DC: Shinrin Yoku, Forest Bathing

as the birds flew over

the thick forest 

looking down and among the trees

they spied

a wee fairy bathing

in her mushroom pool

my ponds have been frozen all winter

today i spied 

5 of the 6 koi where fresh water enters the pond

their entire life is about 

forest bathing

bathing under the canopy of trees

bathing in the water at the ankles of the forest

amazing how they slow down

basically meditate

for winter

Thank you Veronica 

for hosting 

with a wonderful theme:

Shinrin Yoku, Forest Bathing

visit her fabulous blog to find other art for this theme

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Daily Art

 she, an elf

with a lovely spirit

appeared in my tiny art journal

watercolors and pencil

this will be the cover of a small sketch book 

or note book for a friend

 fun putting watercolor to paper 

in shapes and lines

quite meditative

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DC: Reef

they had their first kiss

amongst a coral reef

a kiss that would bless all the waters

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Thank you Katrin of Fische Frauen for being out host!

visit her blog to find the other participants. 

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Tree Being

the other day 

i sketched this piece

thinking it a whimsical tree

the next day i woke with a neck ache that felt like my neck was broken

about 6 weeks ago

i was driving the highway at night

at 65 MPH my car spun out on black ice

car was totalled

my neck snapped hard to the side and then the other

smashing into the window

i was so lucky to walk away unbroken

but still lots of continuing issues with my bones

i thought it so interesting that i drew this

then

 the next day i needed my hands to hold my head up 
so as not to experience the pain
 

wonderful how aware our instincts can be so accurate

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Creative Tuesdays: heart in the air

she put her entire heart

into her art

of sprinkling hearts

on 

beautiful earth

for she is a love fairy

 

sharing with :

Creative Tuesdays

visit them to see what others created with 

hearts in the air

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thank you for hosting Michael

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DC: Rhythm

within
she rested
until her grace flowed
and
all the rhythms of the universe
breath
heart
as well as the tiny
nearly
impalpable rhythms flowed through her being
and then
all the magic of the world
became hers

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i just found this music

if you are in the mood for a fabulous song

overflowing with rhythm:

Eivør Pálsdóttir: Tròdlabùndin

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Visit Veronica's wonderful blog
to find others sharing for: rhythm

thank you for being our generous and lovely host this week!
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Aqua Deer

aqua deer

enjoying details

inspired 

by

our forest dwellers

Birds

sometimes

i hear them

singing in the trees

the pine grosbeak

such a lovely sound

last year they came to my feeders

they are such a lovely splash of color in winter wonderland

also a peak at a sketchbook page:

 

Lovely weekend to you

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Under the Cloak of the Moon

my blog friend Maureen wondered if the gnome from the last post/painting lowered the mushroom 

cap over himself at night

making him truly invisible

which inspired the above painting

he does! 

look at that, the cap has cloaked all but his boots

under the light of the moon, stars

and gown of the universe of deep blues

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this was the first painting: 

 

with all his heart

he believed:

I am 

invisible

he took delight 

in being

 part of the hidden realm

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thank you for the inspiration Evergreen Mo! 

it was fun letting your message inspire the next piece

inspiring me to play with story through images

 

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sweet dreams to you all

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Mushroom Gnome

with all his heart

he believed:

I am 

invisible

he took delight 

in being

 part of the hidden realm

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one never knows what they might spy

under a wee fungi

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Daily Book or Evening Sketches

recently i was considering

: daily sketchbooks

i have called these drawings: evening sketches

but have not done them daily

so i pulled out a sketchbook Marta gave me 4 years ago.

for: daily sketches

Some might reflect my life, as a written journal might. 

Though maybe not......

snowflakes have been falling and the lady above is wearing mittens....

Below a snowflake photo i took on the first day of our new year:

wishing you a magical 2016!

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