Rock Garden Mandala
July 7th, 2008
Mandalas are found everywhere…even in my rock garden!
Nora 
myspace electronic music
June 28th, 2008
I am always impressed by the music I hear on myspace…here are a few of my recent listens:
Homeland is true aural candy with many analog sounds of my favorite vintage synths!
Nature spirit music with a futuristic ambience - listen to Restoring a Balance for some infectious rhythms!
A lot of the best dance music in the world comes from Israel … thanks again for sharing your special vibes!
Digital Distortion Records - India
Psychedelic dance fun here…lots of interesting electronics thrown in!
A little on the lighter side with lots of acoustic piano and violin!
Check Wrongside of Sunrise for the chillzone!
Shane Philip - west coast Canada
Nice didgeridoo and afro rhythm influences … similar to some Peter Gabriel. I really enjoy Mocha!
Progressive, electro-minimal & downbeat-chill - give a listen to Erosion and Floating Free - too cool!
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There are so many more great artists to list…another time I will blog more!
Please comment on any other favorite electronic artists you have on myspace!
Nora
Dwarf Asiatic Lily Art
June 25th, 2008
I find a lily in my garden that inspires me to do some digital art
Nora
Solstice
June 20th, 2008
Happy Summer Solstice to all of you who are in the Northern Hemisphere! Those of you in the South will be enjoying Winter Solstice with lots of stars! It is that time of year to reflect on the ancient traditions of our ancestors…enjoy the energy!
Nora
The Komodo Dragon
June 19th, 2008
photo courtesy dailymail.co.uk
Earlier this month three British divers took refuge on an Indonesian island after being swept away by currents in the ocean. Amazingly, while stranded on the remote island, they fought off an attack by a Komodo Dragon who was far from friendly!
Here is an excerpt from Dailymail author Alastair Fothergill :
“There is no question that Komodo dragons can be brutal killers: they can act in concert, they move at 15 miles an hour and can scent their prey from miles away.
They have also been known to kill humans. Last year, an eight-year-old boy was bitten in the waist and tossed viciously from side to side, according to a Komodo National Park spokesman. Half an hour later, he died of massive blood loss.
But the truth is that Komodos rarely kill people. The boy was the first recorded human fatality for 33 years and the people of the remote Komodo islands have existed side by side with these living Godzillas for centuries.”
more of the above article here:
Russian X-ray Girl can heal
June 13th, 2008
Russian X-ray Girl Natasha Demkina
source: Pravda.Ru
“Natasha Demkina (born in 1987, in the city of Saransk) is hailed in Russia as “the girl with X-ray eyes”. The girl claims to have the gift of second sight, which enables her to see internal organs of the human body. She describes her phenomenal abilities it as follows:”
“I have two sights. I can switch any minute without reason, should I want to see the state of health of a person,” Natasha said. “This switching makes no difficulty to me; I just need to think about it. I can see the full structure of a human body – how internal organs are positioned and how they function. It’s hard to explain how I identify diseases. Afflicted organs produce a kind of radiation. The second sight is active only in the daytime; it does not work at night.”
read more here:
Bee symbolism
June 9th, 2008
Bees have been very symbolic to me this past week! I love the way they work tirelessly to gather pollen for honey production! I found an interesting article on bee symbolism on Andrew Gough’s Arcadia website :
Bee on rockspray
June 4th, 2008
The bees are back! I can always monitor the bee population around here by how many come back to the rockspray. I was lucky enough to catch this one bee for a photo shoot…they move so quickly!
Nora
Forest Rings in Eastern Canada
June 2nd, 2008
Photo Courtesy S. Hamilton, OGS
CBC NEWS IN DEPTH: May 21, 2008
By Elle Andra-Warner
It is a strange phenomenon: thousands of large, perfectly round “forest rings” dot the boreal landscape of northern Ontario.
From the air, these mysterious light-coloured rings of stunted tree growth are clearly visible, but on the ground, you could walk right through them without noticing them. They range in diameter from 30 metres to 2 kilometres, with the average ring measuring about 91 metres across. Over 2,000 of these forest rings have been documented, but scientists estimate the actual number is more than 8,000.
What causes these near-perfect circles in the forest?
Since they were discovered on aerial photos about 50 years ago, the rings have baffled biologists, geologists and foresters. Some explanations put a UFO or extraterrestrial spin on the phenomenon. Astronomers suggest the rings might be the result of meteor strikes. Prospectors wonder whether the formations signal diamond-bearing kimberlites, a type of igneous rock.
read more here:
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June 1st, 2008
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“Symbolic of the Earth, of terrestrial space, of the human situation, of the external, natural limits of the ‘minimum’ awareness of totality, and, finally, of rational organization. It is equated with the square and the cube, and the cross representing the four seasons and the points of the compass. A great many material and spiritual forms are modelled after the quaternary. It is the number associated with tangible achievement and with the Elements. In mystic thought , it represents the tetramorphs.”
from J.E. Cirlot - A Dictionary of Symbols. 1962