4th of July 2011

Durham Chapel

                                                                

Images from the gorgeous Durham Chapel on a lovely stormy day

Flowers on a hill

Tibetan Monks in Chapel Hill 2011

Several monks on a US tour made a stop in Chapel hill, NC.

The monks travel for over a year.
Before they can start their journey they present their plans to the Dalia Llama.

Here they are building a mandala (sand painting)
Mandalas are a meditation that shows how temporary we are.
After the intricate mandala is finished, a portion is bagged up for people in the audience, a portion taken to the closest water source and poured in. (they follow the legal amount)

One day without shoes

Toms event in Chapel Hill, NC.

YMCA 2011

The music blared, the crowd marched on, straight to the police station in Chapel hill.
Brought to us by Toms, a one for one company that gives children in need a pair for every pair you buy.
Hosted by the Chapel Hill YMCA.

People came out of their houses as we marched down Martin Luther King Blvd.
Kids screamed and rolled down the hills at the police station.
Youth and adult alike flung their bare feet in the air for a message, one message.
Awareness.

Toms not only gives a child a pair of shoes, they also make sure they are suited for the environment the child is in.

Blue Ridge

Little unknown place on the Blue Ridge.

I spent a week in the mountains recently, how lovely!
I climbed rocks, ran in the rain, and said hello to many a pull off on the ridge.
water straight from the rocks was an eye opening (due to almost falling in) and breathtaking experience I wont soon forget. 

Found Bird, Lost footing, Fell in to river, Saved Turtle