A Morning Thunderstorm at Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve Manitoulin Island

A wonderful thunderstorm rolled over the East Bluff this morning and brought with it much appreciated moisture in addition to lovely sights and sounds.  I could not help but capture snippets of video, from inside and outside, to weave into a little iMovie.

May you enjoy this not-too-agressive storm as much as we inhabitants of Ravenseyrie did. (Be patient, it may take a few moments for the video to load after you have clicked on the window for it.  Once loaded, select for full screen if you can, for best viewing.)

Capaz

We named him Capaz.

Capaz means "capable" in Portuguese.

Capaz is small, sized and shaped like a prehistoric horse and at times ugly like one imagines a toad is ugly (unless one is another toad!).

Capaz lost part of an ear during a "discussion" with one of the other stallions, adding to his less than sophisticated  appearance.

But in the wilderness of the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve, looks can be deceiving and Capaz is indeed quite capable of many powerful and beautiful moves, as can be seen in this video from a few years back:

This little toad of a horse has been as inspiring to paint as any of the others, whether my medium of choice be sumi ink or lakeshore stone.

There is more to this small stallion than what meets the eye and stories to tell - should I feel motivated one day again to share stories about these "wild" equines of Ravenseyrie.

On Lifestyle Choices / The Dao

Legado
Sorraia stallion in early spring sunshine
on the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve

A comment was left in last month's blog entry by a reader with the moniker of "Joan of Arc".  This reader inquired:

"Lynne - can you disclose why you made the choice to live in the way that you do?"

A view of spring break up from atop the East Bluff on my bicycle commute to my studio on the bay (for optimum viewing select to play full screen):


And the answer to the question is:

I see the strength of the universe
And the fragility of mankind

Her Crystalline Soul
Paleolithic-style Rock Painting
by Lynne Gerard

I see the vulnerability of technology
And the reliability of Nature

Ravenseryie Potatoes

Dancing with prehistory and modernity
I looked to the Dao

Kevin's Daily Art Rack

It is intuitive, primordial
Infinitely sustainable

Waiting for spring

 
So I chose not so much to follow the Way
But to cease blocking it

Time for spinning

And found the Way is
Illuminated by love and beauty

Raven Over Ravenseyrie

--So there, "Joan of Arc", is my answer and I am grateful it is the same type of answer my husband gives.

Lunch with Kevin at Ravenseyrie

To "Joan of Arc" and all readers, I turn the question back on you:  "Why do you make the choice to live in the way that you do?"