I Swooned!

I went to the Farmer's Market this morning.

I went with a list.

I had to buy black pepper chevre from Blue Heron and

I've been noticing that farmers in the area have been showing off the tomatoes in their gardens on FB. So I added tomatoes to the list.
I skipped the large farms that had tomatoes and went straight to the little farmers
and the heirlooms.
YUM!

If I found tomatoes, then I wanted bread to go with them and the chevre.

A loaf of wild rice, onion and sage bread was definitely in order.

Then I decided I needed a treat.

The cinnamon roll will last me all week!

I was still walking and looking and my sack of goodies was getting heavy when I saw them.

I think I swooned!

Peaches!

They smell so good.

I love this time of year!

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

Thank you to Mary for hosting Mosaic Monday.

A Beautiful Treat

It's critter day!

This is the Rice Paper Butterfly from Malaysia.

I found them flying around in the Rain Forest Conservatory at the 

Houston Museum of Natural Science. 

What a beautiful treat!

Wishing YOU well and much joy.

Thanks to Eileen at Saturday Critters.

Thanks, Misty!

Another Week of ICADs

Another week of Index Cards A Day is complete.
June 20 - June 26
More information about Index Card A Day can be found at Daisy Yellow.

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

Yungang Grottoes

I have a very special Postcard Friendship Friday to share with you.

My dear friend, Vivian, is a Fulbright Scholar studying in China this year completing her PhD.

I first met Vivian at the Museum of Fine Arts where we both worked on updating and

reinstalling the Asian Galleries.

We also spent a good deal of time temple hopping in Houston.

With a large Asian population, the city has many beautiful Buddhist and Hindu temples.

When Vivian left for China she asked what I wanted (besides tea) and I said

POSTCARDS!

Vivan was able to vist the amazing Yungang Grottoes in Datong city in the Shanxi Province.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage site with 252 caves and 51,000 statues that

represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries.

For a student of Art History, Buddhism and Archaeology -- what a wondrous place!

Vivian sent these to me in early December and they are just arriving.

Talk about the slow boat FROM China!

The Buddhist tradition of religious cave art achieved its first major impact at Yungang, 

where it developed its own distinct character and artistic power. The Yungang cave art represents the successful fusion of Buddhist religious symbolic art from south and central Asia with Chinese cultural traditions, starting in the 5th century AD under imperial auspices. At the same time it vividly illustrates the power and endurance of Buddhist belief in China. As Buddhism spread over Asia, it was able

to successfully assimilate with the local traditions and Yungang is a good example.

You can read more about the Yungang Grottoes here.

You can find many photographs of the grottoes by "googling".

Thank you to the lovely Beth for hosting Postcard Friendship Friday.

I'm also joining Mosaic Monday.

Wishing you well and much joy!

Month At A Glance: July 2012

Hard to believe another month is almost over.

Here is my look back at the month of July, 2012.

Thank you to the lovely Mary for hosting Mosaic Monday.

I plan on being a couch potato during the Olympics

and the month of August starts -- otherwise known as UGHUST with the heat and humidity!

It's a good time to be part of August Break.

Wishing YOU well and much joy.

Camera Critters

Today is a very special day at Camera Critters.

Today Misty celebrates two very successful years sharing critters from around the world.

Be sure you visit.

I decided to put together a mosaic of some of the critters I have shared on Camera Critter day.

My first post with Camera Critters was in January 2009 and it was of our dear little dumpling boy, Rocky. I've given the place of honor in the mosaic to Rocky. We were blessed with his presence for three years. I wish he had been with us for many more years. He taught us a lot about love and, Rocky, we are still learning and miss you every day.

Big kitties, little kitties, animals from the Houston Zoo, birds in Musashi's Garden ... just a few of the critters I've shared with you.

Misty, happy two years and here's to many, many more!