Monday Murals -- Round Dance of Hope

I'm taking part today in 

Monday Murals hosted by Sami.

This mural depicting an indigenous round dance contains

images of the sacred medicine wheel and an eagle feather.

Drummers provide the rhythmic heartbeat for the dance of life.

This mural is located on a building in Edmonton's inner city

which is an area populated by our urban poor and homeless.

It was painted by local artist Kris Friesen. The mural honours

Hope Hunter, the founder of Boyle Street Community Services,

an Edmonton agency providing programs and services

to those who are marginalized.

[Photo © Debra She Who Seeks 2012]

Sunday Selections #784 -- Colour of the Month: Ocean Twilight

For today's Sunday Selections,

a blog hop party of photography challenges

hosted by River of Drifting Through Life --

I'm fulfilling the Colour of the Month prompt

provided by Charlotte of MotherOwl's Musings.

This month's colour is Ocean Twilight.

Let me just say, in my own defence, that

pickins are slim for this colour around my place.

And I'm not even sure that the items

I found are actually Ocean Twilight

but again, in my own defence, I'm a little

colour blind at the dark end of the spectrum.

Also, my items are boring AF and

I realize there's no defence for that.

1. My Lug Brand Purse

Admittedly, this looks pretty

Navy Blue in the photo, doesn't it?

2. My Night Stand Lamp Shade

Product of IKEA 25 years ago

and it looks it, I must say.

Hmmm, is this Ocean Twilight?

How about if the lightbulb is off?

Does that make it closer to Ocean Twilight?

Hmmm, I don't think so either.

3. Rocket Raccoon Action Figure

Any other fans out there of Marvel's

Guardians of the Galaxy franchise?

I thought Rocket's uniform colour was pretty

close to Ocean Twilight, but now

I think I'm just kidding myself.

Also, Rocket Raccoon can never be

accused of being boring, so I apologize

for using that term in regard to you, Sweet Rabbit. 

Please don't shoot me.

Hopefully, I'll do better with whatever

next month's colour will be.

[Photos #1-3 © Debra She Who Seeks 2026;

Photo #4 © Debra She Who Seeks 2023]

When Dinosaurs Roamed The Earth

Friday Face OFF -- Butter Lamb

For today's Friday Face OFF link party

of art featuring faces, hosted by Nicole of

DVArtist, Art, Food and Everyday Things --

Last weekend I went to a workshop

held at the Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts

and learned how to make a Butter Lamb!

A Butter Lamb is a traditional Slavic Easter decoration.

Made by hand or by using a mold, it is taken to church

to be blessed, nestled in an Easter basket

of other special foods and treats.

Then on Easter, the Butter Lamb becomes the

centrepiece of the festive table and is eaten with

celebratory foods like Paska bread and ham.

The Butter Lamb represents Jesus as the sacrificial

Lamb of God resurrected at Easter, and brings

good fortune and abundance to the household.

So here's my Butter Lamb --

I made it by hand using half a pound of butter, a sharp knife,

and a garlic press to create the "wool." It has two cloves

for eyes and a peppercorn for the nose.

And here's me leaving the workshop with my Lamb --

The Christian holiday of Easter is still

three weeks away but today, March 20th,

marks special holidays in two other

spiritual traditions --

Today is the Spring Equinox, so I wish

Ostara blessings to all my pagan readers!

Welcome Spring!

And today is Eid which marks the end of Ramadan,

so I wish Eid blessings to all my Muslim readers!

Enjoy your feast!

PURRfessionals

MAGA Trump's Middle East War

After some initial ambiguity, Canada finally

clarified its position on the Iran War

and made the right decision --

We're All Irish Today!

Party Sensibly Today,

All You Pretend Honorary Irish!