I WAS BORN IN THE SMALL CITY ON THIS MOUNTAIN-SOME BELIEVE MT. SHASTA IS A HEALING PLACE. TRAVEL THROUGH LIFE AS IF THE HEAVENS WERE YOUR GUIDE, AND NATURE, YOUR COMPANION my daughter Callista when she was a few mo. old
CALIFORNIA OCEAN--SAND DUNES--RED WOODS
THIS IS HALF MY COLLECTION.
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..............................These are my newest,(python)...there is no animal safe!!
The Veuve Clicquot Champagne House is named after Madame Clicquot who took over her husband’s small Champagne business when he died, making her a widow at the age of 27 (veuve is French for widow).It was formed in 1805 in Reims and currently produces around 8 million bottles a year from their 275 hectares of vineyards. Madame Clicquot had a great aptitude for business and selected equally talented people to work alongside her. Her original partner, Monsieur Bohn, was a supreme and dedicated salesman who made great inroads into central and eastern European markets allowing Madame Clicquot to stay at home and supervise the running of the business.At the time most Champagnes were cloudy and required decanting before serving, Madame Clicquot invented a process in the making of wine called remuage which left the product crystal clear. The remuage process is still used in Champagne production today.Despite her remarkable business ability Madame Clicquot lacked an obvious successor to the business. Her daughter Clementine had none of her mothers business acumen and was also extremely shy. Clementine had married the Count de Chevigne who although very likeable was equally irresponsible. He accumulated large gambling debts but found an ingenious way of earning money to pay them back: he wrote a saucy book which sold out many reprints. This was due to Madame Clicquot having purchased every copy of every edition in order to preserve the family’s name. Upon her death in 1866 aged 89 she left the business to Edouard Werle who had succeeded Bohn as her partner in the company. In the present day the firm has the third largest collection of vineyards within the Champagne region, although these only provide 30% of their grape requirements. They source their remaining grapes from equally highly rated vineyards throughout the region.
This flag is from a protest at Cornell University 2006
Great Danes have appeared in pictorial form as far back as the Egyptian and Babylonian empires, where they were used for hunting large, dangerous game. Now days they are big silly asses that love you to death. I am into the spirit of this breed of animal.
The bird on the dog's bum is a Chickadee"We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee because of its indomitable energy for life."
My oldest protesting the lies of columbus day at school. He has on his Luiseno rez. pin on and a black ribbon...he spoke at school about his people with permission of his teacher I am very proud of him...he is 7.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money. (Cree Proverb)
Northern Cali.....I thought I was going to tumble down that mountain...
There's things I shouldn't think, but I do.
So I punish each thought I have of you.
So dirty and twisted and shamefully bad.
I try to forget all the dreams I've had of you.There's things I shouldn't want, but I do.
So I crush all desire I have for you,
by laying on the guilt that tells me I'm bad.
I try to deny all the cravings I have for you.And though your smile is precious,
and though your eyes astound me,
I find myself begging on my knees.
Stop being so damn beautiful, please.There's things I shouldn't try, but I do.
Like writing this song and singing it to you.
Confession feels wretched, these words taste so bad,
but I want you to suffer the way I have for you.And though your smile is precious,
and though your eyes astound me,
I find myself begging on my knees.
Stop being so damn beautiful, please.(song lyrics).......................Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by being mad
to forgive
is not to forgetto forgive
is really to remember
that nobody is perfect
that each of us stumbles
when we want so much to stay upright
that each of us says things
we wish we had never said
that we can all forget that love
is more important than being rightto forgive is really to remember
that we are so much more
than our mistakes
that we are often more kind and caring
that accepting another's flaws
can help us accept our ownto forgive is to remember
that the odds are pretty good that
we might soon need to be forgiven ourselves
that life sometimes gives us more
than we can handle gracefullyto forgive is to remember
that we have room in our hearts to
begin againand again,and again, and again.
(this poem is to a friend that I cursed out like no other. I was not aware of how mean I can be...at least not to him, he means so much to me, and I hope he knows it.)
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MY TRIBE OF FOUR...HA HA my son Audric 3yr. old Callista 2yr. old my oldest Frankie 7yr. old holding the new baby Ryan 5mo. old
I like a movie that can scare the shyt out of me.MY HORSE
SOBOBA MAZE I AM IN THE YELLOW DRESS I WAS 7 YEARS OLD. SOBOBA POWWOW PUT ON YOUR FEATHERS AND BRING YOUR ASS. MY FEET LOVE SAND....LOL CALIFORNIA NATIVE
I have ordered the 101 best written books of all time leather back with gold lettering....so I have the classics...right now I read sociology and child psychology.
THE ART OF DENYING INDIANS THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS HAS BEEN REFINED TO A SCIENCE. The following list of commonly used techniques will be helpful in "burglar-proofing" your reserves, and your rights.
GAIN THE INDIANS CO-OPERATION - It is much easier to steal someone's human rights if you can do it with his OWN co-operation. So..:Make him a non-person. Human rights are for people. Convince Indians their ancestors were savages, that they were pagan, that Indians were drunkards. Make them wards of the government. Make a legal distinction, as in the Indian Act, between Indians and persons. Write history books that tell half the story.Convince the Indian that he should be patient, that these things take time. Tell him that we are making progress, and that progress takes time.Make him believe that things are being done for his own good. Tell him you're sure that after he has experienced your laws and actions that he will realise how good they have been. Tell the Indian he has to take a little of the bad in order to enjoy the benefits you are conferring on him.Get some Indian people to do the dirty work. There are always those who will act for you to the disadvantage of their own people. Just give them a little honor and praise. This is generally the function of band councils, chiefs, and advisory councils: they have little legal power, but can handle the tough decisions such as welfare, allocation of housing etc.Consult the Indian, but do not act on the basis of what you hear. Tell the Indian he has a voice and go through the motions of listening. Then interpret what you have heard to suit your own needs.Insist that the Indian "GOES THROUGH PROPER CHANNELS." Make the channels and the procedures so difficult that he won't bother to do anything. When he discovers what the proper channels are and becomes proficient at the procedures, change them.Make the Indian believe that you are working hard for him, putting in much overtime and at a great sacrifice, and imply that he should be appreciative. This is the ultimate in skills in stealing human rights; when you obtain the thanks of your victim.Allow a few individuals to "MAKE THE GRADE" and then point to them as examples. Say that the 'HARDWORKERS" AND THE "GOOD" Indians have made it, and that therefore it is a person's own fault if he doesn't succeed.Appeal to the Indian's sense of fairness, and tell him that even though things are pretty bad it is not right for him to make strong protests. Keep the argument going on his form of protest and avoid talking about the real issue. refuse to deal with him while he is protesting. Take all the fire out of his efforts.Encourage the Indian to take his case to court. This is very expensive, takes lots of time and energy and is very safe because laws are stacked against him. The court's ruling will defeat the Indian's cause, but makes him think he has obtained justice.Make the Indian believe that things could be worse, and that instead of complaining about the loss of human rights, to be grateful for the rights we do have. In fact, convince him that to attempt to regain a right he has lost is likely to jepordize the rights that he still has.Set yourself up as the protector of the Indian's human rights, and then you can choose to act only on those violations you wish to act upon. By getting successful on a few minor violations of human rights, you can point to these as examples of your devotion to his cause. The burglar who is also the doorman is the perfect combination.Pretend that the reason for the loss of human rights is for some other reason that the person is an Indian. Tell him some of your best friends are Indians, and that his loss of rights is because of his housekeeping, his drinking, his clothing.Make the situation more complicated than is necessary. Tell the Indian you will have to take a survey to find out how many other Indians are being discriminating against. Hire a group of professors to make a year-long research project.Insist on unanimity. Let the Indian know that when all the Indians in Canada can make up their minds about just what they want as a group, then you will act. Play one group's special situation against another group's wishes.Select very limited alternatives, neither of which has much merit, and then tell the Indian that indeed he has a choice. Ask, for instance, if he could or would rather have council elections in June or December, instead of asking if he wants them at all.Convince the Indian that the leaders who are the most beneficial and powerful are dangerous and not to be trusted. Or simply lock them up on some charge like driving with no lights. Or refuse to listen to the real leaders and spend much time with the weak ones. Keep the people split from their leaders by sowing rumour. Attempt to get the best leaders into high paying jobs where they have to keep quiet to keep their paycheck coming in.Speak of the common good. Tell the Indian that you can't consider yourselves when there is a whole nation to think of. Tell him that he can't think only of himself. For instance, in regard to hunting rights, tell him we have to think of all the hunters, or the sporting good industry.Remove rights so gradually that people don't realize what has happened until it is too late. Again, in regard to hunting rights, first restrict the geographical area where hunting is permitted, then cut the season to certain times of the year, then cut the limits down gradually, then insist on licensing, and then Indians will be on the same grounds as white sportsmen.Rely on some reason and logic (your reason and logic) instead of rightness and morality. Give thousands of reasons for things, but do not get trapped into arguments about what is right.Hold a conference on HUMAN RIGHTS, have everyone blow off steam and tension, and go home feeling things are well in hand
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THE EAGLES FISH IN SHASTA LAKE.
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Culture Shock Camp ~"The elders were wise. They knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard; they knew that lack of respect for growing, living things, soon led to lack of respect for humans, too."
"Lots of people hardly ever feel real soil under their feet, see plants grow except in flower pots, or get far enough beyond the street light to catch the enchantment of a night sky studded with stars. When people live far from scenes of the Great Spirit's making, it's easy for them to forget His laws."
--Tatanga Mani (Walking Buffalo), STONEYNature is life's greatest teacher. The natural laws are hidden in nature. Hidden are solutions to everyday problems such as conflict resolution, how to forgive, lessons about differences, how to manage organizations, how to think. Hidden are feelings. You can look at something and you will feel it. At night, have you ever looked at the sky when there are no clouds? As you look at all the stars, your heart will become very joyful. You will walk away feeling joyful and peaceful. We need to visit nature so we can see and feel these things.My Creator, let me learn nature's lessons.
Every day we touch some ones life without knowing it. We are all connected.In the day
In the night
Say it all
Say it right
You either got it
Or you don't
You either stand or you fall
When your will is broken
When it slips from your hand
When there's no time for joking
There's a hole in the planOh you don't mean nothing at all to me
No you don't mean nothing at all to me
Do you got what it takes to set me free
Oh you could mean everything to meI can't say that I'm not lost and at fault
I can't say that I don't love the light and the dark
I can't say that I don't know that I am alive
And all of what I feel I could show
You tonite you toniteFrom my hands I could give you
Something that I made
From my mouth I could sing you another bridge that I laid
From my body I could show you a place God knows
You should know the space is holy
Do you really want to go?
(song lyrics)
The Luiseño are a Native American people who at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging 50 miles from the southern part of Los Angeles County, California to the northern part of San Diego County, California, and inland 30 miles. In the Luiseño language, Luiseño people call themselves "Payomkowishum," meaning "People of the West."
Two centuries would pass before they would meet another group of strangers. The first of four Spanish colonizing expeditions arrived on April 11, 1769 when the ship the San Antonio commanded by Juan Perez anchored in the bay. That same day, as remembered by Kumeyaay elders but not noted by the Spaniards, an earthquake shook the mountains and the sun was partially eclipsed, ominous signs, perhaps, that the world as they knew it was about to pass away.The native peoples of San Diego affected who we are today. They contributed their culture and labor to build the first Spanish speaking society in San Diego. At the same time we recognize their independence as a people who were never completely conquered or assimilated by the Spanish and Mexican soldiers and settlers.
LUISENO ELDERS ON THE REZThe tribe was named Luiseño by the Spanish due to their proximity to the Mission San LuÃs Rey de Francia ("The Mission of Saint Louis King of France," known as the "King of the Missions"), which was founded on June 13, 1798 by Father FermÃn Francisco de Lasuén, located in what is now Oceanside, California, in northern San Diego County, in what was the First Military District.The Luiseño language is in the Uto-Aztecan family of languages. The language is highly endangered, but there is an active language revitalization project assisted by linguists from the University of California, Riverside. A related language spoken by the Juaneño people is extinct.
THIS IS ART! "NATIVE GIRL GETS DARK SKIN BARBI" CALLISTA WILL NOT HAVE TO LOOK AT A BLONDE BARBI AND WONDER ABOUT HERSELF.
WRITTEN IN LUISENO
Also known as the "King of the Missions", it is one of the largest in the chain of 21 missions in California. It was founded in 1798 by Father Fermen Laseun and named after Louis IX, King of France. The structure was built mostly of adobe and is in the shape of a cross. The interior of the church is quite spacious with a beamed ceiling and colorfully painted decorations throughout. Originally the decorations were painted by my people.
Native Americans of S and central California; so called because they were under the jurisdiction of some 21 Spanish missions that were established between 1769 and 1823. The major groups were the Chumash, Costanoan, Diegueo, Gabrielino, Juaneo, and Luiseo. The first mission was established at San Diego. The native population was taught and forced to work at agriculture. The land and the herds of sheep were theoretically owned by the Native Americans themselves, but were held in trust by the Franciscan fathers. They live on reservations in California.
Fritz Scholder was born October 6, 1937, in Breckenridge, Missouri. Although his paternal grandmother was a member of the Luiseno tribe of Mission Indians in California, Scholder grew up in an Anglicized world and does not consider himself a Native American. After earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Arizona, Scholder moved to Santa Fe where he taught painting and art history at the Institute of American Indian Arts. The Native Americans he met there captivated him and he began a series of paintings, called "Indians Forever Suite", for which he became heralded as the leader of the New American Indian Art movement.
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