World Through My Lens

Beauty is everywhere
One must simply choose to see
Hiding in the distance
dancing atop the breeze
wave as the trees watch you pass by
smile at the bird who sings from ahigh
understand time is the illusion Grand
we are all simply grains of drifting sand

Behind The Scenes

It seems like yesterday. After months of searching internet sites, brochures, and off road community boards we loaded the trucks and headed to Williams Hill Pass in Southern Illinois.Our oversized Dodge truck pulled the weight of the heavy car trailer piled high with our off road toys. Looking back almost a year later, I had no idea how much that trip would change our lives. I invite you to visit Williams Hill Pass nestled in the foothills of the Shawnee National Forest System, just minutes away from The Garden of the Gods. The inspiration for Witan Vid, a book that will soon expand the way you view the world around you. The season opener is rapidly approaching. Have no fear if you are unable to make the March opening they are open all year round with a full schedule of events and a family friendly atmosphere.Find them here!!!

Williams Hill Pass OHV Park
618-218-9755
williamshillpass.comwilliamshillpass@wildblue.net

Williams Hill Pass OHV Park & Campground 2011 Tentative Event Schedule (subject to change, always call ahead to confirm) March - SEASON OPENING of our NEWLY GROOMED TRAILS Friday, March 4- Sunday, March 6
- ATV/UTV MUD BOG Saturday, March 12
- ARCHERY SHOOT Saturday, March 19 April - Special Event TBA Friday, April 1 - Sunday, April 3
- ATV/UTV MUD BOG Saturday, April 9
- ARCHERY SHOOT Saturday, April 16 May - Special Event TBA Friday, May 6 - Sunday, May 8
- ATV/UTV MUD BOG Saturday, May 14
- ARCHERY SHOOT Saturday, May 21
- MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2011 Friday, May 27-Monday, May 30 June - Special Event TBA Friday, June 3 - Sunday, June 5
- ATV/UTV MUD BOG Saturday, June 11
- ARCHERY SHOOT Saturday, June18 July - FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND 2011 Friday, July 1 - Monday, July 4
- ATV/UTV MUD BOG Saturday, July 9
- ARCHERY SHOOT Saturday, July 16 August - Special Event TBA Friday, August 5 - Sunday, August 7
- ATV/UTV MUD BOG Saturday, August 13
- ARCHERY SHOOT Saturday, August 20 September - Labor Day Weekend Festival 2011 Friday, September 2 - Monday, September 5
- ATV/UTV MUD BOG Saturday, September 10
- ARCHERY SHOOT Saturday, September 17 October - BRIAN FISHER ATV WORLD on The Outdoor Channel Friday, September 30 - Sunday, October 2
- October Special Event TBA Later in the Year November - Friday, November 4 - Sunday, November 6 Special Event TBA
- Christian ATV Harvest Festival TBA
- Closed for 1st and 2nd Deer Season, call to make reservations December - Call to make reservations + Open all weekends and during the week with reservations. Call for information 618-252-6978 or 618-841-0752

MIDWEEK MOVIE REVIEW

Optical illusion: Do you see the face too?

Piranha  3-D
The perfect movie to scare the sh@t out of your date this Spring Break. A cinematic cross between soft porn and slasher although it did not perform well at the movie theaters, it is a definite must for vacation fun; especially if you want to keep your girl off the beach and in the hotel. Packed full of nudity, it was a little slow get into the action but once the blood started flowing my stomach turned all the way up to the credits. Spoiler : Best scene involves a school of vicious jagged toothed fish chewing on a man's "member". 

In Movie Theaters:	August 20, 2010
Directed by:	Alexandre Aja
Starring: more credits	Elisabeth Shue Jerry O'Connell Adam Scott Ving Rhames Jessica Szohr Richard Dreyfuss
Distributed by:	The Weinstein Company
Running Time:	89 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for sequences of strong bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use.

DREAMS,WRITING,AND LIFE

Dreams.
 As defined by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DreamDreams are a succession of images, ideas, emotions and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep  The word alone holds a different meaning for everyone. For some, the word dream, stands simply for things they hope to achieve or attain. For others, it is as defined, the pictures they see while in a state of sleep.

There have been countless studies performed on dreams during sleep, endless interpretations of their meanings, and continuous research on the ability to change or control their occurance. What if it were possible to become so close to another person you were able to communicate your thoughts and feelings to them in dreams?

This theory has been explored before under the term telepathic dreaming.In Witan Vid,to be released tenatively in April 2011, Rein finds herself in a state of telepathic dreaming in which the origin of her blood curse is revealed to her by her guardian. During her sleep state, her body becomes racked with the emotional strain of her visions to a near fatal extreme. When Conley enters into the state to save her, a secondary reaction occurs that fuses their souls forever. Is this all just fantasy,something to be enjoyed in a book and nothing more?

Is it possible for two people to become so close the very essence of their beings are able to communicate without words or even touch?

There are many who believe it is and some who never thought to question the possibility. I end this blog with links to articles on the subject as well as that of my publisher, Gypsy Shadow. I leave you to decide for yourself. The next time you close your eyes, kiss the person next to you, and think, what if it is possible. How much differently would you treat them if you could feel what they feel?

http://gypsyshadow.com/ (my publisher, Stalk the website and buy books, oh and keep an eye out for the debut of Witan Vid)
http://www.psychics.co.uk/telepathy.html
http://www.enotalone.com/article/3836.html
http://siivola.org/monte/papers_grouped/copyrighted/Parapsychology_&_Psi/Dream%20Telepathy%20-%20Experimental%20and%20Clinical%20Findings%20(2003).htm

Caged

If it can be dreamt it can be achieved.
Cole black wings, dull molting
as behind the bars he hides watching the dancers of life pass by


grace of movements
lightness of heart
yearning builds deep inside
the call of the wild to fly


Yet the bars grow cold as the bird grows old
with a dying inside he prays, please take the pain away
freedom awaits right on the otherside
yet a promise keeps him tied


Voice becomes dull
as hope fades away


a glimmer of light breaks his dying hour
a crack beneath the glass
the wind caresses his feathers like a long lost lover
life is anything but over


as the promise fades amongst memories of grey
the wind lifts him away
the ecstasy of flight, the world grows distant, as vision fades away
blue skies as he becomes the sunrise

2/18/11~R.M.~ back on the horse