Spark

May 2010 be a year sparked by kindness, creativity, and peace! Happy New Year from our family to yours!

December List

A few things keeping us entertained during this holiday season.

For Laughter:
A Very Special Sedaris Christmas.
For Warmth and Coolness:
Take a look at this. Wouldn't it be a good addition to the backyard?
For Family Fun:
Quadrilla and Bananagrams
For Reading:
NPR's Best Books of 2009
For Amazement:
Starling formations. We witnessed this for the first time this past weekend. Mesmerizing and surreal.
For Creation and Collaboration:
World Beach Project. Be sure to check out the world map.
For Inspiration and Motivation:
Getting ready to start a new year of color + color on flickr.

Snowy Volcano, Pink Flamingos, and Sunny Beaches

The title sums up our recent Sicilian experiences. Last Sunday we were sledding down the side of an active volcano covered in snow. And this past Sunday we were playing on the beach. We decided to venture back to Vendicari Nature Reserve and on the way we took a scenic detour through the coastal town of Avola (second pic). When we finally arrived at the nature preserve, we were awed to discover hundreds of flamingos. It really made me wish I had a bigger camera lens so I could have captured it, but perhaps it is better to store it away in my head as one of those magical moments that can never really be captured. I hate to rub this in, but good grief...we are so lucky to live here on this wild and wonderful island. Seriously, wild flamingos and snow both within an hour's drive?!!!