was awesome to get up camelback yesterday morning with breanna...it was her first time going up...she says it was better than piestewa peak...getting up here was the best! i like the connection i made with my baby...
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
r a i n i n t h e f a c e
the power from this creature...
is magical...in the mud...his pleasure
...in the rain...
simply soothing...
rb
Thursday, January 7, 2010
k e s h j e e'
visit home last week was awesome! we played keshjee' at ben's family place in a very cold place on the rez, tsaile. it was fun - they fed us navajo tacos too; their hospitality was genuine - the shoe game was a great reminder of the stories we were told and now tell to our little ones or those who find it curious and interesting...it is played only during winter season; i went to my grandparent's place in tselani - but no one there so went down to the housing andvisit with my aunt. she was doing well...as my other relatives...i was able to see the house and visit with my cousin too! the place seems very quiet...though the magic of place will always be the secret; i enjoyed it during summer and now the cold air reminds me of the nature of such beauty...btw - i ran on christmas morning in Window Rock...must've been single digits...i am ready for you -
below is a description of keshjee'
Keshjee', Navajo shoe game, is centuries old and is not a game. This sacred Navajo ceremony tells and shows the story of how the cycle of day and night came to be.
Long ago, in ancient days, the night creatures and the day creatures did not understand the importance of the cycles of the universe. Each group wanted it to be either day or night all the time. A contest was held to see which group had the most power and this was the first Shoe Game.
The two teams played through the night, trying to guess in which of four shoes the ball made of yucca root was hidden. As the game went on each team would gain or lose 102 yucca stems. At sunrise there was no winner and the animals had learned that all seasons and cycles are part of the grand plan.
Keshjee', as a game of choices, represents life and the fact that the natural order of things cannot be changed. Not every choice can be correct, but the lessons are learned and experience is gained. Neither lying or cheating can change the outcome and the payment of a fee of yucca stems is still required
Long ago, in ancient days, the night creatures and the day creatures did not understand the importance of the cycles of the universe. Each group wanted it to be either day or night all the time. A contest was held to see which group had the most power and this was the first Shoe Game.
The two teams played through the night, trying to guess in which of four shoes the ball made of yucca root was hidden. As the game went on each team would gain or lose 102 yucca stems. At sunrise there was no winner and the animals had learned that all seasons and cycles are part of the grand plan.
Keshjee', as a game of choices, represents life and the fact that the natural order of things cannot be changed. Not every choice can be correct, but the lessons are learned and experience is gained. Neither lying or cheating can change the outcome and the payment of a fee of yucca stems is still required
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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