CHINESE NEW YEAR of the WOOD GOAT / ASH WEDNESDAY

©Dripping Icicle Upside Down ~ Undine DeFilippo 2015

Last  week I posted a
pic of a dripping  icicle. 

 I  noticed  a  definite  image  in  the  drip,  enlarged  it  and  turned  it  upside  down.  

The  result  is  a 
 fish  eye  image  of 
 my  side  yard.  

There's  something
magical  about
capturing
such  a clear image
in a simple water drip.

It  makes  me  wonder
about  the  way
others  might  see;
the  way  that  nature
naturally  reflects  us
and how this is all being 
recorded in a  mere 
drip  of  water.

It is now officially the
Year  of  the
WOOD  GOAT.

That  hasn't  happened
for  SIXTY  years !


WOOD  GOAT  
years   and   people  are  known  to  be  
amicable,  gentle   and   compassionate, 
 as  well  as   calm,  creative  and  
determined  to  succeed.


Today  is  also
  
ASH  WEDNESDAY
 
 which  marks  the  First  Day  of
 
 LENT
 
which  also  means  there  are  FORTY  days  until  
the  anniversary  of
  
EASTER
 
 the  day  that
  
The  Lord  Jesus  Christ 


 rose  from  the  dead. 


It  is  a  day  of  fasting,


if  you  can,


FORTY  days  of  fasting,


if  you  dare;


and  a  time  of  atonement


and  acknowledgement  


of  our  personal  shortcomings;


a  time  of  personal  cleansing.

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