Haiku May 10, 2012 Time

May 10, 2012 / beverlydyer / Leave a comment

Mysterious time

Too much time, too many thoughts

Not enough, stressful.

Art Prescription: Everyone has experienced times in life where the clock seems to stretch out for hours. And other days time is gone in minutes. Time is a human encounter. It’s as much about physical as psychological. How you spend your thoughts often manifest in how you spend your day. If thoughts were money, how would you spend them. Would you buy something positive? Or allow your money to go down a drain? Every morning, regardless of how sleepy and “tired” you feel, you need to tell yourself: This is going to be a GREAT DAY! Now make it happen!

Haiku May 9, 2012 Rain, rain

May 9, 2012 / beverlydyer / Leave a comment

Wind, rain, and thunder

Booms its way into May day

Thirsty plants say ah!

Art Prescription: A rainy stormy day can keep you inside, but only a while. Then the lush green grass and thankful blooming garden will greet you with vavoom! Good day to do inside work, give a little extra attention to your pets,…and paint your toenails! Yes, this is a necessary, sandal and flip-flop season is here. And I need to access my wardrobe and shoe situation for Surtex, New York! Never let a little wind get in your way, it will huff on by.

Haiku May 8, 2012 Snakes

May 8, 2012 / beverlydyer / Leave a comment

Black shiny snake glides

Tis the season for reptiles

Shed old habits, change.

Art Prescription: The incidence of snake appearances is on the rise, just like the temperature. Too bad these wiggly creatures spook most of us. They really don’t mean any harm, especially black snakes. In fact Hermes, the father of alchemy, used two snakes intertwined around a sword as a symbol to represent healing. I spent some lovely time at the UNC Botanical Garden today teaching Montessori students what a nature journal is all about. They were engaged and interested! Little minds learning to enjoy and respect nature!

Haiku May 7, 2012 Stray

May 8, 2012 / beverlydyer / Leave a comment

Black and white kitty

Where do you live pretty cat?

Friendly meow-er.

Art Prescription: Oh dear for the 5th day in a row there is a black and white cat wandering around my street. I, of course, gave it food and water and some attention. By today I am highly suspicious she is a stray. Put signs up around neighborhood and rode my bike around to ask, “do you know this cat?” Why would the universe send me a stray cat right now with Surtex, New York coming immediately? There is always time to love…

Haiku May 6, 2012 Tree Frog

May 6, 2012 / beverlydyer / Leave a comment

Little green tree frog

Iridescent shine, black eyes

Sticky feet, jumper.

Art Prescription: A weekend for reptiles! Saw two black snakes…they are good. And at the end of my day today the cutest little green tree frog hopped into my studio. Hello fella! Directed him outside where the evening catch is. Surtex is about 2 weeks away and I’m feeling a little wound tight. Good to have nature hop into my journey to remind me that it’s all about joy!

Haiku May 5, 2012

May 6, 2012 / beverlydyer / Leave a comment

Determination

Blue-eyed grass rises in woods

Reaching for the sun.

Art Prescription: Sisyrinchium angustifolium, or Blue-eyed Grass are happy little blooms that greet you along wooded trails. They are bluish-purple and just say “Hi.” If you are in a hurry, you may not notice them, so slow down and look at what’s blooming at your feet!

Haiku May 4, 2012 Squirrely

May 4, 2012 / beverlydyer / Leave a comment

Squirrel from the start

Bushy tail twitches, eyes watch

Nature or nurture?

Art Prescription: A baby squirrel crossed my path today. Little rat with a tail. And yet all the squirrel-like mannerisms were apparent. Did he/she learn this from a parent or is it just DNA? Either way she knew just what to do…swish her little tail and bolt up a tree with athletic finesse. Some things we are born with and some things we learn along the way. Either way it’s all about survival. Honor your senses!

Haiku May 3, 2012 Nurture

May 3, 2012 / beverlydyer / Leave a comment

Neglected plants wilt

Tended to they grow, blossom

Relationships too!

Art Prescription: Every day we both consciously and unconsciously decide where to put our energy and love. Sometimes the spiral of life is going so fast that we spend our time speeding around playing catch-up. For me knowing what truly makes me happy and balanced helps me tend the right garden. But…oh…it’s so easy to get caught up in chaos. Usually our body or our mind will “real” us back in and make us think, what do I really want for my one precious life.

Haiku May 1, 2012 WOW

May 1, 2012 / beverlydyer / Leave a comment

Some days have more WOW!

Challenges, worries, heart-break

Life throws you a pitch.

Art Prescription: Started my day rushing my cat Maya to the vet. She is home now after being sedated and having an abscess drained…poor girl. When something like this happens all of a sudden everything else in your universe comes to a screeching halt as you realize there is nothing more important than this little creature. Life, love, gets your total attention.