Sacred Peak

Can anyone recommend a trustworthy company I can buy BTC with using Interac, preferably in #Alberta?

I was using BTC Well but lately 2 different banks I'm a client at refuse interac transactions to them.

#asknostr #buybtc #canada

the high of -2C was at 2am and it's -17 now... on the way to -21. #tea time. GM.

a dog sniffing the snowman — with yellow feet

#GM #teachain #Alberta #YYC #haiku #poetry #grownostr #snow

Master Copy: "Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer" (by Hippolyte Flandrin) - it's finally FINISHED.

Today at #AtelierArtista I worked on the finishing touches: darks, finger nail, leveling the sea, and signing the painting.

bone black, lead white, Italian yellow earth, Sartorius red, French burnt umber, viridian green, Prussian blue, #RublevColours

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #mastercopy #oil #oilpainting

washed a bunch of old gaiwans, saucers, and #tea cups. sitting down to a cup of houjicha. GM.?

autumn wind skipping across the prairie — mule deer... two... three

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #photography #gtownostr

snowy outside. Sunday: walk + #coffee + #tea day. GM.

dawn! he notices the birds' silence!

#GM #teachain #coffeechain #haiku #poetry #grownostr

Master Copy: "Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer" (by Hippolyte Flandrin)

Today at #AtelierArtista I worked on the toga/blanket and a couple of touch-ups in the sky.

bone black, lead white, French umber, viridian green, Prussian blue, #RublevColours

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #mastercopy #oil #oilpainting

after today... it's going to be brrr. #tea time. GM.

taking a seat this morning — the autumn wind

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #grownostr

Master Copy: "Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer" (by Hippolyte Flandrin)

Today at #AtelierArtista I worked on the darks/shadows on the arm and legs, and hair highlights. I also marked a couple spots where I need to paint back the sky on some edges.

The painting is nearly complete.

Paints: bone black, lead white, French burnt umber, French umber, Italian yellow earth, Sartorius red, #RublevColours

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #mastercopy #oil #oilpainting #grownostr

stocked up on #tea this weekend. GM.

the glint in the crow's eye — is the age of the moon

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #grownostr

i brought out some old pre y2k Oolong #tea from Wuyi Mountain this week. GM.

the sound of the wind on the snow covered prairie a coyote's howl

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #grownostr #snow #buddha

white sky white snow. #tea time. GM

the sound of magpies — shivering in the wind on the wire

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #grownostr

Master Copy: "Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer" (by Hippolyte Flandrin)

Today at #AtelierArtista I worked on the lower leg and the hand.

bone black, lead white, French burnt umber, Italian yellow earth, Sartorius red, #RublevColours

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #mastercopy #oil #oilpainting

Master Copy: "Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer" (by Hippolyte Flandrin)

Today at #AtelierArtista I worked on the his hair and the robe/toga/blanket (not sure which it is).

bone black, lead white, French burnt umber, cinnabar green, viridian green, Prussian blue, Italian yellow earth #RublevColours

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #mastercopy #oil #oilpainting

this teapot has been making only Chinese Wuyi Mountain Oolong #tea for 25+ years. it's stained black on the inside. GM.

frozen pond — two teams of kids playing
the sound of hockey

GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #grownostr

It's as cold as it is clear blue sky here... brrr. warming up by the fire with #catstr and #tea. GM.

the sun repeating behind my eyelids — low sun

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #cat #grownostr

up in the mountains this weekend. the sun's poking through the trees. #tea time. GM.

the frog pond frozen over — the sound of bubbles

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #hrownostr

this magpie looks very cold. brrr. #tea time. GM.

silence! the snow has spoken

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #grownostr

Master Copy: "Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer" (by Hippolyte Flandrin)

Today at #AtelierArtista I worked on the darks on the upper back, temple, and toes.

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #mastercopy #oil #oilpainting

late #tea time. GM.

the colour in her cheeks — pink snow at sunrise

#GM #teachain #poetry #haiku #grownostr #photography

time, in snow form. speaking of time, it's time for #tea. GM.

after it settles it loses itself — snowflake

#GM #teachain #snow #snowday #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #grownostr

this book was worth every moment and nice to sit down and read with a cup of #tea. GM.

autumn sky — the calls of geese leaving

#GM #teachain #haiku #handwriting #book #poetry

this orchid keeps on going... #tea time. GM.

mysterious, old, and steeped in wisdom — iron teapot

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #bloomscroll #photography

the waning day moon, watching me drink #tea. GM.

they overlap for a moment then... three ducks fly by

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #photography #moon #sky

crab cactus is in bloom. having a cup of sencha #tea, sitting here with the sun on my back. GM.

xmas lights — they bloom early again
this year

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #bloomscroll

planning to prep some convas today and find something small to paint 100% at home. time for #tea. GM.

autumn colours — each one finds its own way back to earth

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #griwnostr #paint

Master Copy: "Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer" (by Hippolyte Flandrin)

Today at #AtelierArtista I worked on the darks on the body some more and toned down the lights on the island in the background.

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #mastercopy #oil #oilpainting

went for a walk after #tea. GM.

mountain wind — a pine branch tickles the moon

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #photogtaphy #alberta #rockies

drove up up the mountains this afternoon in time for #tea. GN.

autumn moonlight — lost in the fog with me

#GN #teachain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #rockies #alberta

finished writing. time for #tea.

naked before the cool fall sky — cottonwoods

#GM #teachain #poetry #haiku #nicropoetry #grownostr

flipping through this book and having a cup of houjicha #tea.

cottonwoods — their bare branches full of almost full moon

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #grownostr

Master Copy: "Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer" (by Hippolyte Flandrin)

Today at #AtelierArtista I worked completed blocking the last bits in.

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #mastercopy #oil #oilpainting

about to brew a pot of houjicha #tea. GM.

falling in and out of sleep — falling leaves

#teachain #GM #haiku #poetry #micropoetry

it's frosty this morning. #tea and #coffee today! GM.

frosty walk — the conversation: water vapour

#GM #teachain #coffeechain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #frownostr #bloomscroll #africanviolet

making a second pot of #tea. GM

between breaths the leaves settle — autumn wind

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #grownostr

#teatime. GM.

leaves — getting to the bottom of fall

#GM #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #teachain #grownostr

Master Copy: "Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer" (by Hippolyte Flandrin)

Today at #AtelierArtista I worked the body mid tones - lights. 🤙

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #mastercopy #oil #oilpainting

finished writing for today. painting this afternoon. now, #tea time. GM.

blowing across the prairie — winds speaking prairie

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #photography

clear blue sky with a few fluffy clouds, windy, with a cup of #tea. GM.

silence — a raven croaks! and its echo

#GM #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #photography #teachain #grownostr

crab cactus is beginning to show off already. #tea time. GM.

a fly buzzes around the windowsill — the cat's eyes

#GM #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #bloomscroll #grownostr #fkowerstr #teachain

Master Copy: "Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer" (by Hippolyte Flandrin)

Today at #AtelierArtista I worked the body shadows, chest, some skin. 🤙

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #mastercopy #oil #oilpainting

two pots of #tea and the sun's still not up yet. dawn. GM

the wind tugs the one leaf that won't fall — fall!

#GM #teachain #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #fall #autumn #grownostr

morning #tea, now #coffee while I finish off my writing. GM.

a magpie swoops from a crooked branch
a leaf falls

#GM #poetry #haiku #micropoetry #teachain #coffeechain #grownostr

the winds are blowing out our Indian summer weather. time for #tea. GM.

autumn slumber — leaves falling in dreams that fall away

#GM #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #fall #photography #teachain

it's supposed to get to 20C today the leaves keep falling. GM.

autumn leaves don't fall inside smartphones you know?

#GM #photography #origami #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #teachain

the leaves keep falling. watching them fall, #tea in hand. GM.

it rises up and copies the leaf colours — autumn sunrise

#GM #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #teachain #fall #autumn #grownostr

the frost is beginning to melt. time for #tea.

autumn winds — how many times have you circled the earth?

#GM #teachain #haiku #poetry #micropoetry

this cat is enjoying a cardboard box while i enjoy a cup of #tea. GM.

riding the winds, the leaves shift — from thought to thought

#catstr #cat #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #GM #teachain

Master Copy: "Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer" (by Hippolyte Flandrin)

Today at #AtelierArtista I worked on the water, shadow, and robe/blanket.

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #mastercopy #oil #oilpainting

these peonies are changing colour. i'm making a cup of #tea. GM.

had a pot of #tea then set out into the autumn winds for #coffee and morning writing. Dōgen came along. GM.

next in line — she pours over the menu

#GM #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #coffeechain #teachain

it's a cool blue sky here today. i'm waiting for the kettle to boil so i can drink some kamairicha tokusen #tea. GM.

fall's growing darkness — the leaves pile up

#GM #photography #teachain #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #autumn #fall

these elk are hanging out by the train tracks in the Canadian Rockies. i'm at home sipping a cup of green #tea.

🧘‍♀️☸️ time. #tea time. GM.

drinking leaves; watching leaves tumble down — tea in autumn

#GM #haiku #flowerstr #bloomscroll #micropoetry #poetry #grownostr #teachain

#tea and 🧘‍♀️☸️ and GM.

waning crescent — the missing part of the moon in a magpie's eye

#GM #haiku #poetry #teachain #buddha #grownostr

the weather is blowing warm and cold. autumn settles in. went to nanao kimono yesterday and refilled my #tea cupboard. GM.

my eyes filling up with the night sky waning crescent

#GM #flowerstr #bloomscroll #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #teachain #grownostr

brrr, it's cold outside. #tea time. 🏋️ GM.

lacking
an old pond or a frog — a leaf blows by

#GM #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teachain #photography

overnight light snow. having a cup of #tea; just finishing off my writing for the day. GM.

falling into water, each snowflake loses itself

#teachain #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #photography #GM

it's still warm here but the snow is supposed to arrive today. 🌨️🏔️it's also time to buy some more #tea. lots of magpies chitchatting outside. GM

candlelight — my nameless shadow flickers

#GM #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teachain #photography