Sand writing

A life well lived isn't one of accumulation but of what we give away.

Of inhaling and exhaling, of holding on and letting go, giving away.... That is life with children! Giving what people need, giving an extra bit, just for the sunshine in doing so. Letting go of the need to control and direct, and *see* every little bit of lives lived. Exhaling the accumulated stress, inhaling the cherry blossom. Holding on to tiny hands and doing it for the sheer pleasure of soft skin and rounded knuckles. Letting go of the need to have clutter free and holding on to the snapshot visions of creativity flowing messily in abundance in sunlit rooms.

Feeling strongly today that spirituality and energy can be expressed through home and family relationships. And creativity just pours out when you can dream and loll and let your hands twist stems of flowers, bake a pizz and eat it off the grass. Yum. Of course non of these photos are about that! Nah, these are of today's day. Lived and breathed and now ready to dream away in slumber.

Wildflowers tied with a silver ribbon and presented by friend at Beltane :)



See the mutant dasiy flower? :)


It's a catterpillar of course! As soft and furry and life like as an imagined fairy one. The boys ask me to make these a lot. They get excited every time.


Some boys like to write backwards don't you know.

And forwards and downwards and upside down......

Some boys like to draw a field....

...with one little pig inside!

Sometimes, it's all about rebuilding:

Mummy! What's that? I asked for a castle!

I'll just jump and squish it so you can do it again!

Today was one of letting go and holding on. Dreaming and seeing and exhaling and inhaling. Mostly giving away. And getting more back than your heart knows what to do with :)