This song about Persephone is haunting me, seeping into the interstices between all my favorite Christmas music. I think I’ll have to add it to the list. “Persephone” by Kula Shaker Deep below the world Persephone Sings of love forgotten Calling out across the river – Persephone Deep below the world Persephone Waits upon her rescue Mother Nature’s only daughter – Persephone She saw the dawn with the light in her hair Twisted and torn she was taken from there…
All RIGHT! My Canon Powershot A610 has arrived! The only flaw in the package is that I’ll have to get a bigger memory card. Here’s what it could do right out of the box. I’ll learn all the options and settings later. This is a kind of lavendar-colored plant called Plectranthus. I have two, outside on the deck. It’s a pretty plant with fuzzy heart-shaped leaves, but I wanted them because of the beautiful detail of the tiny tubular flowers….
Opposum – Originally uploaded by mountainpath2001. I was just outside and heard something rustling in the leaves in the back yard. Grabbed a flashlight, and went to investigate. It was an opposum, bigger than the one above. Every once in a while, I find an opposum out on the deck eating cat food. Normally there is a mutual I’m-eating-leave-me-alone policy between the ‘possum and the cats. Usually it scurries off into the fig tree and pretends I don’t see it….