The Turquoise Owl Necklace secret Here is heart shaped mandala

Here is heart shaped mandala adorned with genuine pink Amethyst briolette

Handmade  cactuses

caressing the water

pointing at a drawing in the dirt

I lift my heart as spring lifts up

The Turquoise Owl Necklace secret Here is heart shaped mandalaTHE BARN OWL In late summer I feel the chill again the first marauding from the high plateau I can sense the teeth in everything and claws under rock and ti tree biting down in the dry sand of the creekbed I find the skeleton of a barn owl and snap off its skull with a twist of my thumb and forefinger I string it with a length of fishing line and for days I wear it around my neck dreaming at night of the crack of lizard bones the death cries of small