Spring at Conkles Hollow by Jim Crotty 30 on Flickr.

Simplify to return to what’s essential. Peace resides in the art of life and we are all artists yearning to connect, share and grow.

May Morning at Ash Cave by Jim Crotty 2 on Flickr.

To be still in the grace of gratitude. Let yesterday’s challenges and disappointments pass over you like water over a rock and then rise, again and again. There are gifts in this day.

May Evening on the Trail at Old Mans Cave by Jim Crotty 1 on Flickr.

“I’ve often thought of the forest as a living cathedral, but this might diminish what it truly is. If I have understood Koyukon teachings, the forest is not merely an expression or representation of sacredness, nor a place to invoke the sacred; the forest is sacredness itself. Nature is not merely created by God; nature is God. Whoever moves within the forest can partake directly of sacredness, experience sacredness with his entire body, breathe sacredness and contain it within himself, drink the sacred water as a living communion, bury his feet in sacredness, touch the living branch and feel the sacredness, open his eyes and witness the burning beauty of sacredness”
― Richard Nelson, The Island Within

May Evening on the Trail at Old Mans Cave by Jim Crotty 15 on Flickr.

Around the bend. On the trail at dusk, last May @ Old Man’s Cave #hockinghills #ohio

May Moon by Jim Crotty on Flickr.

The May Moon last night. The “Flower Moon” of May. Actually will be completely full tonight. Moonrise @ 8:59 PM EST.