I rise at 4 to 4:30 these days, and sit in the dark responding to stars one morning and clouds the next, receiving what comes.  Impermanence.

My grandson is six today.  He’s entranced with snakes so Jungle James came to his birthday party on Saturday, bringing four amazing snakes, and entertaining children and adults for an hour.  The snakes were carefully passed around so we could touch and stroke in alignment with the scales.  I’m with the beauty of this earth we share, the love of touch.