Stephenson Family Ties

...love the skies that pull you into

infinity, like the ocean. They love the

silence, and how, if you listen long

enough, the pulse of the desert begins to

sound like the noise your finger makes

when you run it around the rim of a

crystal glass. They love the scary beauty-

snakes, lizards, scorpions, the kestrels

and hawks. They love the mosaics of water

washed pebbles on the desert floor, small

rocks that cast huge shadows, a shoot of

vegetation here, a wildflower there-

from: Plan B

by: Anne Lamott

Gathering muddy coral dust between my toes this morning!! It was a magnificent morning with the gray, angry rain clouds overhead, and the wind blowing and even a little thunder in the distance.

At one point we had to take cover under the rocks like lizards during a sudden downpour. But it didnt last long, and the scenery from our safe vantage point was amazing to behold. Have I told you lately that I LOVE my job!!!?? Even when it rains!!!!

rain where we were hiding...sunshine in the distance!!