Good Morning, Lake.

Good morning, Lake. I see your grey beauty. I hear the geese chattering and flapping on your surface. I smell the wood burning from the lake house above. I taste the warm coffee and cream from my favorite cup. I feel the cold on my cheeks and nose but also the warming peace in my Soul. Thank you for this feast, Lake. Thank you for this day.

Just the half of it !

The breathtaking views…

my sweet charge, Luna-girl…

Creative juices flowing and flowing…

Visits from bunnies…

and hunny bunnies 

(I know, gag, gag, gag, but he is the sweetest hunny bunny I know !)

Journal pages coming from a whole new place and voice and inspiration…

Feeling as beautiful as the sights before me…

Gathering up the sweet, sweet energy…

and knowing what it feels like to be completely alive.

And that’s just the half of it!

Honestly !

My ten days in Vermont paradise

at the family home of my beautiful artist friend, Elizabeth,

brought me back to feeling like Mother Nature’s child.

It was a precious, precious time and I am so very grateful and blessed.

And full up !

Let the flow continue…

Haiku My Heart–Earth Gift

bees wax, glass, cotton

eucalyptus, lavender,

silk. Mother Earth’s gifts rock.

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I cannot express how inspired I am by what I learned and experienced with e.b.

I have been dreaming about earthy bundles and pots simmering with eucalyptus scents.

I get up in the morning and fall in love with members of my rock families. They call out to me from their bowls, “Choose me to wrap, choose me !”

And I listen.

I have so much more exploring and experimenting to do and I now have gathered all that I need to do just that.

But…

some other loves are calling me too.

I am heading out this weekend to spend some time with some of my favorite kids on the planet,

Thomas and Katie in La Conception, Quebec.

We will have some arty time, some giggling time and hopefully a lot of outside enjoying nature by the Lac Vezeau time.

(Maybe gathering some more goodies for later experiments too! They have nice rocks in Quebec too. )

I am so excited to see them! It has been too long !

And on my way up north, there may just be a tiny bit of a detour to the shore of Lake Champlain,

to share some time with my new girlfriend and keep the inspiration flowing too ! Hee !

Yes! I know how very blessed I am !

Happy, Happy Friday, Beautiful Ones !

Catch you on the rebound !

Today’s Post is brought to you by the Letter B !

So did anyone notice that I did a “Try Something Tuesday” post on Monday ?

My always very observant hubby did.

I only realized it at around 7:00pm when he mentioned it to me.

We had a good laugh about that !

I had gone the whole day without noticing !!!

I am such a weirdo sometimes !

 

I have to say that though I was encouraging all of you to try something new yesterday, I was also struggling with staying away from an icky place.

Savoring my mango for breakfast was one of the steps I was taking to Be in the present moment and get the f**k out of my head!

It helped a bit but what worked way better was

my  unexpected “Be” Day with Colleen !

My beautiful bestie dressed in blue and I walked to the babbling brook in the woods behind her house.

The sky was the same blue as Colleen’s t-shirt!

We sat on a big boulder and blabbed a bit as the bugs buzzed and the brook bubbled.

Then we walked on and were given a beautiful gift !

Behold ! A big fat beaver walking across a log bridge over the brook !!!

(The beaver walking by was so breathtaking that neither one of us stopped to get a photo,

but you can image him walking on that horizontal log in this pic taken after he was gone.)

We giggled and shared our bountiful excitement, giving one another a big bear hug right there in the woods !

Then as we ended our walk, we were blessed with this baby !

There, on the dirt road, a brand new butterfly !

I had to move in a bit to get this amazing portrait of this bold and beautiful being!

A Tiger Swallowtail basking in the sun on this brand new day.

 

Colleen and I noticed all the “B”s that were popping into our day.

We decided to keep it going by heading the the “Brick House” for lunch,

a local greasy spoon, drive-up place, famous for its burgers.

We decided to be BAD !

Colleen had a burger, I had 2 burpers (hotdogs) and we shared some yummy fries !

A big old hug in the Brick House parking lot ended out time together and I have to say,

my “Be” Day  with my Colleen-y pretty much banished the ickies from my brain !

Love you, Girl Friend !

 

be…………………………….Be

Oh, ya.

Taking time to make art is another way that I try and banish the ickies!

Here’s what’s been popping up lately…

A 6X6” canvas, paint and collage bits.

I was just trying to let whatever wanted to come spill out.

Not sure it is finished or if I like it, though I do like the expression in my butterfly queen.

This bit of writing in actually a piece of my Dad’s handwriting.

I found a whole bunch of his journal pages in a box in the basement last weekend.

This was all that was written on a sheet of loose leaf paper.

I cut it up and glued it here.

Feels powerful somehow…

“The story continues.”

A page in my Strathmore Visual Journal book.

I asked the Universe to give me a day without self-criticism and self-inflicted hurt.

The Angel said “It’s all yours, Baby !”

I’m gonna take it !!!

 

be………………………………Be

 

Phew, that was a long post !

Well, if you are still with me,

I am sending out big waves of love and light today,

and working on giving myself plenty of the same !

Happy TUESDAY, Beautiful Ones !

Haiku My Heart Friday–The Lake

Mother Nature’s Child

Returns to the land of lake,

Loon, tree, moss, hawk, air.

Have a great weekend, Beautiful Ones !

The Chick’s got Tricks !

You gotta hand it to Mother Nature…

On the same morning that she gave me this :

(which was supposed to be one to two inches…not !)

she also gave me this :

blooming redder than red in my studio.

Everyday miracles, right, Beautiful Ones ?

I hope you have a happy and miraculous Sunday !

Big Love !

(I added this to rebecca's postcard from paradise - taking the time to notice beaty and grace in your world. Check it out here. )