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golden California light

///

gratitude for

countless days of beauty

spent here

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happy 59th, Mom

(swimming hole at Hidden Falls)

and playing in my favorite kitchen:

sweet corn soup with harissa yogurt and dill
escarole salad with fresh figs, pinenuts, parmigiano, fig vinaigrette
blue lake green beans with summer tomato sauce and tarragon
Tartine lemon tart with freshly whipped cream

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the pinnacle;

(whether it's good or bad),

all we can do

is take it in,

breathe deeply

and

continue on.

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(( sigh ))

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it

does

not

get

any

better

than

this.

 

i am on a carousel, around and around, up and down.  it is infinite.

little colored lights softly glow, whimsical music keeps me spinning, 

giggles pour out from my insides.  

this. is. it.

ps. have you smelled a bouquet of flowers from the sides, the top, and the bottom?

and: in the end, adorn yourself with luxurious functionality.

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this little dew-covered spider web made me gasp with delight yesterday.

i soon came to realize that they were all around, hanging everywhere from the tops of plants, and all covered with small water droplets in the overcast morning.

 

it was like a scene from a Tim Burton film.

other-worldly. beautiful.

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i hiked cold springs canyon today

curiosity took me further and further up an overgrown trail

(nearing gould park in los padres national forest)

i wove gingerly through fresh poison oak growth, following the carefree song of a tiny bird as it moved further up the hill in front of me.  i found myself high above the creek below, climbing up rocks as i neared the top of the ridge, sky vast above.

then a couple of pretty little sage bushes

greeted me with their silvery, fragrant leaves.

leaves of the gods.

i filled the little bit of space in my small bag

with a few sprigs, & thanked the plant, so humbly nestled between rocks.

the air in my room is now filled with the subtle,

grounding scent of fresh sage

as it dries...