, i think we all have this conversation running in our heads about how something should go and no sooner then you get the opening statement made when the other doesn't do what they are suppose to! it just wrecks your whole plan! well, some days, plan come together some days plans fall through, perhaps it is best to just be have a general goal and enjoy the ride life takes you on

Serenity :)

what a delightful day! i tell you this roller coaster, it does fly about at times, but it creates some of the most interesting challenges, on what and how to get from A to B, most times the way is clear, you put part A in hole B and you have a new working part, but more often then not, someone didn't get the memo, tried to stick part C in hole B and when that sort of worked through away part A leaving a mess that functions but not so good, Life isn't about making do, it's about things working as they should, not that we can change things at times, sometimes we must make do with the cards we are dealt, even then it is up to us, to bluff or fold, and me, i love a good bluff, though you never know when it may roll through, but then there is the other person syndrome, I work hard at taking responsibility for my actions, learned that as a shop owner the load of responsibility falls on my shoulders, not the trolls that hang out on the floor, is as the saying goes, a poor carpenter blames his tools, no, now days it is up to us to do what we can to make this better, to lean on friends family to share with us both our troubles and our rewards, so lift your heads high, enjoy this day and each one after, claim it as your own, as the saying below goes, change what we can, live with what we can not..  <3

Roller-coaster

What makes life such a roller coaster ride at times? I can look back these past few days, took a few days off from posting a "blog" though there has been one stirring in my mind, this one I am writing now, instead I enjoyed several remarkable chats and wrote a little story line for a few, just thoughts as they occurred.  But going back to Thursday, it was such a high, a rush, a thrill, the world just went zoom even late into the night, but Friday came and i felt that the enter zoom from the previous day slammed me into a wall!  Seriously rough day, picking parts up off the floor, just couldn't get the go going, so the weekend was work but also relax, did a few things i hadn't done for a while, and just need to shake up the tree a little, so was wondering how often other went from a rushing high to a crashing low, are high highs going to be followed by a low?  seem to me that work that way, but perhaps it is just I, chasing running so fast at time, that when i stop to catch my breath, life hasn't stopped running, and takes a little time to breath in and out and let go, can't hold onto everything, somethings you let go and other things you hold tight to..  I read one place that any high day would be followed by the low, though I am not sure how true this is, for i should have collected many high days by now  :)  was sometimes the battle to get out of the valley is long and tedious, but a friend once said to me, the corn grows best in the valley, not on the hill top..  though we enjoy the highs, we seem to learn more while traypsing through the valleys..

Lights

we are one more day closer to that wonderful day we know as Christmas, when we set aside all those thing that seem to rise against us, when we simple know that what matters are the children in are life, those precious little bundles we have been given the honor of caring for, fighting for defending, each on so precious, each on perfect in a parents eyes, this is the season, and may your caring extend far beyond that of home and hearth, of city and town, may it be a light that others see and say this is what I want to be, another light that lights another and another, and each flame we ignite brings more light into this world this realm of magic, I hope we can ignite this whole place one day, that darkness can not exist, just the caring and love of family and friend, knit together to serve and help one another..

Value of FB

these days long, full and sweet, the companionship and circle of friends always rich with love and care, how is it we often fall into such disarray, we are here to reach out when you need a hand, a shoulder, just some comforting words, we are here when you laugh you smile you cry, I have come to learn the "value" of FB does not lay in some elusive relation, but being able to communicate with such friends that I have found met and, to have been able to share, to keep sharing, to see the art that others have worked so hard to create and share these beautiful images, to admire the beauty of both woman and man, of lands far away, of lands only seen with the mind, to visit these far away places through the eyes of a friend, and through the mind of someone that will stretch, has stretched their imagination so, we look deep into those what ifs and what will bes and we write stories of great heros, fantastic lovers, of love.. but through it all the most important thing i have come to love and enjoy so very much is the love and friendships i have found and forged here, thank you all for always being who you are.. my friends

River

Of late I have missed a few times to add a little to this page, able to find and add pics from other pages, people that have inspired me with their ideas, some have trickled over to my own works, some just inspire me to write.  Alas at times all i can do is look, real life so often determines my time here, that and a few projects I have been enjoying both here and in real, this busy weekend has settled into a quiet afternoon and so i can pause a moment,  this past month such a rushing ride down a turbulent river, not real sure of the turns and twist that lay ahead, but we have managed to survive the rocks the falls the rush of water, occasionally finding a short break before plunging head long into the next set of rapids that await, the ride has been joyous, but not with out its perils and tribulations, but we press on, and the words and notes that I enjoy writing and sharing, the times of life, well we all hold on at times to crazy rides down this river of life and it nice cause i can feel so many of you holding me tight in the craft so as not to lose my way under the waves, have a great afternoon evening night, back later to enjoy the love you all share..

Neutral

ok, enough spamming for the night, have to push a few papers and a few notes, long road trip today and didn't get done with assignments, but the client is also a friend and so i just enjoyed hanging out with the guy, talking business, strategies for the upcoming year, possible exit strategies, just a great guy that I have come to appreciate his insight on life and business, with my near 60 years now, I'm not so full that I don't listen to a man younger then I, we can learn so much, not just from our elders, but from those younger as well, they say we right wingers tend to be a might close minded, but yet, I listened with interest to what this man had to say, and with some of his comments thinks perhaps he leaned to the left a little, but you know we need to find a neutral ground some day, cause what we doing now just isn't working, to many that care about themselves and not those they have been elected to serve, that goes for BOTH sides, left and right! it was encouraging to say the least, to listen to a man that had faith his business would continue well into the next 4 yours, gave me some hope, that is if we get past December 21 :) just saying :)

Dancing

I have meet some remarkable people these past few months, you have shared your dreams, your cares, some more then others, when i came here i thought this was a place i could write and just share what was going on inside, how i lost a love that was so precious, and yet, the healing came not in the words i shared, but in the many hearts that showed me their own cares and hurts, and together we have grown, letting go such things, finding that life is far to important, far to short, to let these cares these burdens steal a single moment from us. Sadly we do have our hearts broken from time to time, for so often we love without regard, but healing comes, it comes in the notes the shares the peace that i have found among my friends, if there were a way I would hug each of you so very tight, so i simple hold each of you in my heart, perhaps it is just that we take a step, and another and another, we stand up, no i never realized just how much you all would mean to me this day, not back on that day i signed into this realm, and just to hold you all here in my heart does bring a tear of joy to my eye, thank you all, I told a friend today this would be a different Christmas for me, but you know, as happy as some of those past Christmases have been, and there have been some great ones, this looks to be the best by far for i have learned that life is still a dance to be enjoyed and this marvelous circle of friends how we do enjoy the dance ♥

Giving

the end of a another day of work and time for the evening of family and friends, the season of Christmas upon us as we seek to shop and share, to give love to receive love, to give for no other reason then we care, the season should last a year not just a few weeks, not about the getting, it's about the giving, for what joy is more complete then to see that smile on the face of one that opens a certain box, and the light comes into their eyes, oh the children love the gifts, and they in their innocence say ever so much, for we give to them with no expectation of anything returned, the lesson to learn to know that no matter what giving is its very own gift, have been surprised many times, by people that i never thought knew i existed and then there was something left, given, seems that is the purest time, when for no other reason we give cause we love, not to get back, is such a simple thing, yet we don't do it enough, so this season, make allot of someones a gift, something that is simple and yours, and give to those you know can never return, or may never return, give simply because you, we all care..

Thanksgiving

nothing like this thanksgiving holiday, time for friends and family to reunite to set aside old fights, to know that we are here together to enjoy to share a meal, funny how sitting down to a meal is such a healing thing, to enjoy the food that was prepared by loving hands, to enjoy the time of fellowship, i am so happy that this one holiday we have is far less commercialized then so many others, for it is family time, time to reflect and be thankful for what we have, what we should hold most dear to our hearts, the love of friends family new old young ad young at heart, remember those that have always gone on for this above all is a legacy they leave, to love all and know we are loved.. have a great thanksgiving to all that celebrate this even this day and to all others that are far away, may this day be a special blessing to you as well as we reflect also on our friends abroad.. ♥

Goodnight

still a few things to do this night so am making it a somewhat early one, on if needed, but time to do a little drawing i think, it is a relaxing thing, fun to explore this land, but also fun to stretch ones mind and see what could be if one would simply look outside the box, stretch the muscles of the brain, and dream beyond what we see and hear each day, has been a few very busy hectic days, just the craziness of the holidays all the wants that must be full filled, for after thursday we are shooed away till after the new year, for it is the time of shopping and getting, so much to get so much stuff to give, yet isn't the best gift we can give to those we love and care for, simply the gift of time, what is it that we really want, but to be loved, to know love and to life in love.. sweet dreams my friends, here but away am slowly fading to music and drawings.

Together

these past few weeks have been rather busy, and my time here has been a little limited, but each time I stop in I know I will find good friends, great pictures and warm comments to enjoy, in the short few months I have been here, so many of you have stayed and encouraged me to write and this i do with love, always hoping that my words might touch someone some how, that I might bring a smile, or a laugh, or a pleasant thought of a time now past, of amazing adventures that await if we simple stand and greet each day with a smile. Some have been lost to the ever present fb trolls that roam about looking who they might slay, some have simple moved on with their dreams, though you come and go, stay play laugh enjoy or cry, just know you all touch me in some very special ways, we heal from those wounds that we have been dealt through loves we lost, friendships that have faded and loved one now gone to that place we all shall one day go, so let us realize that our time here is but a moment, and life share these moments with each other with honor and with love, let us grow as friends and family, and thank you, we are all on the ship sailing this river of life together, I am proud to know you all ♥

Reflections

the inner self examination and reflection of who and what I am continues, of late i have been wanting to know the real me inside, actually the past few months, perhaps for some this is easy, simple, others we have received so much input from outside sources that we get all mixed up, often i think i know what I want, then i get it and i say to self "really" this is what i was on my knees for in want? ok, figuratively of course, just the latest round of gotta haves. We are bombarded with those gotta haves daily, it is how advertisement works, they are doing their job and their job is to make it so you gotta have it, or, heaven forbid, you will die...!! so i ask myself daily now, is this what I want? or is this just another hype of advertisement. I marvel at the lines that form outside of stores of the latest hot gadget, or book (guilty! was on the waiting list for the last eragon series, I just had to have it!!! :) ) movie, or phone, we are driven by this media to be better and we can only be better if we... (fill in the blank..hot car, new tech so on and so on) yet have you looked inside and just wondered, is this really you? is it really what you want, or is it that in getting this would elevate you to a higher status, well typically that euphoric state last about a day, a new kid with a new toy.. hence the examination of self, sure i enjoy the things i have acquired in this life, i enjoy the realm of magic that is here in this land of wizards, but I want to be the me i see inside, and to reflect that on the outside, not to be the product, the show and tell, of so many advertisements, a difficult thing in this land of RP at time, yet there is always a voice that does anchor us to reality, that is the go to one we seek to remind us of what and who we really are here, a band of friends and family, all here to help each other know our real selves, be the you you want to be, not the you you think others want to see, you will be far happier, just being you and as the saying goes, you will know your real friends for they will accept the real you no matter what.. ♥

Work Fires

so today was as if someone was playing twister and I was the only one on the deck, problem was, the little dots on the game board, they were fires being set by all my clients, one would want one thing another something else and of course they were all "emergencies" is a good thing i has lots of hair i tell you, cause it was going fast today, just wow!! am so glad the weekend is almost upon us, we made it through today and stuff is ready for tomorrow, all them ducks they been lined up threaten if the wiggle or jiggle they will reap consequences..:) but all in all, it was a good day, so many things have been settled, time to breath in breath out.. yes, fires all cooking nicely, there be the sweet scent of smoke filled air, wood crackling popping, that warmth that only comes on one side as your back side chills, so you turn and inch a little close to toast yourself all around.. ahh, sweet days that end around a fire with friends, so all the fires we chase in the day, the come together to light our way into the adventures of the night, and what adventures the be that await to that walk hand in hand into a starry night.

Ocean Waves

don't you sometimes just wish you could be anywhere in this beautiful world in the wink of an eye? This would be a night for sitting on a beach, to dig bare feet into cool sand, to listen to the surf as it roll in tirelessly, to watch as the sun slowly settles into the oceans far out west, changing the color of the skies through all the colors they be, just a time to relax, listen to the gulls playing fighting for some morsel of food, a glass of wine, bottle open and ready to pour a few more of the drops into waiting glass, the quietness of it all as the night skies darken and the twinkle of each little star pops into being, ah the world at rest after a long busy day of much rushing about, alas there is just the thought and image of such a time still locked in memory, of watching the surf and sand, a memory from long ago, that still stirs the soul today with fond desires of "if onyl we could" sadly am land locked in this little town, but the mind is as free as your willing to let it be

Dragon

an interesting day this has been, an early start and busy, just trying to tie up jobs and finalize what is expected and when. shuffling new materials in the door, product out, clients needing to be called and questions answered, well finally a chance to rest, relax, read, enjoy this realm of mythical beast and creatures and being, it is times like this that make the hard days work all worth doing, this would be a bike ride home day if it were not for the cold.. still the thought is tempting, to strap on helmet and kick the old ironhead over, to pull out of the garage and just let the frigid wind embrace you, the cold just makes you feel so alive at times, sink in deep and yet, such a rush, but that pulsing thumping motor driving you forward head long down and open road as you lean into and out of curves, let the wind blow, let the cold sink in, that just one sweet ride and way to fly.. would this be any different then a ride on the back of a might beast of the air? to feel that same cool breeze as together you plummet towards the earth in search of game, and then the sudden turn back up, pressing your tight to your flying companion, to weave and bob among the clouds.. ahh, such is the life within this realm we do share

Humpty Dumpty

haven't been posting as much this week, seem that writing bug, also known as those dancing faeries in my head have had their hands full trying to put humpty dumpty back together, well, the week is done and the damage though i am afraid still waits, time to get my ass back up and get to writing, after all, no matter what we do we still  have each other, and perhaps our views don't always agree, but at least we can find that common ground to share and hold each other up.. so today, there be adventures waiting me upon the roadways, the top will be down, seems we have been graced with a rather pleasant day, just before they say we will have snow this week ahead, you have to love this real land i dwell in, you never know what the weather will be and oft times we can have all the season in a week and sometimes in a day! ahhh the realms of life, and then the realms of fantasy, there be lions tigers dragon and faeries here in this land we call our home away from home, there be friends and lovers, and so many that care, so hold on tight and lets enjoy the ride!!

Peace?

the words just aren't in me tonight, and so, i thought simple write and let the words flow, and then i would read and again it was another rant, strong emotion does stir in me, and so it is hard to say what I want knowing some will cheer and others jeer, and really neither is what I want, somewhere in all this craziness there has to be a common ground we can all share, after all, we seem to have found space in our hearts here in this realm to share with those that don't see eye to eye, so how do we spread this common love and respect for each other into the realm were it is needed most, both sides fearing to let the other side win even an inch.. short and sweet, but that is the note for tonight, wishing you all well and peace in some way..

Flood

a long time ago there were 2 families living in different basement apartments in the same building, there came a terrible storm one night and the small creek near the building became a raging river that overflowed it's banks and flooded the two apartments. while one family stood helpless in the stairway watching their belongings sink into the rising water the other raced trying to save as much as they could, and it was a frantic race though rising water, sewage and shorting out electrical, well the night ended and the next day came, one family walked away sad at their loses, the other family, well i know he went to work barefoot that morning and told his boss he had to have the day off. then this family proceeded to clean and salvage spending the day at laundry and hosing down furniture that could be saved, by the end of the day, one apartment was striped clean and refuse piled on the curb for the garbage truck to remove, much had been salvaged and was use able, the other apartment was rotting furniture cloths bed kitchen ware, the other family never returned to claim anything that was lost, accept the relief check that came from the disaster relieve fund, yes, the fund helped both families out in the end.. true story folks such is our economy today, time to get my ass to work.. take care all. back when i can ♥

Morning 2

The hot liquid left a warm burn through his mouth and down his throat, so he savored the taste in small portions, just resting feeling the world about him, the smell of burning wood hung in the clear morning air from the fire at his feet, the fading chill of the night as the suns continued their trek upward, the faint warming on his bronzed skin as the rays bounced from his flesh, the rustling of the leafs of the trees growing behind that shaped the clearing he had set camp up in these past few days.  Smiling as he watched Kadeyrn stripping away the flesh from the ofra, a small field grazing herd animal, now more plentiful since their main predators the dragons’ numbers had dwindled.  Reflecting to a time not so long ago as he continued to sip from the cup, when once the mighty beast had flown in packs across the skies, now their ranks thinned to the point you might see the occasional breast circling high.  Was it the flying machines of the traders that had chased the beast away he pondered?  The dragon’s only rival in the skies had been the Aryr, great magnificent birds, their often multi colored vibrant feathers, wings that stretch 40 feet and more on the larger males, and talons formed for grasping and snatching their prey strong and sharp.  The Aryrs’ numbers had diminished long before the dragons had begun to disappear from the skies, till now the rare sighting of their brilliantly feathered bodies sparked awe on the towns when such a beast would be seen.  Like Akindle himself, the bird’s preferred the solitude of the mountains and back country, safe from mankind, who had once trained them to carry warriors to battle.  These he pondered as he watch the sharp talons of his companion Aryr, not endowed with the multi colored plumage, but still a remarkable brilliant blue, tear the flesh from his morning meal, often eyeing Akindle with an look of offering to share of the mornings capture...

The Realm We Share

I do so enjoy this home away from home, the bantering chatter, the pics of lands long forgotten, yet they still linger in our minds, and they grow more and more vivid and real with each passing day, the fields of battle and the skies above, many suns do shine over worlds far away, of beauty and of passion, of love and love lost, all these are so vividly displayed in the art i do find within these realms, and though some i will not post or share, to wild to erotic for this wall, i appreciate the courage of those that do, and wish them well in their fight for their own place here in these realms, there is so much beauty in this world, both of human body and of nature, of starry skies and vast open landscapes, of place we may never visit and of things we may never see in person, and things that can only be imagined,  I hope you all will see the art as what it is, the art of so many that what only to share what is in their heart,  Such is this place of dreams that we have woven together, treat one another with respect and kindness, as friends for that is what the buttons says,  "add Friend" and do not hide behind glass walls to tear down what so many have worked so hard to create to share, nor try to take what is not yours, the flowers that grow here see enough of that in that realm so real, trust and share and treat each other with honor, don't hide in anonymity but stand for what you belief, or simple delete and leave, a little bit of a rant i know, but i heard two tales today that still trouble my soul, we are all sharing this ride together both RP and those that are real, those that merely seek a safe place to relax and enjoy, so from the heart just know i care for you all and hope this realm we all share is a place we can enjoy and always share

Morning

Early morning

The twin suns had not yet risen, but the glow on the horizon helped to make movement around the camp easy enough. The day just breaking, a thin mist hung in the air, a little unusual for these heights, yet it occurred from time to time. Time to throw back blankets and begin working the fire back up to life, to break off the chill and yes, to enjoy that first morning brew, the black thick liquid we all seem to crave to start our days. The water had been fetched the evening before so that all would be ready to begin the day, there would be time though, Kadeyrn, had already slipped to his morning hunt for game, such an appetite that one had, never could i make him satisfied with a little of the black liquid that had been brought to our world by those that claimed to trade among the stars. Raising my head to look up as the light were already leaving the sky with the rising on the suns to the east, aye, they were a mysterious folk these traders, but they seem harmless enough, always bringing in some new technology to share and make our lives easier. Most simple believed they were from across the vast bodies of waters, a place once thought to not even exist.

The water in the pot had just begun to boil when the carpet of fallen leaves where kicked up with the sudden stir of wind overhead, and the thud of game dropped rather unceremoniously in the small clearing, and with a roar of triumph Kadeyrn settled and began his morning ritual of tearing meat from fresh game to feast.

Dreams

the sound of the wind rushes by the car window as we speed down the highway, thoughts racing with the engine roar, the sunlight of a fall day pouring through the windshield, a thought jumps to mind of a dream, and one wonders how it is a dream is gone, and do we then no longer dream, a new thought races, no we still dream, but sees the difference in real dreams and fantasy these I often confuse. if a dream can become a goal it can be real but a dream can also be but a fantasy something that warms the heart, i still dream of flying and sailing, and these can one day be real so very real, but there is the fantasy of racing also through the sky upon dragons back, a dream that is fantasy or is it?   We might feel the strength of a horse beneath us as we ride upon the back of a sturdy steed  and then let imagination stretch us up till we fly the skies upon such a beast with wings, we can see the castles of old still yet today and dream of warriors and lands long forgotten, as the wind rushes by, i dare not close my eyes for there be many others upon this highway this day, each racing towards a goal, a meeting, an encounter of some sort, so my mind races with dream and the feel of wind as i sail through the air and yet my eyes see the wild race of cars heading to their many destinations.. and so begins the tale that is to slowly come upon these wall of knights and dragons and kings and queens, for here in this realm the dreams that are but fantasy can be real..  <3

Night memories

how to close a day, the sun sinking, will have to drive carefully as the dear little munchkins will be about, looking for sweet treats, i do love the many times i remember roaming the streets on this night years ago with brothers and sisters, the smiles and the clothing, moms would spend hours preparing for their little ones, imaginative they were, we were spies and gangsters and superheros back then, now they are zombies and the walking dead, times have changed, still there is much fun in going out, and as we grew older, oh the trouble we would cause, is a good thing there be a thing call "statute of limitations" at least for some of us, all good fun and still yet today the adventures we did have, that we shared, they bind us to those of our youth, and you can say do you remember when.. and with a smile bygones will be bygones and there be laughter again.. such is the cycle, looking up and moving on and remembering we didn't get here on our own, nor will we continue without the help of those we love and cherish so very much.

Let Them Fly

there is freedom in letting go, in the final moment when you say, i have done all i can, and it still didn't work, and it's not because you didn't try, because you know in your heart you did, but somethings just wont fix, no matter how you try, not when only one of you is doing the work, and the other has walked away, as much as the heart wants to hold on, there comes a day a moment when you say good bye and let the bird fly, you know it is time for when you do there is peace, some day they may return for a favor, a moment to reflect and perhaps not, but you know inside when it's time, and though there may ever be a place in your heart that they will reside, you really can let go and live again, can breath a sigh of contentment knowing that there are more hills waiting to be climbed in life, it takes two to make a relation, to make a friendship, it takes understanding and communication, two can not continue if they do not communicate and only one speaks, they do not share understanding, how can i know the you that lives behind the mask you let most people see, if i don't know your dreams, listen to your adventures and share with you mine, and how do i know when your dreams begin to change if i don't listen, if nothing is said the voice i once heard is merely the wind now softly blowing, you can only stand so long in the rain watching love through a window, finally realizing that that love will never come out to you, then the only right thing to do is turn and walk away, for there is a new day to find new adventure still waiting, warriors fighting together know each other, have shared food drink over table have told of tall tales and or romance, could they fight so well together if they never communicate, never shared time and adventure together? shared friends and friendships? they sit at a table and enjoy and share and grow and here they be friends, and each day now we lift each other and share and grow, and so adventures do await us everyday, so let us walk into this new day dawning together and grow like never before

Warriors and Friends

ah such sweet fun it has been sharing with you all for a time, so often wishing i could stay longer, but there must be a few things done here so that I can return and enjoy more time with all, so tis off for a time I am.. enjoy your afternoon and evenings, enjoy the friendships we have all come to find here and the love we share here as well, for such will last and such will hold us tightly together, the sparks of passion, exist not only in the love we make to our lovers, but that same spark ignites true and deep friends, friendship that are built on trusting and caring for others, sparkle as fountains under the lights, reflecting all the many colors and faucets of the love that existing among good and faithful friends, yes so many of you have become close to me, and i hope I am to you and though these be words on a screen, in a way each of you have become very much a part of my life, more then words, we laugh we talk we enjoy we share, such is the same was those that i know in that other realm in which we dwell and so it is always a pleasure to visit and often hard to walk away for a few, so again, enjoy the evening and the night ahead, be save always ♥

Mistress Work

ah she awaits her attention, the one that drives me each day, to do that which i do for the love and magic of creation, to work with hands and mind on the ways of wood, to turn something that is rough to that which is a pleasure to hold, my art is not of brush though I study and learn the ways of lines on paper, but my art is from the work i do each day and though at times she is a harsh mistress,
the end results do satisfy the soul... i read today that an artist takes pen, ink pencil and simply creates what drives them and as if by magic the work draws itself. The same is true of wood and stone, the image is there waiting to be released.. have a grand day my friends, be sure to enjoy some touch of magic in your life, either in love, in song, in the beauty of canvas or the work of a dance well done, so many avenues await that even in what we call our work there awaits the joy of creation..

Reflections

Written July 9 2012


a full and busy day this has been, but now can rest, looking back and satisfied that I have been i have done and now my day is fulfilled, now i can rest, the evening awaits a time of relaxing and being ready for the morrow.
But today was also a day of reflection, of fallen comrades, all having fought a brave fight and yet they/we all succumb to that final fate that awaits us. Do we live hiding from that day? or do we embrace everyday as if this is the last, to live to love to enjoy the beauty that surrounds us, to smile through when life seems to throw us a curve and we feel the pain that also come with life. Look to find joy in the beauty that surrounds us, the stars the sky the cool waters that refresh us giving us life, we are together to lift fellow warriors and warriorettes as we walk side by side, arm in arm, shoulder to shoulder. This life this way we have been given, is to short to live in anger and bitterness, let go those things that will only hold you down, look to your friends your family, we are here to lift to fight by your side should you need us. aye, we be all fellows creatures that walk and one day perhaps we will walk among those stars we gaze upon with such longing, we will fly with those might dragons of old, we will battle darkness as it try to take from us our joy, make your hearts merry for when there is life there is hope, love and joy...

Honor

so much for fun a games, the wall has new paint plastered well for all to enjoy, such beautiful art you all share and enjoy, they be here to enjoy to fantasies of days of old and new ones to come, of adventure and love, of gallant deeds done for no other reason then the love of fellow man, such were days of old and such should these days we have before us be, days of honor and love and joy, my your hearts be marry and may your swords stay sharp, may your dreams be rich with beauty and love and may you heart be full of the one you hold close..

Word and Sword

ok, that one just got deleted :) just didn't like the shape, sometimes my mind wanders and what i think might sound good in word, doesn't take shape and so I push, and make it into something it's not, much easier to just let the words flow were they would go, to night to day, sometimes they do wander and play, sometimes the strike the heart with thought, or turn that moment upside down, words can be fun, when exchanged with another, little laughing comments that make the other smile, words can portray mystery and love, terror and want, passionate words to build up king and queen and passionate words can break city walls, strong and might, the pen called mightier then the sword, yet they are just words on a page, to read and to feel if we dare to share the adventure of heart and love and way..

Ghost II

that ghost came visiting the other day and I finally had to draw the line, funny how once someone has gone they can still linger on, our imaginations hold tight to that hope, we are told when there is hope there is life, hope does motivate us, but the ghost once said when she was not a ghost, "if you don't feed love, love dies" and I have feed this need this desire all alone for far to long, but it will be no more, How do we distinguish between a real hope and one that is false? Is it perhaps as simple as, when only one has hope and they other none and is gone, are we just fooling ourselves into believing a lie. how hard we often cling to that which we can not have and miss the very thing that would heal and make us whole? self motivated hope for that which you can not have drags us from hill to mountain and so often it cast us down with out a care, yet with the merest of gestures from that object of desire, we return to the starting line and the circle begins again, we interpret a word a comment a gesture as more then it really is. How do you know when it is finally time? this i have no clue, for each must come to grips with what is real. There is hope and faith in things which will come to pass, this i can not deny, i still have hope, hope in life, in love, but this false hope I will chase no more, the hope that a ghost will one day return is no more, and time to lift my self from this bed i waller in and dust myself off and say there were some really good time, but time to go for the love has passed, as she once said, "love not feed, will die".. so here is to new hopes new friends new adventures ahead, good night my friends my fellow travelers in the realm, sleep well and deep and enjoy the dreams of joy, tomorrow is a new day and thee sun and day await with new adventures and jewels to find ♥

Racing

Crazy busy day, much to do, still much left, but there is a time you have to say, Stop! Enough! time to breath a little, dream a little, enjoy a little, we speed through days like today and look back and wonder where it went, gladly I can look back and at least see a few things were done, one of those days you pause and take the morning sip of coffee, you breath in smiling at the work to be done, looking out and watching the trolls going about their day, and with one last drink you set aside your cup and the next thing the day is done, you can scarce remember if you had lunch, but your belly doesn't feel empty, so surely there was lunch in there someplace, now the evening is upon me, and time to cast off line and let the evening breezes carry to where it will, chase the moon into the night and let the waves of the sea wash away the day of racing to accomplish..  and just what was accomplished, yes, the things that really matter are family friends and love..  business is what we do, family friends lover is who we are..

Laugh

was a good day to laugh, to enjoy friends, these changing days, often times they find us gathered closer together then summer and spring, when the nights chill still feels good, the summer days of heat behind, to sit and enjoy a good laugh till your eyes water, the tears of joy sneaking down your cheek, oh the pleasure of friendships, that we find here among this realm, such times as these will ever be cherished memories, they do make the heart lighter from days of work and toil, even when those days be hard, a heart can relax and know the joy of friendships, the love of family, the circle of friends, yes all these do bring us together to share and enjoy..

3000

I came here to post a few pics, share a few notes, wasn't really looking for anything more then just a place to write, to explore, no expectations, but without knowing why, after trying so hard everywhere, i finally found something that makes this place a pleasure, friends ♥ - we tag, we comment, we post, we laugh and cry, we share, we have grown i like to think, i know I have, after so much time of turmoil i finally found something that makes me smile again and that I can share not only here but with others in that other realm. Yes, i have enjoyed other life's within these lands, explored love, and all the other things we seem to find here in this wizards land, but most of those have been very private times, but here i enjoy sharing stories of adventures and of all that i see and have heard tale of, and you all make me so happy with your comments and how you care right back, it truly does lift me up, i have read notes and follow up notes, some of you have gotten to know each other better, and to me that means the world can be a very beautiful place at times. so here is my 3000 pic that i have posted and hopes to post many more, and many more notes, thank you all so very much for the love we all share together ♥ ♥ ♥

Bull

was a rather busy weekend, seems i land and am off on a tangent to a different realm, and no sooner does that adventure end when I must take up the banner to the running into the next fray, busy can be fun, but makes for a rather tiresome weekend, lots of walking, a train ride, I wanted to go horse back riding for some reason, perhaps it was seeing several out riding yesterday, was a simpler time then, perhaps food was a little more scarce, or perhaps took a little extra time to prepare, the night fires, the sounds of the wild, and then there were also the stars, for last night was clear and my mind raced far off into those worlds that might be, that could be, that we can only dream about, even yet my mind is a little scattered still racing around, trying to find that place of rest for the evening, was told it was organized chaos at times, smiles well sometimes that just life, considering this bull ride won for the day, but it was a glorious ride!

The Top

what a week, and such a sweet ending, the trek up the slopes often steep and fraught with peril, there were some times when it felt as though holding on with but fingertips, yet the week is now behind and the weekend lays ahead, there are just times when you have reached a peak, you have climbed hard all week and now your standing looking back across the way, do you marvel at this climb? this week behind? but the plans were laid, goals were set, a path had been planned and those places you thought often tough you did make it though, now for some time with friends family, but before, time to breath in deep, to soak in this world that waits, that spreads out before you, the adventures that await, more mountains will lay ahead, each with it's special adventures that await, each with a spectacular view waiting to behold, and the air will be clean crisp and the light of the remaining days will embrace you and with a sigh of contentment, yes, the world is right again..

Echos

places in our minds, of cities late at night, the citizens fast asleep streets deserted waiting for morning light, here two lovers will meet in the dark, their love forbidden by those that do govern this world, two married souls but not to each other, stealing away a few precious moments to hold the other, in silence their relation does exist, the secret so closely kept from those they know, not even they of this realm and city may know, but they do hold, comforting each other in hours of need. There be many such gatherings late in the night, those that seek answers to questions of life, when feeling cold and lonely from the weary ways of life, they come here to this realm with hope, long soft sigh, i had found such love to hold and treasure, and may never know such again, but friends i do hold close to my heart. The echo of footsteps bounce softly from the walls of the buildings around, a quiet soul passing through to new lands, soon perhaps the dawn will break and friends will meet, but sometimes even in the quiet of night, I know this heart is never really alone

Cliffs and Sand

tonight we take a walk along a rocky shore, the falls fill the air with the soft roar, the rocks though slippery still easy to traverse, the ocean waves crashing against the ledge below our feet, startled sea galls leaping from crevice and

nook, seeking a quiet place to rest and reflect, this life not so different at times then these shores, we often would want to simple feel are feet in sand, and the warmth of the sun, yet there are days when we must cross such rocky lands, We cannot dwell only in the past, aye these be memories that do keep our thoughts warm along with the thought of adventure ahead, but there is the constant moving forward, the time to grow, to be strengthened with new. there be more sandy beaches ahead, and there be dark nights as well, dark as when not even the stars seem to be able to pierce the night vale. But those be farther and farther apart, and though not every decision we make is as easy as a walk across the sand, some require improving our skills to muster a new goal, other will stretch us to our limits, aye, but that is life, and it makes life worth living, as they do say, "it is better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all" here is to love, to life, to fantasy, to days bright with victories.

Days End

July 9 2012

one last warrior has finally returned and I can now set my head to a time of rest ahead, pausing a moment to consider the day, and what perchance may lay in wait on the morrow. Though much was done this day to tame the beast we call life, tomorrows battles will be new and different from this days. Though often similar still there are the special demands that each would bring, each with their own weight of responsibility and load. But that is to be worried about tomorrow, tonight it is time to rest my head to take my leave of the burdensome pest that flitter like flies around my head. Time to turn my attention to the dreams that await me in sleep. Will there be battles fought and waged? Will there be the dancing of fairies of such rare and refined beauty. The night only knows and so I go to greet what the night has in store and wish you all pleasant dreams as well and may your dreams be the stuff of joy and pleasure tomorrow..

Trek

Written July 6 2012

The moon already bright as the night grows late, the ancient city resting in the valley below. To have traveled this far was frought with many perils and yet they had finally arrived, the mountains now behind, they had but to begin the final trek down the winding trail to those gates large enough to be plainly seen even from this far distance. Yet there await yet one more peril, one more beast that gaurds the entry and passage into this protected domain. One last beast of wing and tail, of tooth and claw, would we yet be able to fight the beast that others have failed to best? Carefully they wound their ways down the treacherous slope listening for any sound which might bring awearness to the coming terror. The with a sudden sweeping sound of wind from above they knew that this was the time....

Brook of Fantasy

what's your favorite time of day? for me there are so many, would be hard to pick out just one, from a nice warm bed at the end of a long day, that morning cup of coffee, or like right now, just time shared among friends, now is when the lights outside have begun to dim, and the days work is stored away for tomorrow, desks cleared, wood products out the door, the phones finally quiet for a time, yes, this is one of those great times, for at night when i lay down i am soon fast asleep, and when I stop to enjoy that cup in the morning, to often it ends up rushed, but here and now, no rush, just relax, suddenly after this day we take a moment by the river imagination, we dip our minds into sparkling water, we see shapes the seem to lurk in our mind that someone has finally put on canvas, we read words, and poems and see the heart of those that wrote, we settle down backs against a tree, and dip our feet into the clear brook, listening to the waters gurgle, the breeze behind, it's fall, colors changing, you glance afar to watch the fairies in their dance, knowing you watch them but are at a save distance, they flitter with their own joy of a day well done.  Sometimes it rest the heart to just watch, let the action just float by, our hands they had been full all the day, but now is the time of fantasy, of friends, of loved we share.. of the hearts we know and share. of great beast above that fill the air with the flap of leathery wing, of the coming night when we shall sleep as are friends that flies above watch over us. yes, this is one of those times when we reflect on the day.. thank you all for comments for caring, for just being you and letting me into your life even if just for a few.

Dragon's Jewel

Dragon's Jewel – Originally written around December of 2010

There was a knight, so long ago, sought a treasure of a special jewel.  He had an idea of what he was looking for, and often times thought well here or there.  There were times he thought he would catch just a glimpse of the jewel within a certain treasure won in battle, that certain sparkle, a flash, but when he dug deeper the jewel had again eluded him for he looked as a selfish man wanting only the riches and not the jewel.

Life took its course with the knight, he fought his battles, accumulated his treasures, all without much meaning, it was not that things came easy, now he fought most days for the wages he earned. There were days of victory and days he lost a few fights, lost some treasure, gained another,  but there was just something not there not right.  He thought long ago he knew what it was, just that jewel that eluded him, but he eventually let the dream go as just a myth, after all, he learned life is what it is.

But there was a day awaiting, it had been such a day as never before, weariness settled into his bones, another treasure lost though he had struggled so long to hold on, hard fought battles won, and lost, another endless cycle, but in the end another lose.  But even in his weariness he had glimpsed a sparkle there on the horizon.  Brighter and purer then any before, he had not thought to ever see such a sight, but there it was, then it faded away, only dancing in the corner of his eye.  He thought to himself, just a myth, life is better without such things, it would be but another false wish.  The knight was sad, so many things he had, things he had lost as well, but never that certain jewel to share, just the day-to-day struggles of a knight.  But wait, another flash, why? Sparkling golden was her hair, no he said to himself, his dream was long ago gone, it cannot be.

But the jewel continued to dance just within the corner of his eye, till it shown so bright, the Knight was bathed by the beauty, and suddenly it was his, the radiance the joy he suddenly felt, it was not from battle, nor from victory, it was a gift, and the gift was his to hold to cherish, to share.  Suddenly, his life had meaning, places he visited now seem new again, the colors brighter...and when the day came and the jewel kissed him, and his heart melted, and the cold lump, so long sore with pain, weary from the struggles of a life so plain, soared.  Soared as the mighty dragons of old, that would leap from mountain tops and spread their wings... for only love can make a dragon fly, the love of his jewel that he would carry within, treasured and loved.. This the knight knew the story of how dragons could fly when love fills their hearts, and this was the jewel he long to hold, that he too would fly the way of dragons, leaping with joy each time he felt the jewel so close...to soar through the skies above, how can a man, a knight have such joy, it can only come from the one true jewel, the one waiting for him, the one that a dragons must find that they may fly the skies together with the one they love.. and the one that this knight now knows.  He learned that he could look for endless ages to come, and never find such a gem, for the gem had found him and saved him for such is the way of dragon and jewel…

Weekend Gathering

Such a pleasant afternoon, office is quiet, time to have hunted for pics and explore the realm, to have stretched the imagination, to share with friends tales of the weekend, evening approaches, and soon a new week of adventure will be upon us, their will be battles to fight and giants to subdue, lessons to learn, but for now, there is peace, the peace of time spent with good friends, the peace that comes when you gather around an evening fall fire, to listen to the crackle of the flames, to watch as the shadows lengthen and the stars come on, to laugh and share, the fire warm the front and the coming night chills the back, yet we don't feel these things when we be all together, the fall wind rustle the dry leaves, and the sounds of nature fill the air, a squirrel barking warnings about impending danger to his friends and relatives, the rustle of a started deer that chanced upon your camp, these are the times we do share even if only in our mind, close your eyes for a moment, breath the coming fall air that surrounds us, the leave changing, the colors so bright, aye, the warm fire dances and reflects the delight of bright faces as we talk into the night..  sweet times my friends and am so glad we can share together.. <3

From the past

Just to let you all know, if your reading these for the first time, many are from the past several months I have been writing on a FB page, and I am consolidating these notes and pictures to this page, for to be found and read easier for one, and for my own reasons, I do enjoy writing them as well as reading them again from time to time to remind me of a time I felt like  ....    so please enjoy, and I hope you like..  thank you