Rise & Shine - PrintWhen our son Robin first arrived in our lives, we nicknamed him, The Rooster Due to the fact that very early each morning, he would announce the dawn loud and clear. At the time it was maddening, but looking back on those early days I now have more of a fondness and admiration for his early morning gusto! There is a ton of folklore surrounding the Rooster that goes in a few different directions, but the one I relate most to is the rooster as a symbol

and he would disappear before my dogs even noticed

However it is you get there yourself

If we have compassion for one another

regardless of what we look like on the outside or the masks we wear

Mother Nature hooks us up in the karma loop and introduces us to conscious customers like yourself

It is said that the phoenix is the rarest of all birds

I also teamed up with Conscious Alliance to create a poster for this year's festival with this image

There are 2 of these currently available

Ever since I first saw it

or an overseas adventure for weeks

I love how gnomes can bring narrative to a garden and inspire imagination

One of the things I remember most about growing up in Tahoe