See you later!

I love the ocean beaches and the rain forest, especially this time of year. So we are off for a little trip. There is no internet in the rustic cabin on the lake shore, so I’ll look forward to connecting with you next week sometime. I’m taking my camera, my sketch book, and plan to breathe in the Autumn air, and gather the feelings of nature. Maybe we will see Elk and deer, and certainly I will come home with pockets full of sand dollars, drift wood, fallen leaves and a rock or two. I will come back relaxed and ready to be in the studio with renewed energy. See you soon, dear bloggy friends!

Recharging My Batteries

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.

~Annie Dillard

Its time to retreat, so I can advance. Time to pull away so I can come back fully engaged. Time to pause, reflect, and celebrate what has been. So I am off for my annual retreat, off to a rudimentary cabin by a beautiful lake, with good long time friends. We will play a lot, walk in nature (I’ll keep track of my miles) and get a zoology lesson or two. I’ll ponder the old bones series. Some sketching and such may happen. We may see an otter, and surely we will see ducks and deer. A jig saw puzzle will be solved. Books will be read, and discussed. We will prepare beautiful simple meals. Laughter and silence will each have their turn.

See you next week.