spring giddiness
I don’t like to give seasons so much credit for how I feel. But, after the rugged ending to this past winter, I’m just giddy in the sunshine and warmth now. And I’m not alone. Everyone I meet is acting like they’re part of some cornball Disney cartoon, kind of dancing around on tippy-toes in […]
feelin’ good
“How ARE you (ye-oo)?” “I’m goo-ud.” You say that and just by saying it, just by answering that question asked with such warmth, you actually do feel “real good”. I love the South for that. The willingness to admit unapologetically, I feel good. And today, that’s how I’m feeling. I’m doin’ good. I tell myself […]
not yoga
This is my idea of “downward dog”, as in yoga. I HATE yoga. Wait a minute. Do you know anyone that hates yoga? Isn’t that what is loved so much? When I was growing up in the 50’s, my mother did yoga. No one, no one, no one knew what in the world yoga was […]
feeling my way forward
Rain, rain, rain. Blocking my view: flowers! I’m darn well going to celebrate spring indoors with all the damp outside. Plus, I spread some grass seed yesterday, so … wet is good. Summer thoughts. And then, thoughts about my art. I just returned from a trip to Boston. It’s usually about a 2 hour drive, […]
more light
Look what a difference the water makes! So much more light with the reflection added. If you look closely, you can see that the white in the lower left corner is not a cloud… It’s the departing snow. It’s exciting getting the light back. Getting the first color in the garden. All these new pallets […]
shut it
t’s Easter. It’s Spring. It’s the day to think deeply. Or to remove Thin Ice signs. It’s a day to clean winter out of the house. Sew seeds in the garden. Germinate new art ideas. Or… there is always a better alternative, right? Sometimes much better. As I love to quote from one of my […]
still still
Today in my yoga class the teacher was talking about the over-stimulating world we live in. Yes. And then… there is the nice still, not moving: ice. Still here. The normal date for ice-out, as it’s called is today, April 15. The lake is still covered. Still still. Meantime, I’m noticing the evolution of my […]
momentum + lag
This is how the day started yesterday. Not too promising. And then it progressed: Further: This juxtaposition of the fading winter and oncoming spring reminded me of how tides work: we all know they are controlled by the moon. The moon affects the hugest bodies of water in the tide as it goes in and […]
surface / more than surface
This is the ice situation. Still there – a solid surface. And if you were to be here in person, it would not look a whole lot different. It’s grayer than a few days ago – wetter from the warm weather. Today I took the 1 and 1/2 hour trip over to the big hospital […]
“snow” peas
April 10: peas in the ground. And, because the outdoor faucet is not turned on, I added on top this snow (blessed snow) to moisten them! Now, will they be up, blooming and producing peas by the time Hunter and Lynn arrive mid-June???? As I was putting in the peas, I remembered an experience of […]
