moonshine77

Hallo all, After a far-too-long period away from DA, I've returned - hurray! :-) But I've decided to make a few changes to my account - I want to change my username, but the only way I can do that is to close down this account, and open another one under my new name - so that's what I'm going to do here... It'll take me a few days, but I'll be gradually deleting stuff here and re-loading pictures under my new name. I don't want to lose track of all you lovely folks whose art I admire, and all the friends I've made here, so will be re-befriending you all! :D My new username will be: steeringfornorth (this is me: http://steeringfornorth.d

The autumn is nearly here, bringing with it the promise of crackling bonfires, golden and scarlet falling leaves, copper-coloured pumpkins, and a sharp magic on the air... As my two black cats dart about my flat, chasing little invisible phantoms, I curl up with my knitting and tea and old books and find myself returning once more to stories and tales.... So I'm re-discovering: Jim Henson's Storyteller, and John Hurt's marvellously gnarled-faced, gnome-like narrator, with his bright eyes and richly patterned faded coat and scruffy-dog companion - which captivates and delights me as much now as it did when I was a child... and Angela Cart

Hallo good people, On a quiet and contemplative day, so many beautiful and gentle and thoughtful words and images came suddenly into my life... I stumbled across Morgan Wolf and her lovely blog (http://morgansmusings.wordpress.com/) - and this entry in particular made me cry at its sense of  fragility and hope: http://morgansmusings.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/the-lightness-of-angel-feathers/ I found myself returning to this http://www.flickr.com/photos/persisting_stars/2436797192/ haunting and delicate photograph, and the Nick Cave song that so perfectly accompanies it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG0-cncMpt8 And came across this astoni