tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post757786412807956202..comments2023-10-29T08:28:27.836-05:00Comments on Dandelion Seeds and Dreams: Monday Inspiration Celebration: antidote to the blahsLishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01584878249959334936noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-17837398926693794862011-01-27T16:05:37.059-06:002011-01-27T16:05:37.059-06:00I love your polaroids!I love your polaroids!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-36147461386185769272011-01-26T22:21:12.907-06:002011-01-26T22:21:12.907-06:00The "messed up" pictures are great, I gu...The "messed up" pictures are great, I guess it shows that even mistakes are beautiful.<br /><br />sweetlimes.com/blogsweet limeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072532262183232717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-43883981193678719532011-01-26T13:09:33.554-06:002011-01-26T13:09:33.554-06:00those first moments when the snow has blanketed th...those first moments when the snow has blanketed the ground, and the air is still and oh so quiet. those are the moments that get us thru the dirty gritty days to follow. your first picture is beautiful, so peacefull. then i chuckled at the last photo. great post. thanks.She Who Doodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505778459326819682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-36832912807529955642011-01-25T19:10:40.787-06:002011-01-25T19:10:40.787-06:00Your DEEP painting is so tender and full of power....Your DEEP painting is so tender and full of power. Thank you for sharing this.<br /><br />Today, as I brace for another icy storm, likely to trap me at my house for the 4th time this winter, I wish I could fall into winter's arms instead of fighting her every step of the way. What would it be like to embrace the rhythms of the seasons? Someday I'd love to know:)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521424959799675536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-24338754760438161342011-01-25T12:40:41.525-06:002011-01-25T12:40:41.525-06:00Here in the Central Valley we get days and days of...Here in the Central Valley we get days and days of winter fog which makes most of us grumpy and out of sorts. The only remedy is to head for the mountains or the coast, where we can find some sun. I agree that art can pull us out of the blahs -- the excitement of creating something energizes me. Your feet photos are great! :)<br />XOXO Ginaginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748316725457763377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-70610910499399666872011-01-25T12:33:13.576-06:002011-01-25T12:33:13.576-06:00Being from the South, I know nothing of this gritt...Being from the South, I know nothing of this gritty snow you speak of, or any snow for that matter. I did live in Seattle for about 5 years in my late teens/early twenties, but when it did snow there it was melted before you had a chance to enjoy (or get sick of) it.<br /><br />Down here, we are currently dealing with dreary rainy weather (rather like Seattle today actually). For which I use many of the same tricks as you: snuggling with books, painting of course. Hmmm but no ice cream, must look into this...<br /><br />That non-dominant contour drawing of yours is quite impressive, as is that pedicure! Currently, I dare not show my feet outside of home or the yoga studio :) Oh and I just adore the birds in both paintings!<br /><br />Much Love,<br />~BrandiBrandi Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218026979568700830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-1060664695609725092011-01-25T12:00:28.516-06:002011-01-25T12:00:28.516-06:00well said, ah yes going potty inside is such a goo...well said, ah yes going potty inside is such a good thing. <br /><br />rainbows and butterflies just waiting for you in the paintAPG Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839103538244899718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-77180293500589384802011-01-25T11:50:21.691-06:002011-01-25T11:50:21.691-06:00Looking on the bright side - at least we can pee i...Looking on the bright side - at least we can pee indoors. The blahs have hit hard here this week. The reality of winter has set in. Can spring be not far off? I certainly hope so. The layers - oh the layers, and the time spent putting them on and taking them off. I'm over it all, myself. The thought of being through the worst of this cold snap it what is keeping me going. Knowing this too shall pass. But it's a struggle and I am focusing on literally, the task at hand and not letting my race-circuit mind tell me otherwise. Now, if I could just get my feet warm....The Bodhi Chicklethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516287894431519640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-6627457398400545642011-01-25T10:15:02.154-06:002011-01-25T10:15:02.154-06:00Wow. Love how we have learned, discovered, agreed ...Wow. Love how we have learned, discovered, agreed to allow our moods to shift by being present with our cameras... engage with what is rather than the rumbling monkey mind that is bound to follow.<br /><br />Ofcourse in Bakersfield all I have is fog. No snow. Katherine is in a snow blanketed, 20 below Massachusetts but for us, it is fog delays for Samuel. We're heading out in a bit in the early morning fog, the two of us... specifically to take fog photos.<br /><br />Because like cowgirl says, we never give up.<br /><br />We engage even when we don't feel like engaging because... that's when "it" happens. The lovely shift.<br /><br />Such a wise mama-baby pair... oh, and the painting IS a wordlessness moment in bliss... ohhhh wow. <br /><br />(That was where the first WOW - With Out Words... was born.)<br /><br /><a href="http://juliejordanscott.typepad.com/julie_unplugged/2011/01/poet-sign-post-ced2011.html" rel="nofollow"> My CED2011 check in is so simple by comparison! LOL </a>Julie Jordan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558015761690505791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-25487983309810531142011-01-25T08:12:09.372-06:002011-01-25T08:12:09.372-06:00*Snicker* - love the last photo.
Ah, you wise wo...*Snicker* - love the last photo. <br /><br />Ah, you wise woman, YES! To pull within, to keep moving...but not forced - rather, accepting.<br /><br />The description of winter you provided is so accurate. The grime, the dirt, the churning I think is all a reflection on our needing to move more, be more, somewhere else quicker, NOW! In the process of all of that we try to push nature out of the way, force it under our control. Cover it with sand or salt or push it to the side so we can get on with "real" life.<br /><br />In the process, we forget what real life really is.<br /><br />I am so warmed knowing there are lovely women like you out there, living with the freshly fallen snow, surrendering to and embracing all that comes.<br /><br />xoxoLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491976434541893350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-56281102421370417232011-01-24T22:19:26.386-06:002011-01-24T22:19:26.386-06:00Perhaps our mothers were cleaning everything up (l...Perhaps our mothers were cleaning everything up (like you are) so we could enjoy the magic of the snow. I can't believe your drawing with your non-dominant hand. Wow! I love your latest painting for DEEP. The little girl in the center has the sweetest face. I'm glad you're all continuing to enjoy ice cream throughout the winter. Evan tore my Tee and Cakes sticker off of my car today- can you come out to CO to accompany us for cupcakes and another sticker?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-21754134107781166712011-01-24T21:48:35.066-06:002011-01-24T21:48:35.066-06:00hot tea, warm blankets, and a good book! i do not...hot tea, warm blankets, and a good book! i do notice the dirtier, grittier snow these days that i do not recall at all from when i was a kid. love your outdoor tree shot.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433914150035377956noreply@blogger.com