Love More

When I returned from my recent excursion to Edmonton, I had a whole day to myself before my son and my sister returned home. I took the opportunity to take a nice long walk, and to reflect on the events of that excursion. What a time I had, what a time it was! Such delightful, delicious memories... too much to share here ;) But I had a lot on my mind, too... questions I didn't have answers for assaulted my brain. I tried to just let the thoughts float, not demanding answers, just being open... 

Then I decided to walk through this little underpass by the Co-Op Grocery Store - it connects the store parking lot to the Frame Lake walking trail. 

It was kinda creepy, 'cause it's so small, but kinda cool too. When I got through to the other side, I happened to glance over my shoulder, 

and noticed a message left behind by some aspiring urban artist: 

I smiled for the rest of my walk  :) 

Pretty Pretty Sky

On the subject of beauty....

Yellowknife has it's downsides... more and more it seems, these days. But, there are some shining upsides; for one, this little city is blessed to have some great artists residing here. One of my favorites, Helen Croft, creates works that are absolutely dazzling to view in person. I once heard it told that for the finer details in her works, she uses just a single hair from her paint brush.

I can only think of one image more pretty than what she paints... she is more pretty than anything :) 

What's in a name?

Peek a boo!

Ha ha, just kidding. My dear Natalie asked to hear more about my habit of naming all the things in my life that I love so I went around taking pictures of all my favorite little (and not so little) ones. Allow me to introduce you to:

Nefertiti

Kikowa (pronounced kee-ko-wah)

And the Windowsill Trio:

The twins:

Mandy

and Marlie 

And, don't forget Abby!

Saving the best of the plants for last, my lovely healer,

Ali

This is my lover, Indigo

And this is Piper :) She drives me where I want to go. 

Oh yeah, and this one is called Nikoli! Lol, and my girl behind him there is Dejah, though I didn't name her that - I call her brat  inspiration  :D

And, though I definitely had no part in naming her at all, I had to add these photos... can you spot who I'm talking about?

The city is beautiful, but all the beauty I see is she. 

that's one bad kitty

I indulged in a nap this afternoon, and was awoken to the sound of a cat mewing. Not so strange, you'd probably say, except that we don't own a cat. I opened my eyes and saw this:

Nikoli had to introduce me to "Pearl", his "new" pet kitty (newly rediscovered in his toy box).  I thought to myself, hey, I've seen this kitty before... pretty kitty. 

Silly monkey :)