Although I am not Blake Welch, an amazing local artist and photographer (and my neighbor!), I drew this when I was younger than today and the people of the world still had hope. One starry, peaceful night, I was reflecting on how we forget the beauty around us. I thought about how we can create a natural environment with a little love and dedicated days of arduous work. I came back inside and created my blueprint (drawing) of what a peaceful night in my backyard sacred space would look like. (The item in the front circle is a Chimenea which is a clay outdoor fireplace that is common in the southwest. It is not a cat!) Over the last 20 years, I have modified my back yard to be a place that we can love and escape the real world for a moment in time. It doesn’t look exactly like this, but each year I improve it.

We do not need deities outside ourselves to be at peace and be a better person to all. We just must be better people! So, for today, I hope you had a fun, relaxing day while you visit your own sacred spaces outside in the green world!

And on a final note, let’s lighten up the mood and learn to appreciate a child’s point of view (Kid Jokes):

If a parsley farmer is sued, do they garnish his wages?

When it rains, why don’t sheep shrink?

If a stealth bomber crashes in a forest, will it make a sound?

If a funeral procession is at night, do the people drive with their lights off?

Should vegetarians eat animal crackers?

What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread?

Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

Why do they call a finished building a building? Shouldn’t it be a BUILT?

When cows laugh, does milk come out of their nose?

(Bring you back to elementary school?)

Love to everyone out there on this beautiful day.