Foraging

a peaceful quiet life

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most years I do a little bear painting

often of a bear

wandering the land

eating flowers

 (because they do eat flowers, so do I)

I think also there is something about:

life in balance in these scenes

because nature seems to know "life in balance" naturally

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wishing you a day that feels 'in balance' 

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SOC week 5

Week 5 of Summer of Color

 

gosh, makes me feel as though summer is flying by!

Best get out and swim in a lake

mediate under a tree (while there is no snow on the earth)

and enjoy the beauty of this season!

Thank you Kristin for being our lovely host!

Visit Kristin's blog to find other participants.

 this weeks colors:

Red & Royal Blue

with a Smudge, Splash or Pop of Light Blue

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DC: Memories..... and there are so many ;-)

recently
i have been smitten with the present moment

inspired by

wanting to know how to best care for my land

so i listen

to the breeze animating the trees

and 

the beauty of flowers tilting their heads to the sun

(fairy slipper, Calypso orchid)

 

tiny fungus as they rise through the surface of the earth

in doing so

i have found myself in a deep quiet joy

that is what the present moment can inspire

deep quiet joy

and i thought (memories) of other moments in my life

that brought me present to:

 deep quiet joy

my son falling asleep on my shoulder

the colors of the setting or rising sun

a kiss

where nothing else exists

the first sip of coffee in the morning

photographing ice crystals and snowflakes

creating art

dancing

and 

dancing with a partner

(dancing with violets)

the list goes on

i love it when the past falls away

and the future is where it belongs.... in the future

and i am 

completely absorbed

in now

i feel that is the best

experience of my 56 years of life

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it seems the presence is in this moment and in my memories

so many memories!

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Kristen, 

Thank you for this wonderful prompt

it took me on a big journey

sharing what i have been experiencing 

and looking to the past

visit Kristen's Blog this weekend

to enjoy other artist's inspiration for:

Memory

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DC: Nature

her very nature sprung from the forest floor 

inspired by the blooming fungi

though they were the fruit of the underworld

they also seemed like fairy kin

a mix of magic and earth

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finding mushrooms

is a great joy

they are colorfully creative beings

one of my favorites also to photograph

they can be found in my photography shop

Spirithelpers

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I am joining a wonderful group of artists who will share this weekend
inspiration: "nature"
hosted by lovely and talented Nadine from Tiny Woolf
 visit her site to find the other participants

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