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walk to the bay + enjoy some hours of solitude and wonder =
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treasure in every inch around me
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Took a walk out on special part of the inlet/bay and remembered/saw why I think this is the most beautiful place in the world. So quiet..only me and assorted creatures...golden reeds and grassy fields...an old windmill...white swans....the tranquil water reflecting the sky...I inhale the briny smell of a shell and there are memory explosions in my head...this is the place I return to...that echoes something deep inside...
I had been away from it for too long. I remember now why I must come. I dream of walking there often from a house nearby...
Leaving it I was so refreshed I just can't even express...my smile was ear to ear.

I remember back in 04 it looked so much more like winter...
a favorite shot of one of the magic areas...but not where I was today:

Took an early evening walk on the magic bay with Brent...the air was chilly and we went about looking at stones and shells and such wonders.

these horshoe crab guys have always fascinated me. "They evolved in the shallow seas of the Paleozoic Era (540-248 million years ago(!!?) with other primitive arthropods like the trilobites. Horseshoe crabs are one of the oldest classes of marine arthropods, and are often referred to as 'living fossils', as they have not changed much in the last 350 to 400 million years." um..that's a long time. and here we both are.(?)

Walks on the bay always get me to thinking about time...this itty bitty moment I'm standing in and all it took to get here and all it took for these stones and other things to become what I'm looking at. Quite mind-boggling really.

Earlier at home I was playing with a little sow bug (or pill bug or woodlouse, whatever you may call it)...Also thinking about its resemblance to trilobites and other strange wonders of time...

Wonder where we are headed...this lil human species...with our endoskeleton that makes us so fleshy and fragile on the outside..so we make carapace-cars and houses out of metal and wood...and our big funny brains that help us to understand things about longevity and sustainability that we are hopefully trying to incorporate into our behaviors.....

(From my friend Retno)
My dearest friends:

I’m sure most of you have heard of the recent terrorist bombings in Bali. I would like to respectfully ask if you can please visit a body of water nearby (ocean, lake etc.) and light a candle or scatter some bright colored flowers along with a simple prayer or thoughts of peace. We Indonesians believe that such cleansing acts will help release the victims’ soul high to the heaven and skies…

Thank you in advance for joining me in this traditional cleansing ceremony… Your time and efforts are deeply appreciated.

Much love, Retno

.....and so, I went to 'the magic bay' again...this time with a bowl of daisies picked from our yard. Such peace and magic there (always- can you blame me for wanting to live near to this spot forever and ever)...I can only hope that all I connected with there can spread and enter the hearts and souls throughout space. I prayed and floated the daisies one by one....little missionaries of peace travelling across the water... and picturing others engaged in similar hopeful rituals in so many other places....perhaps you?

holy water

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After stressing all morning (4 am on)to complete and print a proposal for an artist group installation that needed to be submitted today, I finally crossed the finish line. Dropped it off around noon and got myself fresh plums and a salad and went to the magic bay for lunch. OH YEAH, I forgot This is where my Bliss ran off to!!I'd been looking all over, worried sick! *tsk-tsk noise*;)
Sooo relaxing... I felt my body tensions dissolve in the warm air and the lulling sound of lapping wavelets. Deeeeeeep breathssssss....seagull watching.Only a handful of people around mmm Two little boys playing and shouting in the waves...a pair of lovers in the distance, standing entwined, elderly women like drawings walking their dogs.
I stared at pebbles and sand and my skin and slowly came back to my senses, literally.
Lay down on my blanket arms outstretched to embrace the sky...sooo happy. little sparkling glimpses of eternity disguised as light bouncing off wavetops.
Now to wash off this sand in a nice cool shower.

On Tues. the 22nd I woke late to a grey, moist day. I dragged myself out of the house after many delays, with the intention of getting to the gym. But roadwork there made it seem impossible to get there and park and after a while I just turned around and headed back. It seemed like such a waste of time to have driven the 20 minutes...so I felt compelled to stop somewhere and enjoy a slightly different scenery with my coffee. I ended up back by a house I used to rent back in 93 when I was in college. The house that spoiled me for life because it was right on the bay with a rowboat, an incredible view deck right off my bedroom, etc, and we paid hardly Anything for one lucky winter. *sigh*
I parked my car nearby and walked towards the water. ( read more )

Current Mood: grateful
Current Music: Mazzy Star- Fade Into You

My weekend has been so sweet, beauti-filled and nice it verges on CORNY!;)High points:
Saturday afternoon went to the bay with my love. We had lunch and lay around and I sorted stones by color because I'm obsessive like that.;) We walked, inspected a jellyfish (I am so amazed by these creatures), found a very interesting large stone..placed it in a special place...walked further...found another of that sort, brought it back and were both baffled to see that they were actually the two parts of one stone, fitting together perfectly.(!)

Afterward, walked about town, running into and chatting with lots of peeps we hadn't seen in quite a while.Dinner with friends at local pub outdoor patio. Margaritas again...yum.

Sunday I kept to myself and worked on art in the studio...and sitting out on the stoop for breaks staring at the magical sparkles of sun on everything. In the solitude my moods are so strong. Joy is mixed with mysterious longing and I feel on the verge of tears.
B arrives home exhausted and we take turns being nurturing and being whiny babies with eachother. Silly and indulgent. We decide we need some lightness and relaxation at home together, we get chinese food and watch 'Ice Age'. He falls asleep right after..:)

Last evening I was still feeling anti-social (as usual) but forced myself to go out as we had promised and (as usual) ended up having a great time!.:) Listening to a friend's band play while having a pina colada and a yummy fish sandwich out on a deck right on the beach with an amazing sunset and RAINBOWS. Yes, RAINBOWS!! Crazy beautiful. How does everyone DEAL with so much beauty? It's overwhelming.

Lots of friends...watching some new romances bloom. And feeling all mischievous and oddly proud because I had a hand in getting these two together.hee.Loooooove when that happens!:)Geez, so THIS is summer.
*camera zoom on my dopey smile*

We have been granted brief and blissful visitations from the SUN. (finally after weeks of rain!)
Yesterday morning I went for a short run...and then treated myself to an hour at the magic bay. I figured, everyone who was working at a job was daydreaming of being able to be outside and at the beach so if I didn't go it would be downright disrespectful. (how's that for justification?)Returned 'sunkissed'- though I found it very hard to lie on my back long enough..'professional sunbather' I am NOT.I want my eyes open...and do not like the direct heat. I prefer to lie on my stomach so I can look out at the water and sand...or write in my journal or read.
What an amazing day. When B came home, at HIS suggestion (!), we took books and went to the park in town to read at the monument. It was wonderful. Sitting arm against arm...softly breathing...I am so comfortable that I'm sure we must be One. The light becomes wetter...clouds are approaching. The air becomes more electric...I set down my book and stare out at the lawn...the trees...the sky...breathing..and feel myself go deeper...into a meditative realm. I am surprised at this a bit because I am not alone, and I am outside in 'public'. Self-consciousness arises a few times, but I do not cling to it..and it dissolves.I am utterly calm. The lawn itself seemed to flicker, shapes of shadow and light...but a small wave of fear then came up and I resisted going deeper. *sigh* Perhaps another day . Back to the sky...lightning in the distance...I felt I could sit there forever...the peaceful feeling returned easily. I felt myself gathering strength. (!)
It's odd to describe this now...but these are such important parts of my day that it seems wrong not to. This morning I did a meditation on body sensations. I feel more committed to this...and it feels right.

Current Mood: peaceful

The Art Gods have decided to grant me next month's rent. I am very thankful. I sent out a change of e-mail address to everyone on my mailing list and got a surprise response from a collector who said they were now ready to buy something (had gotten money for their wedding to use exclusively on art)and so we arrange a studio visit and they walked off with two small pieces! YAY. Can you say 'Nick of TIME'?! *does bow to the gods*
Things are starting to speed up now. A bunch of shows upcoming. Now I need this other sale to go through quick so I can buy a whole bunch of resin to finish the new pieces. I hate to put materials on faith on my credit card but I just might have to.ugh.
Found a Borders gift card from Xmas with actual money on it so I bought a new CD, Bobi Cespedes' 'Rezos'. I am covetting Najma's latest, 'Vivid' but they didn't have it so I will wait...
Yesterday, there was a dramatic pendulum swinging of sun then clouds...a friend and I decided to take a quick drive to the magic bay in a moment of sun...but by the time we got there it was hazy deep greys. Quite moody and ethereal..I snapped a couple of pics, they don't look like photos, more like fuzzy watercolors. And the second one I think is a UFO disguised as the sun, am I wrong?

Current Mood: grateful

the day...the day? Went to the gym, driving and singing along to Kinnie Starr. Did some running on the treadmill to the soundtrack of Run,Lola,Run- as one would expect, it's Excellent to run to, I really space out and get crazy determined. Then a bit with the weight machines...but not too much then back to more running. I'm feeling good about the gym thing (I've never joined a gym before), still have to ddddddrrrrrraaaaaaagggg myself out of the house when I'd much rather stay reading and writing on the couch, but I'm seeing results a lot faster than I expected and I just FEEL better about myself every time I actually go.
Driving back home I decide to swing by the bay (my magic place of renewal) since I haven't been in quite a while...and I am surprised to see it almost frozen with slowly moving sheets of ice! It's so different, mesmerizing and amazing I HAVE to share it with someone so I speed home and grab B. to come back with me. The sun is getting low..we walk...he takes an inventory of driftwood treasures.....I take pictures, I'll post one here: