Look to the Rainbow

Print - Rainbow Connection, by CameraforKitty

I woke up at 5:30 this morning. No particular reason, just couldn't sleep. I tried reading a book for a while, but when it seemed that it was a lost cause getting back to sleep, I got up and donned my robe.

After feeding the animals and pouring a cup of coffee, I finished some work on a custom order and played around on Etsy and Twitter for a while. It was then that I looked out the kitchen window and noticed the rainbow.

We don't see a lot of rainbows around here, so it was a rare treat, and being the only one in the house awake, it was something that was just for me to enjoy.

Now, I'm not preachy or anything, but I like the bible verse about the rainbow:

"God said...I set my rainbow in the clouds

and it shall be a sign of the Covenant between me and the earth."

(Genesis 9:12-13)

I've always loved the lyrics for the Rainbow Connection (see photo above from CameraforKitty) - also very spiritual.

It was the perfect start to the day today - I couldn't have asked for a better gift. I hope your day is touched by a rainbow in some way. Happy Monday, and have a wonderful week!

Wool Wrapped Stacking Bangle, by mysticfibers

Googly Glitter Cocktail Ring, by PoPkO

Retro Rainbow Pin, by BraveMoonman

RAINBOW COLORED DAy oF thE DeAd Skulls, by pinkee

Sleep/Eye Mask, by maceme

Happy Rainbow Cloud - LARGE Resin Necklace, by FashionCandy

This is SHARKS TERRITORY

I'm so excited, because I have the honor of singing the national anthem tonight at the home opener for the San Jose Sharks! Doubly excited because they usually only call me in for games against Canadian teams (I know their anthem), and TRIPLY excited because it's my husband Mark's birthday, and he and his friends will all be there at the game!

Here are some vicious bits from our friends at Etsy using the search terms "hockey mask". Enjoy!

Halloween Hockey-mask, by nakittaa

Jason Friday the 13th Leather Keychain, by leatherprince

Hockey One Necklace, by andreacorson

Tshirt - Tokyo (men), by AkumuInk

And I think I have to get this sock yarn - dragoneyarnes makes colorways for 14 different NHL teams! (This one's the prettiest, if I do say so myself...)

San Jose Sharks Sock Yarn, by draygoneyarnes

We Wear the Mask

Day of the Dead SUGAR SKULL GYPSY Mask

by illustratedink

We Wear the Mask

Paul Lawrence dunbar

(1872 - 1906)

We wear the mask that grins and lies,

It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,--

This debt we pay to human guile;

With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,

And mouth with myriad subtleties.

Why should the world be overwise,

In counting all our tears and sighs?

Nay, let them only see us, while

We wear the mask.

We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries

To thee from tortured souls arise.

We sing, but oh the clay is vile

Beneath our feet, and long the mile;

But let the world dream otherwise,

We wear the mask!

A Kind Of Pale Jewel
by TotusMel

Sweeney Todd vs. Beethoven, Adult Mask
by Masquefaire

The Golden Sprite Mask
by MeddlerandMeddler

Art Nouveau swirly leaves leather mask in black
by TomBanwell