Buy a pair, give a pair - GIVING!!!!

I was turned on to TOMS shoes, a shoe company that gives a pair of shoes to those that don't have any for every pair you buy, earlier this year and loved the story and the concept.  I proceeded to purchase a pair for me, and a pair for my daughter.  They're awesome!!  I had just read The Go Giver (highly recommended!!) and the TOMS story exemplified the concepts in that great book, emphasizing giving as a core principle for any successful business, and life!

Today I just found another company doing the same thing but for eyeglasses!  Warby Parker will donate a pair of prescription glasses for every pair you buy.  They have a cool virtual try on application on their website -  you use a webcam picture of yourself to 'try on' different frames.  They also let you select 5 frames to try on at home - free shipping on everything.

In both cases, the prices are extremely reasonable.  Totally loving the expansion of giving as a core value in business!!!

dragonflies......

The dragonflies are here!  I love them.  So many different colors and sizes.  The playing fields are full of them, darting back and forth, clearing out bunches of mosquitos and other bugs - much gratitude for that!! On the peak this weekend I took an extra long 'walk' - which was more sit/ draw/reflect/meditate than walk - and a dragonfly came and sat on my hand for a long look at me.  It was awesome!  He/she moved up to my shoulder for a closer look, then flew off.  I totally feel like dragonflies bring amazing, sparkling energy to where ever they visit.  Check out this beautiful photo and tribute to the photographer's father, including an amazing story about dragonflies,..... here.

A rather large visitor to my garden.  Serious wingspan!  His eyes sort of wig me out.

Memorial Day Weekend on the Cape

Our first weekend on the Cape of the 'summer'!  It was foggy and the sun popped in and out, but it always seems like great weather there no matter what.  I read a great book!  The War of Art by Steven Pressfield.  Now I can't wait to get his newest book Do the Work.  B&N didn't have it in the store - total bummer - so I bought The War  of Art and I'm really glad I did.  It's a quick read and a total must for anyone that has ever experienced resistance to doing what they know they want to do, know they can do, but for some reason, just can't quite do it!  Check out the link to the B&N writeups on it here.  

So I got some Cape-y pix while I was down there - 

These are pink and white beach roses.  The flowers, and the hips that are on the plants for the rest of the summer, always catch my attention.  The flower petals are like crepe paper and the hips start out green and turn this great orange/red before they rot and go to seed.  

My sons and their friend ended up attracting a bit of attention on the beach when they started playing and singing some recent hits together.  They are really good!!  At one point a house full of Memorial Day party-ers out on their deck asked them to do a few songs for them across the inlet.  They got a great response and were floating the rest of the night.  It's the first time they've ever played/sang together, and the first time their friend has ever sung in front of anyone - I think they are hooked!!  

Just some cool shots - the wooden bridge over the inlet.

Funky seaweed!!!  It looks like a monster from the deep.

An old post in the sand next to the bridge.

And a tunnel where the inlet fills and drains - there's a marina on the other side of it.