Horshoe Crabs, Sow Bugs,Trilobites and Time

Took an early evening walk on the magic bay with Brent...the air was chilly and we went about looking at stones and shells and such wonders.

these horshoe crab guys have always fascinated me. "They evolved in the shallow seas of the Paleozoic Era (540-248 million years ago(!!?) with other primitive arthropods like the trilobites. Horseshoe crabs are one of the oldest classes of marine arthropods, and are often referred to as 'living fossils', as they have not changed much in the last 350 to 400 million years." um..that's a long time. and here we both are.(?)

Walks on the bay always get me to thinking about time...this itty bitty moment I'm standing in and all it took to get here and all it took for these stones and other things to become what I'm looking at. Quite mind-boggling really.

Earlier at home I was playing with a little sow bug (or pill bug or woodlouse, whatever you may call it)...Also thinking about its resemblance to trilobites and other strange wonders of time...

Wonder where we are headed...this lil human species...with our endoskeleton that makes us so fleshy and fragile on the outside..so we make carapace-cars and houses out of metal and wood...and our big funny brains that help us to understand things about longevity and sustainability that we are hopefully trying to incorporate into our behaviors.....

Mandala Ring: Temple

microverse mandala temple ring.The Universe and your path is on your finger. Navigate with love.

The word mandala is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean circle; a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds. - from mandalaproject.org

I love when these things are somehow made 'through' my hands. Suddenly there's this ring...that feels really Right...the parts find eachother and seem to have always belonged together..and I'm just helping that along somehow and making something for someone else..I'm quite in awe of that. Wonder who it's meant for. missycakeland.

Mandala Ring: Jewel in the Lotus

I'm in love with this mandala ring that came together in the wee hours of the night.
It is the jewel in the lotus. om mani padme hum.
assembled out of select vintage buttons, coin, and charms...the most tranquil watery blue....a little bit of peace and meditation on your finger:)...
Missycakeland