it's about making me happy

all of these photos were taken within the last 24 hours
they are making me happy
the might appear elsewhere
but only here do them hum together
in this twirl of color and content
only here do they speak directly to you
from me

i have a message for you and me
and this is for our wily feminine sides
the part of us that knows what to do
and when to do it
and you all do

there is a scent in the air
clean inhalations after a storm
telling of treasures and milky ways
tread stalwartly
grasping your need to invest in future tidings
and fortunes your core is cognizant of seeing
corner of the eye, napping while
storing up acorns
golden

happy vintage cars

heading off to an art walk today
with a car show thrown in
yum
i eat those vintage cars right up

ahhh, a little light and leisure

i finally had a moment to breathe at home
cook in my kitchen, clear some cobwebs
change the feng shui of the day
swing with me for a beat
or a second

these are things found right around my nexus of activity and birthing
my kitchen table, where the computer resides
a stones throw from my creative corner and my crop of unfinished babes of fiber tranquil testy
resting restless
waiting watchfully
for a push, a tuck, a stitch, a hand

i am walking without the full strength of my candle these days
the dark eating light out of the sky
breathing in and out
hoping for sealed script marked by my soul
testing stamina in old groves of labor and might
this day alone in my home

relief was reborn and energies set right

motion, motion
greasing the wheels
tender footfall to yield the biggest grin
"the magic is already happening"
my ticket punched
my program printed
i am joining a parade of pursuers
who face quiet nights of heavy sleep won by muscles collapsed under the weight of
a little mitzvah and a lotta hope

glad to be back - sorta back

summerlicious

summer fun the colors of summer remembering to stop remembering to summer

hot weather
always makes me want to have fried food -
must be my memories
baseball parks filled with little leaguers, swim meets in Southern Cal, bowling alleys with beer and fries

i can pull over in a minute to look at a sky that has the action of Zeus within it's airy grasp

little morsels of heaven - a no no for me, but a definite YES for summer

Summer sleepy and tent sore - I'm back

Catching up on your daily dose of color today, are you?
Camping color, at your service.

Folks did look at me funny - the toys from the kids games were more amusing to me than the mandatory off-colored jokes after the beer was getting drained.

But kids do have the most fun camping - this tree frog made lots of friends and everyone had to take a gander at his incredible coloring.

Me

This hammock was in constant use this long weekend - and I made sure that my behind was in the rotation of users. I did not meditate. I did not ponder my navel and wonder how in world I would discover the next job/career out there for me.

I just was.
And that felt exactly right.