lately when i sit down with my sketchbook it seems i am only good for a bit of scribbling with the paintbrush.
i’m in a bit of a cold spell. this usually happens after i launch an online class or complete a travel journal. and when both happen at the same time.
well.
i’ve only got a few scribbles in me. i don’t say this because i’m in need of a pep talk. no no no no. that’s the way of the ocean. right now it’s low tide.
but i’m here. digging holes in the sand. dragging my driftwood stick behind me as i wade in the little pools of water. lots of small sea animals in the intertidal zone. they are still. not moving, but not dead. they’re resting and very much alive.
wyatt is also resting.
sort of.
after my walk i sat here and finished my book, the children by ann leary. acceptable, but not outstanding.
now i’m reading britt marie was here.
some photos of my desert garden walk.
my membership to the huntington gardens was the best investment i’ve made in years. i never get tired of watching the plants change & grow through the year.
spring, summer, soon fall.
a wonderland
wee! here i go. rolling my marbles around to see where they land.
random blathering.
what’s this?!
in december i’m returning to central america. guatemala was a shimmering jewel.
now i’m venturing further south.
to look around.
i like to do that.
another adventure, more views to view, more roaming to be had. I adore your spirit so much. Your photos incite a riot of extreme happiness in my heart and soul. No kidding. Really. Seriously. I don’t kid about stuff like that. I don’t mess around with my happiness. 😉 Enjoy today and have a delightful week too.
Anxious to hear how you like Britt-Marie was here since I just finished A Man Called Ove and really enjoyed it. Already have this one on my ‘to read’ list.
I’m in that season now myself. Not sad at all, just quiet & feeling a shift. Hurray for Central America travel. I’m still missing Guatemala!
xox,
Sheila
I so enjoy your meanderings and travels. Just spent a week in Peru. I heartily recommend it. Machu Picchu is a profound experience. It’s not the sea, but it’s extraordinary. How are things going with the little ones at school?
I’m excited to hear what you think about Britt Marie Was Here. I read A Man Called Ove by the same author and really enjoyed it. I don’t think this book is for everyone, but I quite liked the style of writing and the ultimate healing nature. It’s being passed around my knitting group as we speak. Have you read The Miniaturist? I’m so enjoying this one as well. Thank goodness for the transportation of a good read as we just dropped off our first born at college. I’m off to the beach with a good book in hand to let the sun do it’s positive resetting of my soul!
Fabulous photos of the garden–the unopend flowere–that beautiful yellowy orange color with the purple tips!! I think your investment in membership at this garden has been well worth it and thanks for sharing it with us!
I believe that’s a pomegranate tree or bush growing? I had no idea they grew that way. Thank you for taking me along with you for your stroll through the gardens.
Wonderful musings, and wonderful photographs
Did you know that there are miniature Zen gardens you can buy? They comeswith sand and it’s own little rake! Can’t you imagine one next to a forest of Bonsai trees?
Sometime we all need a break from outputting, time to restore our senses. I like the term “ebb tide” rather than low tide. There was a song by that title in the 50’s when I was a teenager…loved it.
The stroll through the desert garden was a treat…thanks for dragging me along.
Where do you get the beautiful stamps. I saw them in your Swedish book and in others. It is enough-well, nearly enough, to turn me into a stamp collector.
Now let’s talk about that hot pink flower on the prickly looking cactus-y plant. Wow! Money well-spent indeed.
Keep letting your reservoir fill. You have poured out so much lately and kindergarten takes a lot!
something in you is not resting, otherwise you would not take all these beautiful photos…
Annie v.
Low tide is good. Plenty of room to wander, find treasure, notice things.
Nicaragua? Hmmmmm, I’m looking forward to what you find. Don’t think I know anyone either from or who has been to Nicaragua.
That raked sand looks like the Japanese Garden at CSULB, a favorite haunt of mine.
I need a neat patch of sand to rake into patterns. Yes I do.