Scott R Taylor
@scottrtaylor.bsky.social
Artist-Songwriter-Author
(and pleasantly old person 😁)
(and pleasantly old person 😁)
Good morning, good people! We’re experiencing springtime storms these days. While forecasts extend over large areas, the capriciousness of weather means it’s here but not there and there but not so much here! As a result,
April 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Good morning, good people! We’re experiencing springtime storms these days. While forecasts extend over large areas, the capriciousness of weather means it’s here but not there and there but not so much here! As a result,
Patticake takes a good pic...
March 31, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Patticake takes a good pic...
No matter, I’ll find some more today. May you be blessed by an overflowing abundance of chances to be kind today!
March 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
No matter, I’ll find some more today. May you be blessed by an overflowing abundance of chances to be kind today!
Mostly, I’m worried over something or another, or Patticake’s squawking about snacks. But sometimes, like last Friday evening, I had a great time telling friends how much I enjoyed their music and their presence. It makes me wonder how many chances to be kind have I missed?...
March 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Mostly, I’m worried over something or another, or Patticake’s squawking about snacks. But sometimes, like last Friday evening, I had a great time telling friends how much I enjoyed their music and their presence. It makes me wonder how many chances to be kind have I missed?...
The generosity of nature is something I can take for granted, to my own detriment, I’m afraid. So, coffee on the patio is a welcome thing. It affirms the idea that each day, I get opportunities to be generous with kindness to everyone around me, just like nature is to me...
March 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The generosity of nature is something I can take for granted, to my own detriment, I’m afraid. So, coffee on the patio is a welcome thing. It affirms the idea that each day, I get opportunities to be generous with kindness to everyone around me, just like nature is to me...
Good morning, good people! I was able to take my morning coffee on the patio a few mornings this past week. That’s a sure sign spring is opening up and I like that. I like the calm of a morning, that peaceful peace that comes from being a part of it all...
March 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Good morning, good people! I was able to take my morning coffee on the patio a few mornings this past week. That’s a sure sign spring is opening up and I like that. I like the calm of a morning, that peaceful peace that comes from being a part of it all...
'You do you’ gives me space to let go, to let that desire that things go my way to the exclusion of others slip silently like smoke drifting into nothingness. And then, my coffee tastes even better. May you be blessed today, even if for only a moment, to let go of that which is controlling you!
March 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
'You do you’ gives me space to let go, to let that desire that things go my way to the exclusion of others slip silently like smoke drifting into nothingness. And then, my coffee tastes even better. May you be blessed today, even if for only a moment, to let go of that which is controlling you!
Or when she licks my nose in the middle of the night to let me know she needs to go out, I agreeably get up and go too. Well, not outside but you get the idea. In the end, it’s just a way of understanding that my desire for control is often the clearest source of my suffering...
March 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Or when she licks my nose in the middle of the night to let me know she needs to go out, I agreeably get up and go too. Well, not outside but you get the idea. In the end, it’s just a way of understanding that my desire for control is often the clearest source of my suffering...
It fits in with a way of life that Patticake and I practice pretty much daily. We call it the ‘You do you’ practice. When she eyes my cookie, I simply remind her that I don’t eat her cookies so she can’t have mine...
March 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It fits in with a way of life that Patticake and I practice pretty much daily. We call it the ‘You do you’ practice. When she eyes my cookie, I simply remind her that I don’t eat her cookies so she can’t have mine...
Good morning, good people! It’s not yet warm enough to sit on the patio sipping my morning coffee. I have no difficulty letting go of my disappointment about that. You see, I’ve been going over things I’ve picked up from Zen buddhism and its precepts about suffering...
March 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Good morning, good people! It’s not yet warm enough to sit on the patio sipping my morning coffee. I have no difficulty letting go of my disappointment about that. You see, I’ve been going over things I’ve picked up from Zen buddhism and its precepts about suffering...
They’ve obviously missed the whole concept of ‘fall’. My coffee is warm and the sum of little dogs and birds, persistent oak leaves and a dancing feeder all warm me turning over fertile ground for warm memories on a cold cold day. May you be blessed by seemingly small images and memories today!
February 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
They’ve obviously missed the whole concept of ‘fall’. My coffee is warm and the sum of little dogs and birds, persistent oak leaves and a dancing feeder all warm me turning over fertile ground for warm memories on a cold cold day. May you be blessed by seemingly small images and memories today!
Between little dogs and little birds I am surrounded! I envy them. They have no need of current news; they are not bothered by the machinations of the current administration and the uncertainty bubbling all around it. There’s the small oak sapling whose leaves simply won’t give up.
February 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Between little dogs and little birds I am surrounded! I envy them. They have no need of current news; they are not bothered by the machinations of the current administration and the uncertainty bubbling all around it. There’s the small oak sapling whose leaves simply won’t give up.
Good morning, good people! A glance out my window and I see the bird feeder dancing about. I filled it a couple days ago; the birds are happy about that. Patticake snuggled me last night and I thought, “I can’t fathom how such a little dog can be such a big blanket hog.”
February 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Good morning, good people! A glance out my window and I see the bird feeder dancing about. I filled it a couple days ago; the birds are happy about that. Patticake snuggled me last night and I thought, “I can’t fathom how such a little dog can be such a big blanket hog.”
Wherever you are, know that you are loved. May the blessings of a loving kilter reset be yours today!
February 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Wherever you are, know that you are loved. May the blessings of a loving kilter reset be yours today!
Re-collecting my life to remind myself that I am loved more than I know is my go-to kilter fixer! You do that for me when I remember the times I’ve spent with you in joyful peace. A dear friend called me yesterday and we talked and talked. It reset my kilter wonderfully well!
February 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Re-collecting my life to remind myself that I am loved more than I know is my go-to kilter fixer! You do that for me when I remember the times I’ve spent with you in joyful peace. A dear friend called me yesterday and we talked and talked. It reset my kilter wonderfully well!
I love what Carrie Newcomer said in her blog post today: “In a time when I feel pulled in so many directions, love is clarifying. If love is not somewhere at the heart of whatever I am doing, it is a missed opportunity and probably a poorer day.”
February 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I love what Carrie Newcomer said in her blog post today: “In a time when I feel pulled in so many directions, love is clarifying. If love is not somewhere at the heart of whatever I am doing, it is a missed opportunity and probably a poorer day.”
It threatens my balance - which is not so hot anyway, now that I’m older and not as bounceable as I was a few decades ago! But I’m more patient I think. I’m comfortable admitting I don’t know everything.
February 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It threatens my balance - which is not so hot anyway, now that I’m older and not as bounceable as I was a few decades ago! But I’m more patient I think. I’m comfortable admitting I don’t know everything.
I'm gonna try this...it'll stretch over several posts...
Good morning, good people! Some days just feel off-kilter, don’t they? A news item catches me unawares or the uncertainty for the future threatens to pull the rug from under my feet. Doesn’t matter what it is; it’s upsetting.
Good morning, good people! Some days just feel off-kilter, don’t they? A news item catches me unawares or the uncertainty for the future threatens to pull the rug from under my feet. Doesn’t matter what it is; it’s upsetting.
February 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm gonna try this...it'll stretch over several posts...
Good morning, good people! Some days just feel off-kilter, don’t they? A news item catches me unawares or the uncertainty for the future threatens to pull the rug from under my feet. Doesn’t matter what it is; it’s upsetting.
Good morning, good people! Some days just feel off-kilter, don’t they? A news item catches me unawares or the uncertainty for the future threatens to pull the rug from under my feet. Doesn’t matter what it is; it’s upsetting.
I'm still trying to get the hang of this space - I've been meaning to post my "Good morning, good people!" posts over here so here's the one from last Sunday, February 2... well, shoot! There's a limit to how many characters! *sigh* no post to transfer because I'll run out of letters. That suc
February 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I'm still trying to get the hang of this space - I've been meaning to post my "Good morning, good people!" posts over here so here's the one from last Sunday, February 2... well, shoot! There's a limit to how many characters! *sigh* no post to transfer because I'll run out of letters. That suc
My first post! I have no idea how this works but many of my friends are making the move so I can see the writing on the virtual wall… but I’ll figure it out eventually! 🤪
January 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
My first post! I have no idea how this works but many of my friends are making the move so I can see the writing on the virtual wall… but I’ll figure it out eventually! 🤪