Savoring Beauty Daily

A friend of mine who lives in a nearby town, Evi Shumacher, is doing creative work with her photographs and short poems on her new blog:  Savoring Beauty Daily.  

Evi is also a very active and creative member of Facebook at her Evi Schumacher homepage.  

Evi and her husband, Richard, have practiced Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong with me for a few years.  

March 13th, 2014

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"On a clear day you really can see forever~or so it seems

even things far away suddenly seem near enough to touch

homeward bound~Mt Shasta beckons~dominating our view

nearly three hours north~snowy flanks illuminated by the sun

how enticing and magical the view~hovering above the orchards

a mirage~rising from the valley floor~seen by travelers for miles

speeding up the freeway headed north~closer to it's white splendor

our thoughts drift to the early pioneers who would see it for weeks

 arduous journey north never ending it seemed~near and yet so far

driving their oxen~mile after tiring mile~ maybe fifteen a day 

 tremendous courage and strength~trying to find their way home."
-  Evi Schumacher, Savoring Beauty Daily