In need of the sea

 

This is my home, the Sonoran Desert, and it’s hot this time of year…really hot. With temps well into the triple digits and my iced tea becoming warm tea rather quickly I find my heart aching for the waves and sand of the pacific coast. I need the salt breeze and the spray of the waves on my face. I need the water searching out my toes wetting the sand beneath my feet. I need the laughter of kids chasing each other along the water line and building sandcastles. But alas, I am here for the time being. So to fill my heart’s desire in my own little way I took these photos of shells I have around my house. Hope they bring a little sea breeze your way.

Have a beautiful day!

 

One inspiring girl

For my birthday last year a dear friend of mine gave me one of Kelly Rae Roberts’ paintings; Unbroken Wings Discovered. I had never heard of this artist before but after a look at her website she quickly became one of my favorite contemporary artists.

Kelly’s works are just magical and have the same quiet energy about them that you’d see in a butterfly’s wings as it bobs around a flower patch. She seems to delight in encouraging her viewers to see the beauty and strength in themselves and to move towards their heart’s desires when fear and self doubt stand like giants blocking the way.

Be sure to visit her website to see all of her amazing art!  http://kellyraeroberts.com/

These are a few of my favorite works by Kelly.

Surrender Your Fear

Worthy

Surrender

Photo credits: Surrender Your Fear, Worthy and Surrender  http://shop.kellyraeroberts.com/collections/prints

A bit of white and brown on a Sunday morning

 

 

Birds

One of my sketches.

 

 

I took this photo at my 4th grade camp on the Mongolian Rim. I just love the quiet solitude of it.

 

 

My dad took this photo when I was around 4. I remember those geese chasing me around and they were as big as I was! Regardless of that memory I find this one of my favorite pictures. It still sparkles with the magic of childhood.

Seed Bombs!

Anthropologie has been one of my favorite stores for quite some time now. I love to walk around and just be inspired by all the creativity that goes into making the store what it is. One item I found there was a  little bag of Wildflower Seed Bombs. They are balls of dried dirt with a gazillion little seeds rolled up inside. I planted them this spring and they were true to their name!

Go to Visualingual’s blog to see more varieties of Seed Bombs.  http://visualingual.wordpress.com/