(taken from the cottage at the retreat center where we taught our intensive last week)
-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts
A Song Among the Stones ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
a day out of clean silkwashed like a child that’s lived for daysin fever, the light pure and perfectand nothing troubled left in all the worlda day to love a neighbourto see in the young field’s promiseGod rippling and strong, unquestionablefour men gathered from the
January 18, 2026
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Actually Suz, the red light was on the dock I think or maybe on a boat out there. It was definitely part of the scene. :-)
Thanks lucy!
dreamy!
Oh my, Christine…that is beautiful! Makes me feel very lonesome for that beautiful spot, though. Was the red line part of nature or a reaction from the camera? Either way, it is sort of ethereal!