10th Anniversary

It was October of 2016. We decided the 3rd was the date, but things got confused at the florist's in Española and the bouquet didn't get delivered until today.

I have to give a nod of acknowledgement to her legal husband of 30+ years; he has supported our relationship.

Sunrise

The Sandia Mountains act as a seasonal sundial as I track where the sun rises each day, week or month.

This is from the eastside security camera.

I took down the tent. It took all i had to get the stuff out of it. I still have to find a place to store it. Our 1100 sq ft bungalow is already brim-full.

https://albertsturkey.blogspot.com/search?q=Tent&m=1

The Cottonwood

 It stands by itself in the middle of a lengthy sward. There're often practitioners of diverse gyrational persuasions performing near its base.

Its leaves shimmer in the light.

Asters & Ghost Ranch

 Asters in end-of-summer light.

We only mow once (see description on YT).

And Kristen's at Ghost Ranch.

The Heart of Awareness

A friend sent this the other day...the Ashtavakra Gita translated by Thomas Byrom.

https://www.wearesentience.com/uploads/7/2/9/3/7293936/ashtavakra_gita__byrom.pdf

Ashtavakra is indeed wild, playful, utterly absorbed in the Self. Since words are of the mind, which arises only to obscure awareness, words are indeed folly. And who would teach folly? Ashtavakra would. His is an eminently compassionate and practical madness. Even while cutting the ground from under our feet, he shows us at every turn what to do. With a crazy solicitude, he tells us how to end our Self-estrangement.

Be happy. Love yourself. Don't judge others. Forgive. Always be simple. Don't make distinctions. Give up the habit of choice. Let the mind dissolve. Give up preferring and desiring. Desire only your own awareness. Give up identifying with the body and the senses. Give up your attachment to meditation and service. Give up your attachment to detachment. Give up giving up! Reject nothing, accept nothing. Be still. But above all, be happy. In the end, you will find yourself just by knowing how things are.

I can't give up on the body & senses but i get what he's getting at. I mean, what's there not to like about, "But above all, be happy."

Patagonia Paying $100

 to people who convince three people to vote in the midterms. This article has the details.

https://gearjunkie.com/parks-and-public-lands/patagonia-give-100-credit-friends-vote-midterms

Sunset