Presents
today is a day
full of
hope.
not half-hearted hope, that wishes, but isn’t sure,
but real hope-
hope that is
quite assured
that the answer will be
yes,
or at least that there will be
consideration and reason for the no.
it’s a day full of desires,
and dreams,
and questions,
and expectation.
i’m going to ask,
and listen,
and
accept the answer.
presenting: hope,
both
in the asking,
and
in the answer.
I love hiking Saddle Rock. You climb, and climb, and climb…and suddenly you’re on the top of the world. This film, created by the awesome North 40 Productions {http://north40productions.com/}, gives a unique perspective to a beloved mountain!
Foothills Day is May 11! It’s a fundraiser for the Chelan Douglas Land Trust to raise money for their campaign to conserve, preserve, and steward huge portions of our land. This land is public land, right out our backdoor, and it’s being protected for us to use. It’s more than a fundraiser…it’s a celebration! There will be hikes and trail runs in the morning, and a festival of music in the afternoon at the PAC. The fantastic evening show will wrap up the day with proceeds benefitting the campaign.
Here’s the lineup:
Check out the Chelan Douglas Land Trust on Facebook or their website for a full list of activities, including art contests, happening before and on Foothills Day. You can also join the land trust – membership is not expensive and goes toward a great cause! {http://www.cdlandtrust.org/} Also check out {http://www.justgetout.net/Wenatchee/} for cool stuff to do in the foothills, trail details and maps, and all kinds of outdoor activities.
Sage Hills is looking amazing right now. The wildfire last fall burned it black, but this spring it is so vibrant – covered in green, green grass and wildflowers. Take a look:
It’s really easy to get up there. Even if you don’t have a lot of time, just park and walk 100 feet…you will suddenly be surrounded by green. It won’t last forever– as soon as it gets hot it will turn dry and brown, which has it’s own beauty, but that green…you have to go experience it!
Conserving the land, so we can enjoy and use it in its natural state: I’m completely on board.
Tomorrow’s the day! Hands Across the Foothills is going to be fun, but what it represents is so much more. This event, and more to come, are bringing awareness to everyone here of the amazing beauty and opportunity around us. We take care of the land, and the plants grow and thrive, the earth is stewarded, the animals’ habitats are protected from development, and it in turn, helps us to thrive. We breath clean air, walk down trails in green meadows and around craggy rocks, hear the birds, keep fit and healthy…and it’s all right outside our back door. If that’s not a win-win, I don’t know what is!
If you haven’t signed up already, please do! I’ll be up there bright and early. :)
I’ve been thinking a lot about how I present myself. Everyday I wake up, and go. I’m with my husband and daughters, with friends and extended family, with the girls’ school and staff there, with my community, with volunteer and work contacts. I present myself to everyone. We all do. It’s no light thing. What is my life saying to them? What do people think of when they think of me?
I want my life to present many things. Beauty, appreciation for art, consideration, respect, authenticity. But most importantly, I want to present love.
Present love. I want my life to present love to each and every human under the sun.
These are all iphone pictures, so not the best quality, but here’s a little glimpse of Cozumel.
We stopped at a cafe with a sand floor. How fun is that?
And hammocks! We ate super yummy guacamole and chips and tacos and wow…good.
So pretty. We had heard the beaches here had bad undertows, so we didn’t go out. Just sat and looked. Beaches, plants, the sea, good food, children happily playing, adults chatting. Despite some not so good things {losing a camera, bad sunburns, a terrible death-trap of a van we rented} we had a great time. Guacamole helped. :)
