Permission to Play

Today,

I was thinking about how

at this time of year

my "to do" list

exceeds my life expectancy

and that made me think about a lot of things.

Saturdays for example,

they really do exist for a reason.

People do their "to do" lists on Saturday

if you have a Saturday...which i don't.

And of course that fact,

started me thinking about Cinderella

who also didn't have Saturdays...

you know the story.

But what you don't know,

is that it's not about being rescued by a prince.

It's about having permission to play.

He gives her permission to play.

So, i'm going out to get me a Saturday...

the kind you spend playing in the garden

because, who has time to wait for a prince?

Breathe Deeply Often

trees more blossoms

than leaves

birds and bees

Two reasons I Wish I Had a Pet Cougar

Two tulips

those are them.

The only two

out of a hundred

just ready to bloom

tangerine beauties

left behind

by the marauding

neighborhood herd of deer.

If I had a pet cougar, I'd name her "Tulip".

Freeport, Texas

Couple days ago, I sat in an

old pick-up on a warm sunny day and the scent of it worked a certain magic.

Eye's closed, it was 1966 and I was headed to the beach for the very first time in my grandfather's 1946 Dodge 2 door sedan...the designated vehicle for such journey's. It was a car that welcomed sandy feet and buckets of shells, its trunk permanently packed with blankets and digging tools. Like a rocket headed for the moon, that old car transported me to a new universe.

Thank-you Dorothy

I recently had to spend some time at the hospital getting my thyroid tested...nothing serious mind you. If some body part has to mal-function, the thyroid is realtively easy to fix. So, i shouldnt have been scared. But i was....just a little bit.

I mean, people are always going into hospitals...they just don't always come out.

I chose my clothing appropriately.

A pair of ruby slippers

and even though it was supposed to hit 70 degrees

i also wore a super power cape

red of course

it could've been a tie

a red power tie

So, thank-you Dorothy

for showing all of us that

even though we have the power within

it's good to have a visual reminder.

Ode to Spring

Thank you spring

for all these things:

planting seeds

walking barefoot

so many smiles on a beautiful day

tiny new leaves

thunderstorms

every door and window in my house open

wide

pussy willows

rhubarb pie

the smell and feel of line-dried sheets

renegade flowers in my lawn

tree frogs

daffodils

driving with the windows down

the sound of birds after the silence

of winter

calves and colts and lambs

warm, misty rains to sit in

more and more color until the world is

green green green

Functional Art

The fact that we live in a time where we describe anything that is functional, well-crafted and beautiful as "art" says a lot about life in the 21st century.

I worry about us. Our need for speed and instant gratification, that we equate cheap with good. I miss T.V. Repairmen...I miss everyone who used to repair things. Our lives should be full of things worth repairing.

The Power of Color

a robins egg

the caribbean

a box from Tiffany and Co.

that certain shade of blue

not often seen by most

making it rare

and thus,

desired

a color that evokes a promise

of spring

a place to relax

long awaited treasure

a color to make all your dreams come true

Green Eggs and Glass

Lori and Russell Ford happen to be glassblowers with a flock of chickens and a cow or two. They live about a 1/2 mile from me, with lots of other people's cows between us. Yesterday, I wandered down to their place to pick-up a dozen eggs. Lori has one Araucana chicken who lays the most beautiful greenish/blue eggs. I love opening the carton and seeing 1 or 2 of those magical eggs nestled in with all the other lovely shades of brown. It's not everywhere that you can buy a dozen eggs and a handblown glass to match!

The Return of Color

yellow buttercups

amongst still brown

just thinking about turning green

grass