Pic-A-Day: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Pic Today 6/30/11

GIVING THANKS

TO THE SACRED LOTUS FLOWER

I give thanks this day,

for my health and recovery,

in my most sacred place of worship . . .

God's garden of growing things

and Nature.

I choose the sacred lotus flower

which blooms this month

which is perfect from the mud beneath,

and beautiful at every stage of life.

Thank you lotus

for my good health

and your perfect form.

You are sacred.

Eternal. And good for me.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Pic Today 6/29/11

GOOD NEWS:

MY TUMOR IS BENIGN

It's the best possible news . . .

the tumor is benign!

And the procedure was a complete success.

Yes, I'm sore . . . but so relieved and grateful.

I undergo some physical therapy for the

next 2 months, and will regain full movement.

In fact, my doctor is allowing me to

shoot a wedding this coming weekend

(with an assistant's help!)

. . . and no dancing (ha.)

Thanks for all your kind messages and prayers!

Monday, June 27, 2011

Pic Today 6/27/11

ON MEDICAL LEAVE

Be back soon!

(Can't keep a good man down.)

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Pic Today 6/26/11

FLOATING DOWN

THE MISTY MERAMEC

Moist summer air rolls across

the cool waters of the Meramec River

creating a blanket of fog in summer

and a dreamy "float trip" for canoers & kayaks

down this gentle Ozark stream.

Whether fishing for rainbow trout

or just enjoying the local scenery,

floaters enjoy the peaceful pace

of paddling, fishing or just taking in the quiet beauty.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Pic Today 6/25/11

GIVE US THIS DAY

OUR DAILY BREAD

. . . and make it Great Harvest

fresh milled bread, please.

Great bread has just come to Kirkwood,

and if the 'FRESH HOT BREAD' front window sign

doesn't pull you inside,

they'll give you a free sample slice

of their hand made breads if you ask.

Great Harvest features whole grain milling wheat

from family owned farms in northern Montana.

They mill this wheat each morning, and kneed each loaf

for the most delicious freshly made breads in town.

Their 'honey whole wheat' bread is a crowd pleaser

and is made from 5 simple ingredients (no preservatives):

o Freshly milled whole wheat flour

o Water

o Yeast

o Salt

o A touch of honey

Great Harvest Bread is across the street

from the Kirkwood Train Station

on Argonne Drive in downtown Kirkwood.

Try a slice this weekend.

You'll get hooked!

Friday, June 24, 2011

Pic Today 6/24/11

TAKING A HIKE

THROUGH LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK

We're lucky to have the fabulous 105-acre

Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis County . . .

home to 75 permanent outdoor installations

by internationally famous sculptors.

Some require a hike through trails

in the mostly wooded park,

including the original stone estate and abandoned pool

of the original donor, Mrs. Matilda Laumeier in 1968.

In addition to its permanent outdoor art collection,

Laumeier holds art fairs and outdoor evening concerts

throughout the year. Performers have included

B.B. King, James Brown, the Indigo Girls, Cowboy Junkies

and the renowned St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Some sculpture installations seem to stare back at you . . .

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Pic Today 6/23/11

"IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING"

Gilda Radner said that,

and she was right.

It IS always something,

and it's how we deal with what life hands us

that makes all the difference.

Take my tumor, for instance . . .

which the MRI has just discovered.

It's there, to be sure;

that little round eye to the left of the image

(2.5 cm to be exact.)

It's why my shoulder has been in pain all these weeks.

And we discovered it early, and small.

So now it's time to get him out of there,

and get on with LIFE.

Cheers!

Here's to Gilda.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Pic Today 6/22/11

WHAT'S IT LIKE,

HAVING AN M-R-I?

Describing my MRI experience yesterday . . .

they slide your body into the slender opening

of this massive machine (with inches to spare),

ask you to remain still for 30-minutes,

and warn you that it's a "noisy experience."

OK, I've got a better explanation . . .

it's like pushing a plump green bean

into a soda straw that's too thin,

and setting off firecrackers and machine gun fire,

while you do your best to "remain still."

I get the results of my MRI pictures later today.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Pic Today 6/21/11

ON THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

. . . it's fitting the sacred lotus begins to bloom.

The lotus flower has been considered sacred

for most of written history

due to its amazing ability to grow and prosper

from the bottom of the muddiest ponds,

to flower and greet the summer months

high above the surface . . .

to reach the heavens and aspire to greater things.

Considered to be of divine origin,

the lotus is viewed as sacred by Hindus and Buddhists alike.

(Curiously, each lotus blossom wakes up at dawn

and goes to sleep, closing at 2:00 pm.)

May your blooms "reach the heavens" this summer!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Pic Today 6/20/11

LILIES OF THE FIELD

Lilies are putting on a show now.

All our rain and warm weather have

produced magnificent color combinations.

"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;

they toil not, neither do they spin."

-- Matthew, 6:28

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