The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee

The following poem was on a blog for my cousin's daughter, and I loved it so much I just had to post it here. Hope you all enjoy it as much as I do! (The picture below is not mine, by the way.)

The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee
by N. Scott Momaday

I am a feather on the bright sky
I am the blue horse that runs in the plain
I am the fish that rolls, shining, in the water
I am the shadow that follows a child
I am the evening light, the lustre of meadows
I am an eagle playing with the wind
I am a cluster of bright beads
I am the farthest star
I am the cold of dawn
I am the roaring of the rain
I am the glitter on the crust of the snow
I am the long track of the moon in a lake
I am a flame of four colors
I am a deer standing away in the dusk
I am a field of sumac and the pomme blanche
I am an angle of geese in the winter sky
I am the hunger of a young wolf
I am the whole dream of these things
You see, I am alive, I am alive
I stand in good relation to the earth
I stand in good relation to the gods
I stand in good relation to all that is beautiful
I stand in good relation to the daughter of Tsen-tainte
You see, I am alive, I am alive

Jody's:

Happy Thanksgiving!  Today, I am thankful for MANY things, including this chocolate harvest cake we had for dessert after a wonderful Thanksgiving meal.

Riley's:

Riley took this picture of Rocket as he was going down our stairs (Riley, not Rocket).

Jody's:

Jody's:

Some scenes from our walk down to the beach today. I just love it when the fog rolls in over the water. The sound of the foghorn is so soothing.

Pop!

What do you do with a ton of balloons left over from a birthday party?



You pop them with a BB gun, of course!! We took all the balloons and put them in the back yard, and Riley shot them from the deck. He has excellent aim, too.

Mmmmmmmmm ...

A meal from our favorite place in Gig Harbor, the Thai Hut.

Today our boy turned 14!

At 1:04 a.m. today, my "little" boy turned 14! So grown up, yet such a little boy in so many ways still. I'm so grateful he still loves to snuggle and sit on my lap. Happy Birthday, Riley! You are the light of my life!

Happy Birthday, Riley!

Our boy is turning 14 on November 5th!! We had a few friends come over on the 1st to help him celebrate. Besides helium balloons, which Riley insisted on letting fly free (besides a few he reserved for sucking up the helium, and letting dear little Sian take one home), there were blown up balloons all over the floor. The kids had a great time "bopping" each other with the balloons. Riley wanted chocolate cake, so I made my recipe for "Chocolate Cake to the Max", which I swear weighed about 10 pounds it's so dense! At the end of the day, our Shiny boy gave a big sigh and said, "What a fun-filled day!"

The birthday boy with Sian, Miles and Andrew:





Dylan, Andrew and Riley, with Miles in the background: