off to meditation land

amidst the flurry, i'm about to disappear into a week of silence and service. leaving behind my entire life is stressful and liberating; upon returning i'll be doing all kinds of crazy stuff. parking spot reclamation, 2 shows at the tea house, woodfolk 10th anniversary, twin oaks wedding, slideshow.

life is sweet

car-free klez

my dream come true!

car free klez

announcing the urban evolution blog!!

Dear friends and allies,

Our new blog is live and active: Chronicles from the Urban Evolution in Charlottesville, VA

There's a reason why the counter-culture moved back to the country in the '60's. But it's time to return to the city with the lessons learned. Often when people leave intentional community there's an assumption that they will have to re-adjust to a mainstream lifestyle. We're proving that this is not so, and this blog aims to chronicle our efforts.

Several of the early posts provide an outline of our efforts, which continue to evolve as our lives here in Charlottesville evolve. Also included in these posts is a request for financial and material support, which you are welcome to ignore. We are using this blog as a vehicle for our fund-raising efforts, but the primary purpose is to document our efforts in the hopes that they can be inspiring and/or edifying to others.

You can subscribe to our blog via the a link on the blog's sidebar . Or you can sign up for our email list, which also includes announcements about upcoming events, activities, and gatherings we're involved with here in town, and occasional articles and informational snippets we think are worth passing on. You can subscribe to the email list here or let us know and we'll put you on.

We hope you enjoy it!

In Community,
kassia and sky

spring! is! here!!! (pics to follow)

(listen)

this dog barks and
how crazily houses
eyes people smiles
faces streets
steeples are eagerly

tumbl

ing through wonder
ful sunlight
-look-
selves,sir:writhe
o-p-e-n-i-n- g

are(leaves;flowers) dreams

come quickly come
run run
with me now
jump shout(laugh
dance cry sing)for

it's Spring
-irrevocably;
and in
earth sky trees
:every
where a miracle arrives

(yes)

you and I may not
hurry it with
a thousand poems
my darling
but nobody will stop it

With All The Policemen In The
World

- ee cummings

I have Pinkeye!

or is it poison ivy? either way, i look like bloody hell.

april fools

US Transportation System is a Giant Ponzi Scheme!

creating the ocurring world

for my part--i stayed late at the vaudeville show the night he came home. was gone all the next day, in town with friends and meetings. seeking solitude in my room at night. gardening all morning saturday. didn't stop in when i got back, smokey and tired from being a rock-star in richmond. didn't come to cuddle this morning, instead staying in my comfortable groove of carrot juice, last minute email, hardening off cabbage.

i feel hurt and also scared to open up my life again, fearful of again allowing my gentle and subtle rhythm of days be subsumed into his more powerful waves...so i'll just stay here and cry to my computer.