Backyard altar

Simple wedding arch idea...

How do you like my little Goddess Altar? It came about after the yard had to be excavated and I ended up with many, many stones. I thought I'd put them to use by making this bird bath a focal point. Must say- I never really noticed this old tree stump much before! Once again I had a visitor. Last time, it was a contented looking robin and this time a teeny tiny frog (not much bigger than the tip of my thumb) stopped by. He was so perfectly camouflaged that for a time I thought maybe I was…

Simple and discreet outdoor altar.

A candle illuminates a Khmer Buddha in a niche in my garden Ganesha peers from a moss encrusted niche in my garden Winter in the Pacific Northwest tends to be wet. It rains a lot, so I leave my lovely home for sunnier climes in the winter. While I am gone the moss grows, and when I come home, parts of my garden are covered in luxuriant green fur. Mosses absorb moisture and nutrients through their tiny leaves rather than through roots, and are able to colonize bare stone, which in turn…

Spruced up my wishes with this little summer altar I have facing my front door on the ol' porch. It's loaded with secret wishes. I love my big wooden root balls. (Lower left.) Birds nest, copal balls from Central America, hawaiian kukui nut strands, tibetan malas, gord bowl from Belizian friend, boga basket and mint weeds from last years pots.