Three new gems just for you...

Here are three new gems for you...

Two from Kris Carr...










One from Alice Walker...





Such wisdom it takes to remain centered and balanced....
May  you all sustain your center and keep your integrity always.
Enjoy!
xoxoxo,
Erica

www.ericamazzeophotography.com

Gratitude from my heart to yours...

"My friends are my estate." - Emily Dickinson

Thank you for all of my friends and family who continue to stand by me - I'm forever grateful :) 

Sage Advice from John Steinbeck...

Sometimes I reread this letter just to touch down on the wisdom of a great man.

It puts my heart at ease and I remember my own heart.  

xoxoxo,
Have a great day,
Erica

Dream it Up - Happy Thursday!

What a pleasant surprise... 

I stumbled upon Sydney Wayser's music totally by chance.  I love when that happens.  Happy Thursday to you and yours! 

Cain's Arcade - Little dreams all around...

A friend of mine sent me this link and it's something special.  Enjoy!

Fly me to the moon...

The brilliance of the late Georges Méliès ...

And just fyi: The Lyrid meteor shower will peak this week and there should be especially good visibility this weekend - Sunday night.  


Geoff Gaherty from msnbc writes: "To maximize your Lyrid experience, dress warmly and make yourself comfortable on a deck chair or chaise lounge. Take the time to let your eyes to adapt to the dark, then just relax and take in the sky. You don't need any optical aid, because that would limit your field of view. Meteors move too fast for you to aim binoculars or a telescope."

He continues... "Don't worry about observing at the right time. Although a meteor shower peaks at a certain hour, there are still plenty of meteors earlier and later, often by days. But do try to observe after local midnight, because that will guarantee a better mentor count."

L is for Love.

photo by Erica Mazzeo


L is for Love.

After conveniently getting locked into the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery this past Saturday, I was able to respectfully take photographs of the historic site.  With tulips blossoming and the nearby falls emptying into a stream that cut through the woods, I felt totally at home.
I've always had a strange fascination with cemeteries.  I remember driving past them in middle school and people urging me to hold my breath to ensure that no spirits were clinging too closely to my collar.  "You don't want to take them home with you" the kids shouted on the bus, but over time I disposed of this superstition and found cemeteries to be more peaceful than anything.  I don't even believe that a cemetery is where the dead gather - I think it's simply a beautiful memorial where the living go to pour out their own memories and appropriately grieve.
Either way I stumbled upon this tombstone that simply said L.  'L' sat on it's own near the walkway of the old cemetery.  With the likes of Washington Irving and Chrysler buried nearby, L was unnamed, unobtrusive and maybe even forgotten by now.  I know that under the land at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery there are secrets buried along with lifetimes, people's mothers, brothers, fathers, sons and daughters... people's best friends and their worst enemies are all together in the dust and the dirt.  When I really think about it, life all comes down to one simple thing - Love.
At the end of the day our loved one's are always with us, not even a breath away.
While they may not 'be' in the cemetery the emotions of those who miss them are.

The earth gently carries our memories, our tears, our laughter and pain - our spark and our sadness all mix together and seep into the rich soil only to make the flowers blossom once again.

Thank you L.  In memory of.