We’re just about to embark again – duration unknown – to do some caretaking. We’ll be making a road trip out of it and breaking up our drive with an overnight in Mammoth to hike before continuing on to my birth place of Southern California. We’ll return before or by Thanksgiving.

Leading up to this we’ve been able to enjoy some walks down Summer’s lane, as the weather provided us wonderful opportunities to immerse in our beloved activities.

Weather has continued to swing back and forth, providing us extended days filled with hiking, biking, and even a perfect kayaking day.

Just look at these amazing conditions on the crystalline waters of Lake Tahoe.

In between it all we’ve been handed some reminders of the actual season we’re in, mixed with cold, rain, frost, and even snow at the mountain tops.

Temperatures seem to be dipping just as we leave and looks like a more pre-winter chill will be in the air upon return.

It’s all brought up the mushrooms and even this field of giant white beauties.

As I, and all of us, go through our own unique and profound transitions, so, too, does our Earth Mother.

Leaving behind the warmth and brilliant bosom of blooms, she embraces the mysterious darkness and elegant cloaks of fallen wisdom, making way for frosted shawls of wintry wonder.

Seasons change and so do we.

There is much to both let go of and to remember.

The light of day fast surrenders to the dark of night so that we experience more connection to the rhythms of Earth and Cosmos in harmony.

This is a celestial event of spirit in flesh, where deepening sacredness overflows from the cauldron of our hearts.

It can be illuminating when we surrender and have the courage to retrieve what’s been forgotten.

Our vulnerability is empowering and clarifying.

Yesterday, we came upon a sight that stopped my heart in its tracks. I did take a photo to remember it, but won’t share it since it would be emotionally traumatizing for some.

We found a perfect wild cottontail rabbit body on the side of the trail, without her head. There was no blood, no signs of anything except a clean cut of a missing head. I picked her up and buried her, totally mesmerized by her beauty and perfection, and the feeling of her sweet fur, thumpers, and tail. It has been a while since I’ve held a rabbit and of course I identify with them.

Without going into personal details of this, I’ll simply state that it reflected to me a renewal of self and transformation of identity.

Later, I was curious to look this up and had my feelings confirmed, along with these symbolisms: death of the old self (way of thinking/being), a “silent” beginning (one that is embodied rather than spoken), living even more from intuition/instinct/feeling rather than intellect/overthinking, and even a sacrifice for the new self.

Autumn Equinox brought equanimity within and without and of all opposites that light and dark might reflect to each of us.

And when things stand with conscious awareness of this reflection, the sweet intricacy of every thread becomes as valued as the whole web of All That Is.

It is a most miraculous and beautiful thing to exist indeed.

Every day I feel immense gratitude for the air I breathe and the beauty all around me. I don’t take for granted that there are varying experiences across the globe and that what I am able to see, feel, and immerse in is an astounding gift.

It is this very reason I share these gifts, so that they might touch, inspire, or bring some level of hope and belief in some way to whom ever needs it in the moment they see these windows or read my words.

We are bridges for one another and that is most beautifully made possible through the vortex of our hearts – the gateway to harmonic convergence and our multidimensional potential. 

Enjoy these reflective windows into my garden of life ~ our days here in the alpine region of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, our recent Taurus Full Supermoon, a harvest of some Autumn blooms (I’ll be harvesting a ton of lavender soon), and the bed of plants and blooms in their transition.

There’s beauty in all phases of the journey.

And here’s a sweet peak at two new, magickal crystal beings that are now available:

Crystal Friends for All Seasons