Happy Anniversary To My Honey

Today is my 9th wedding anniversary. Michael and I have been living together for 11 years now. It doesn’t even feel like that much time has passed. I am very lucky to have someone in my life who loves me unconditionally and accepts me as I am. He is such a renaissance man, I’m constantly amazed by what he can do or think up and this amazement has only grown over time. Really, he’s a very brilliant and talented guy and such a great dad and partner. I am truly blessed.

Today is also the Summer Solstice and one of my favorite holidays. We had a very special earth-based wedding ceremony in the mountains with loved ones and nature all around us. We also had a bonfire and a ritual at night with friends and family as the sun was setting at 9pm and all the stars were out. It was a fun, magical day in every way and our lives together have been equally as magical.

From many traveling adventures, major home renovations in different houses, yurt livin’ off the grid and one special and amazing little boy, we’ve definitely experienced quite a bit these past 11 years together.

I love you truly, madly, deeply and hope we get to have at least one hundred more anniversaries together!

Vancouver Island Photos

Ok, I finally went thru all 900+ photos we took from our vacation to see family and then hang out with the old growth trees on Vancouver Island.  Here is a link to my very organized photo set with Flickr with titles and descriptions on most photos, even!

Just a head’s up, there are a bunch of tree shots bec. they all were so cool and different.   I couldn’t help myself.  Of course, there are a bunch of Leif, too.

Victory For Whales!

 Some good news today from the NRDC:

“With the U.S. Navy about to train with dangerous, mid-frequency sonar during nearly a dozen upcoming exercises off the southern California coast, a federal judge has stepped in — at NRDC’s request– and blocked the use of the sonar!

We are demanding that the Navy put common-sense measures in place to protect whales and other marine mammals from a lethal technology that has caused whale strandings and deaths around the world.

The court’s injunction is “preliminary,” which means that this fight is far from over.  Nevertheless, it is a stunning setback for the Navy, and it supports our  contention that whales should not have to die for military practice.”

Woo hoo! This is amazing.  This organization does amazing things for the planet and all her living creatures in general.  Thanks to all the people like us who click on the link and sign a petition or send an email to our representatives in congress, we can help turn the tides of cold apathy that our gov’t has over the planet and her inhabitants just for the sake of more “military testing” or searching for possible oil and screw the wildlife preserves.

Now if we can just save the wolves in the Rockies and Alaska from being so cruelly gunned down while still on the endangered species list.  Over 700 of them have been killed in Alaska already.  Disgusting.