Wednesday, May 4, 2011
New Arrival
What a wonderful thing to welcome a new arrival into the family! I'm very grateful he arrived healthy and well. Such a miracle to see that tiny body functioning on its own. Congratulations and happiness to the creators, all of them!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
The demise of April
Perhaps he was right. Perhaps April is "the cruellest month" after all. Playful? Hopeful? Incorrigible?
Woke this morning to several inches of new snow. Beautiful actually. There are more than seventy yellow-headed blackbirds flitting back and forth between our aspens and poplars and the trays of seeds our neighbors to the east have placed to attract them. Black and yellow, green and white. A nice beginning to the final day of April!
Woke this morning to several inches of new snow. Beautiful actually. There are more than seventy yellow-headed blackbirds flitting back and forth between our aspens and poplars and the trays of seeds our neighbors to the east have placed to attract them. Black and yellow, green and white. A nice beginning to the final day of April!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Caleb's Blessing
Today Ben blessed Caleb George Unguren. Caleb was quiet and peaceful during the entire blessing, which was pronounced thoughtfully and reverently.
I enjoyed the testimonies that were shared during the meeting. Testimonies are the proverbial tips of icebergs. We don't often know much about the iceberg, although some people share some experience(s) that are the genesis of what they say. It seemed that today there was quite a bit of deep feeling behind many of the words. I enjoyed that.
I enjoyed the testimonies that were shared during the meeting. Testimonies are the proverbial tips of icebergs. We don't often know much about the iceberg, although some people share some experience(s) that are the genesis of what they say. It seemed that today there was quite a bit of deep feeling behind many of the words. I enjoyed that.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Drawings & Paintings
Over 100 drawings & paintings by Mom and Grandpa Jeppsen spread out around the cultural hall. Those pieces of art represent real artistic talent and hundreds and hundreds of hours of work. I'm glad that we are moving towards getting those things out of a stack (or several stacks!) of artwork and out to the family where they may be viewed and enjoyed by others. That would allow for the possibility of those hundreds of hours of creating the art would, over time, be matched and eventually exceeded by hundreds upon hundreds of hours of enjoying those creations.
In an interesting way those pieces of art represent a true and satisfying investment.
In an interesting way those pieces of art represent a true and satisfying investment.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Saratoga Springs Triathlon
Yesterday was the Saratoga Springs Triathlon. It was my fifth altogether. Feelings afterward were a combination of depletion and satisfaction. This is my favorite as far as the course is concerned with the swim of 600 meters in Utah Lake; the 12.6 mile bike ride along the west shore of the lake and the 3.1 mile run, partially in a nearby subdivision. The weather was clear and warm.
I met my goal of under 100 minutes by a little over two minutes and ended up 69th of 108 participants. My transition from the swim to the bike took almost 4 minutes, I just couldn't seem to get my body in gear!
These events are an interesting combination of mental and physical determination.
The hills on the bike portion were nice on the downhill but challenging on the uphill. I hadn't trained on any hills, biking or running. I may need to consider that for next year.
Thanks to those who came and cheered!
I met my goal of under 100 minutes by a little over two minutes and ended up 69th of 108 participants. My transition from the swim to the bike took almost 4 minutes, I just couldn't seem to get my body in gear!
These events are an interesting combination of mental and physical determination.
The hills on the bike portion were nice on the downhill but challenging on the uphill. I hadn't trained on any hills, biking or running. I may need to consider that for next year.
Thanks to those who came and cheered!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Memorial Day
A few fragments from Memorial Day
the silhouettes of trees grow darker
the day eases to a close wrapped in satisfaction
the north and east hills weeded, the garage reorganized and swept
a gathering of children and their children
a few birds call into the deepening dusk
around the kitchen table the circling of energies within a well lit room; family
one son sits solitary as the coals cool and turn to ash
the day exerts its presence; one piece within the myriad puzzle of our lives
like some comfortable choreography
the interplay of hearts and minds and voices
I pray for even imperceptible deepenings and bonds
the silhouettes of trees grow darker
the day eases to a close wrapped in satisfaction
the north and east hills weeded, the garage reorganized and swept
a gathering of children and their children
a few birds call into the deepening dusk
around the kitchen table the circling of energies within a well lit room; family
one son sits solitary as the coals cool and turn to ash
the day exerts its presence; one piece within the myriad puzzle of our lives
like some comfortable choreography
the interplay of hearts and minds and voices
I pray for even imperceptible deepenings and bonds
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Music Within You
It seems as if each piece of music creates a space within you, I can't tell for sure if it is in the mind or in the heart, although it feels like it is within the heart.
This space is unique in size and shape for each piece of music. It may take several hearings for the shape to fully form itself, developing its own size and contours. Once this space is finished, listening to the piece of music again the notes fill that space in an increasingly rich and familiar way. This richness and familiarity continues to grow as you really listen again and again, and even has some hint of color to it.
Several weeks ago Cameron, Bethany and I attended a concert in the Tabernacle in Salt Lake performed by the Orchestra at Temple Square. The musical fare included The Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla by Glinka, several selections from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky as well as hit Pathetique Symphony, number six I believe. The encore was Massenet's Meditation from Thais.
I was familiar to some degree with and had enjoyed previously all these pieces, that being one of the reasons I wanted to attend the concert. It was wonderful to fill the spaces within me!
This space is unique in size and shape for each piece of music. It may take several hearings for the shape to fully form itself, developing its own size and contours. Once this space is finished, listening to the piece of music again the notes fill that space in an increasingly rich and familiar way. This richness and familiarity continues to grow as you really listen again and again, and even has some hint of color to it.
Several weeks ago Cameron, Bethany and I attended a concert in the Tabernacle in Salt Lake performed by the Orchestra at Temple Square. The musical fare included The Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla by Glinka, several selections from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky as well as hit Pathetique Symphony, number six I believe. The encore was Massenet's Meditation from Thais.
I was familiar to some degree with and had enjoyed previously all these pieces, that being one of the reasons I wanted to attend the concert. It was wonderful to fill the spaces within me!
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