It has been such a magical full to moon to have in the family-oriented sign of Cancer. How can we appreciate our families even more?
joy of wilderness
nature radiating
thanks to the sun and rain
flowers dance,
the ground turns golden.
and we follow the sunshiny roads
into the azure horizon
joy of wilderness
nature radiating
thanks to the sun and rain
flowers dance,
the ground turns golden.
and we follow the sunshiny roads
into the azure horizon
Being observed while I had just wrapped up my lunch at the incredibly informative and mind-blowing conference of PSOAS—Pacific Sports and Orthopedic Acupuncture Symposium.
This sweet charmer was wiggling his or her nose at me and had the most pleasant while curious energy. This felt like the most natural encounter—clearly the little one does this a lot to other conference goers, although I was the only one around. But the dexterity and skill of the sneak-up, pop-up was unprecedented by others of its kind. This is career squirrel 🐿️
Flexible, quick-witted, and nutty… 🙂
Gotta love this animal medicine that impresses me while I’m being wowed in so many other ways, reminding me to be light-hearted, fun, and never miss an opportunity to say “hello there” 👋
Photography ©2017 Ka Malana
Field of Sunflowers, Happy Bee — Fiesta Estrellas
Another one of my pleasures is photography. Photography changes so quickly. It’s been a long time since I got to enjoy being inside of a dark room. The calm silence and the enjoyment of the trickling water in a mostly silent room, dunking my finished photo in the fixer with my tongs and the sensation of the feeling of the photo through the tongs with the touch of its rubbery ends against the glossy texture of the image. I even miss the smell of the chemicals and that red light. I miss the red light the most. A darkroom was a peaceful place to be. Click the link above for all the photos… You will be happy you washed your eyes with abundant sunflowers…
When I photographed the headlining photo, I was taken by the angles of the colors of the different aspect of the image. I could make an abstract painting based off of this photo.
Image credits: Candlelight and Wine, by Ralph Hocker, Acrylic ― 11″ x 14″ www.sevenlivelyartists.com/hocker.html ARIADNE, VENUS AND BACCHUS BY TINTORETTO (1518-1594) “Beautiful colors can be bought in the shops on the Riato, but good drawing can only be bought from the casket of the artist’s talent with patient study and nights without sleep.” ~ Tintoretto (such is the […]
November 17, 2013, Taurus Full Moon, Relationships, Art — Fiesta Estrellas
This is another earlier blog post of my mine. I reached into my archives where I wrote about astrology; this was before I branched out and wrote poetry, and shared my art, and got more social about my life and my journey. I published a book since I was blogged, yay! I like to blog about ALL THE THINGS! New material is coming in 2023–but right now, this is my blog celebration. I teamed up with Cheer Peppers because I wanted to blog for the whole month with a team. I like to share space with people and I’m so glad that you have decided to read my writing, and truly: I am glad you decided to be part of my world. You matter, and I appreciate you!!! ❤ Please enjoy! Another busy back-to-back day today 🙂 I’ll be around to visit you again very soon!
A little bonus today that I’m excited about is that I linked all my Taurus posts to celebrate this Full Moon Eclipse in Taurus we are currently experiencing.
This first one below—> This was my life-changing Kauai experience when I got my spiritual name Ka Malana. It was a short post. I was very busy experiencing it all. I remember the most beautiful New Moon in Taurus ceremony on the beach… just amazing. The order of the blog posts is from oldest to most recent.
Brilliant sun dresses the grass in glistening crystal light, like glass
as each day fades more quickly than the last
with only time scattering, not shattering.
I am alone in the temple of my studying
who has hope in this life that’s quickening?
The messages on the wind are obvious and settling.
Feathers touch my eyes even when I haven’t been eyes wide-open, a blessing.
head to the ground, I see the sky, anyways.
goddess protects me, restores me, intrigues me.
she is my mystery, cloaked in light. Too bright to see the shapes.
she is the laughter that breaks over silly faces
and highlights dreamy face contours full of delight.
I’m walking on the ground that you put down for me, wearing my t-shirt of faith, that one that was an accidental gift posted to me.
Owl, Hawk, you remind me that my roots are going down, right where I am. I am meant to be here.
Butterflies and sun blazing and all…
The heat makes the air rise, and I wonder how much the butterfly has to move to keep from getting scorched by summer sun.
She is beautiful, but she works hard, while others see whimsy.
She wants to know more about the mystery of the wind, but she’s Content to ride, knowing how to glide, and when to flit.
And when to rest.
Struck by the beauty of my apple 🍎
but equally hungry,
I sliced,
then photographed.
Now I eat.
the green woman
smiles because she knows the secret
entryway; she has the password.
Behind her closed lids,
her eyes shine a brilliant blue: ajna
Clink on the image link above to see the other posts from the cheerpepper team.
the sun is delicious with its orange yum glow
it dangles the edge of the horizon,
painting with wet colors
as it slips into the brown earth layers,
implants like a vibrant seed into the
cool, jazzy earth.
then with a wink, the earth slurps up
the sun’s last light.
It’s not easy to get my photography converted from a shiny print into a photograph with glare; and even though I saved the negatives, there are projects that I never got around to, like making new prints or digital images from the negatives, or scanning in photos, etc etc.
However I enjoyed these compositions of people in their natural element, and really feel these images express the beauty in the spirit, and the community liveliness I witnessed.
Like this.
This is the life—
The satisfaction of a statue,
expressing timeless surrender.
We can travel to a memory,
even tarnished, it will shine.
You can dream about what’s possible,
and re-imagine what already happened.
May we all live and grow old
and smile, contentedly.
Like this.
In this blog post, I have a recorded a track for meditating outdoors. I’ve also included my photography from my visit to Cambodia in 2001. There’s two images of me from 19 years ago, taken by one of my teachers from University of Pennsylvania, Larry Silver.
Another day has gone by in the Nano Poblano challenge. Here’s my post for today. I felt fortunate this hummingbird let me get a photo with my phone. Sending out wishes for peace. Grateful for the simple things in life, like the beautiful, vibrant flowers on a cacti.
Fiesta Estrellas 
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