In my life, I have had the incredible honor to be invited to participate in four births. It is sacred, intimate space – profound and everyday, emotional and logistical, spiritual and human. Here for the first time, I stayed with dear friends mere days before their baby is due. I went to a doctor visit and heard the baby’s heartbeat. I helped get the house in order. I showered attention on the three-year-old big-sister-to-be whose life was about to change more than she understood. I chauffeured errands. I went with the expectant mother to get mani-pedis. I spent quality time with mom and dad, talking and laughing and catching up like old friends do. Another incredible honor, to walk this part of their journey with them.
Most of the photos I took are not mine to share, so here are some shots of the cute town of Beacon.
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- Late afternoon twilight, and a bit of snow fluttering down, Hudson River. NO COLOR CORRECTION!
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- Main Street
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- … thank farmers and farmworkers!
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- Main Street
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- Beacon Falls
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- I have a huge soft spot in my heart for Pete Seeger, who brought creativity, warmth and community with his music to the causes he championed.
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- Pete & Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park, because they were such champions of cleaning up the Hudson River and for transforming the town dump into this riverfront park.
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- Pete & Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park
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- From peacepoleproject.org: A Peace Pole is a monument that displays the message and prayer “May Peace Prevail on Earth” on each of its sides in different languages. There are tens of thousands of Peace Poles in 180 countries all over the world dedicated as monuments to peace.
