May 8-14

new growth

May must be the loveliest of months. It has been a week of amazingly beautiful days and nights, culminating in the May 14 full moon, the Wesak full moon associated with the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha in certain esoteric traditions. The week felt blessed with surprise visits, the beauty of nature and a fresh infusion of volunteer energies.

Talitha, Leonie & Emmy under the Wisteria

In the picture above Leonie is standing with two classmates from the massage therapy school she attended in 2007-2008. On Sunday, Tessa and Alia arrived to begin camp fellowships.

Alia & Tessa arriving

The fellow below surfaced on Tuesday when I opened up one of the water system valve access boxes. An interesting little known fact about Indralaya is that beetles and salamanders seem to love hanging out in such places.  

salamander