in between conference calls...did a bit of work in the garden
iris we transplanted are blooming
cut a few lilacs that are sweetly scenting the studio
a little time to play in the journal...stamps and little water color people
grateful for the delicate smell of these lilacs!
grateful for some long conference calls where I can sit and listen and draw
sending good luck vibes to Greg and the girls in Pueblo at state tomorrow
a much needed walk...around some unfamiliar neighborhoods...interesting homes
trees still in full on bloom
and a magical little home loving FULL of tulips
grateful to live in such a place
grateful for a bit of spring respite before a challenging work day
had to pause to catch my breath...missed a couple of posts
painted with the girls tonight, it's been a while...so sweet to sit, sip, paint and chat
a quiet morning before heading off to yoga, coffee, newspaper and watching the tulips dance
Some prep work in the garden...this is our 5th year in this space, we've been carefully building the soil and loving this plot. Sad news that they may turn this into a parking lot! We are plotting ways to save it...explaining the amount of food we have donated over the years, the community benefit
grateful for this beautiful garden space and hope we can be successful in keeping a part of it
grateful for my sweet friends and our shared time
grateful for this weekend and that I don't travel next week
a walk in the frozen fog, all sounds muffled made me grateful to live in a place of seasons...
for the white and crisp and cold will give way to spring, I am grateful for my garden friends in planning for next seasons harvest, the beans and tomatoes, squash and kales, herbs and flowers...
some images from our garden a couple of months ago
it was full and vital
and we enjoyed many beautiful garden dinners
one of the last large garden harvests...although those cherry tomatoes keep coming and coming
picking for gazpacho and one last garden dinner of the season
Sue peeking out from the hollyhock earlier in the season and a garden poem of hers to share:
we have had a slow start in the garden this year...so much rain, little sun...flea beetles
but things are starting to come around, it felt so good after all my traveling to pull weeds, pick beans... enjoy what is here.
I like to post of the garden so I can look back and see what it looked like last year and the year before that at the end of July... my journal notes like gardeners past who kept written notes on the state of the weather and the plants and the goings on
it's different every year and climate change is having it's effects...but it's looking pretty good finally, looking forward to our next garden dinner
summer is more than a few passing months...it's a state of mind,
it seems to have more importance in many ways than other seasons,
maybe the memories of summer vacation from school, a visceral shift
a different sense of time
languid as bees in pollen
sum sum summertime
on the road...away from home, savoring our last garden dinner...our broccoli romanesca, a huge plant, very large leaves producing this one beautiful vegatable
the late evening light in the garden...enjoy our bountiful table
being away from my little world makes me feel so very fortunate
savor the bounty
indian summer awaits
homeward bound...
haiku my heart dear rebecca
really hot...the garden is thriving and we're enjoying garden dinners
but still 91 at 6 pm...we caught a break, a little front passed by and after the wind it cooled down
so that we could enjoy this incredible spread!
even Lola is wondering when will this heat break!
hope you're staying cool
luxurious, long weekend...will be spent
biking, kayaking...drawing, painting, looking at art...sitting in the garden
watching fireworks
hope to spend some time with the kiddos...
happy happy 4th!
fireworks bloom like blossoms
plug your ears Lola...
Here I am.
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