It's Spring-ing Around Here

 

Welcome Spring

From the archives: Violins of Hope

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I've been walking in the neighborhood, instead of driving to the bridge. Just not trusting that nothing is wrong with the car, so I'm sticking close to home for the most part...playing it safe.

It turns out there is so much beauty close to home, if you really look.

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It's coming up to Wildflower Season and its predicted to be a Super Bloom year. You can check out the LIVE CAM at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. It doesn't look very "super" yet, but who knows. We did have more rain the other day...Loud, Pelting, Pouring rain....and more rain today (Sunday)!

This lovely white rose up the street had the most delicate scent and calming presence.

I completed the third Unity, Diversity, 'People Colors' Medicine Bag that I was working on. Then I took a break for some bright Spring colors (seen below). I've got flowers on the brain! I plan to get back to the earth browns as well, and I did throw a spot of brown into one of the recent Spring bags.

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After some recent storms, I was not at all surprised at more rain today (Sunday). We've gotten used to the fact that if we can hear the rain on the carports, it is raining hard. In the past, there have been many times when we could not even hear the rain without opeing the door and stepping onto the patio. It's so strange how that is.

One direction the skies looked to be clearing, but with a slight turn of the head, a different story is shown! That odd shape in the second photo below is. neighbor's umbrella. I think it is the one from this story: The other day, sitting around - minding my own business...when I heard a 'thunk' outside in the corridor. What? So, I stepped out to check it out. An open umbrella was bouncing around on its pointed tip. Where did that come from? There was no wind. No wind.  The building maintenance man came to fetch it and I'm guessing returned it to the neighbor. This was much appreciated as it bounced about near the bedroom window. Since my new middle name could be Murphy (as in Murphy's Law), I figured if there was a way it could bust that window, it would!

It occurs to me that things spontaneously fall around here...the towel of recently, the large seed pod and pine cone in the corridor a while back. I'm starting to feel like Chicken Little!

Happy bright Spring Flowers colors were used for the last set of 3 Medicine Bags. Aren't they cheery?! If my memory serves me, these fibers came from Dee (warp thread still from Hazel). It is funny how I set these little goals for myself. I wonder why? Anyway, my plan is to use up these bag of fibers. I think I can make 2-3 more bags with what is left. We'll see.

Of course thanks go out once again to Dee and Hazel. 💕 I'm grateful for these gifts, which allow me opportunities to do something I love and share it in the greater world. Thanks.

May you keep in touch with the earth for beautiful growth

May you keep an eye on the skies for falling items

May you travel safely through your days

xo

Photos by NAE @pomegranatetrail ©2024

Remembering and Searching

Quotes from book posted back HERE

Stitch Meditation Scrolls

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I came across this video and it brought back memories of wanting to try this. Don't know that I ever will, but I remember so many years back when I first saw this scroll idea (not this specific video, but the idea generally), it looked like so much fun to create. I can't recall what the cloths were wound on, but I thought of using driftwood, since I had so much of it at the time. I've since given it all away. The piece I sent off to Jude and family was a particular favorite, as it was so soft and smooth.  It would have worked well for this idea. I suppose I could stitch now, find a holder later. Not sure that I will, but as I type...I see Marti's beautiful earth dyed cloths unrolling in front of me. Little bits of location, ceremony and memory.

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I awoke with an old story in my head. A story from many, many years ago. A personal story.

I was in a local Bed, Bath and Beyond store, looking at the giant, very tall wall of picture frames. I noticed a frame, which had been on a lower shelf (about 3 feet off the ground) had slipped from behind the retaining wire strung across the shelf and was resting on the floor in the aisle. I picked it up and returned it to its spot. As I did so, I heard a faint sound. I took a tiny step back to crane my head back and look for the source of the sound. At that moment, I saw a large 18X22 inch frame falling from the ceiling height shelf - straight towards me! I took another quick step backward, hunching my shoulders in anticipated self-protection. Instantly, the large frame flew down and the corner hit me on my forehead, at the hairline. Profanities may have enthusiastically leapt from my lips. I was left with actual whiplash, a headache and a dent in my forehead to this day. There was no blood and the frame did not even break!! I guess my head slowed it down enough! The store manager took a statement and let me drive away! I wonder why I awoke to this old memory today?

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Two unity bags now complete. I finished the second one (the one with the white strap) today while doing laundry. J. and I found an old bracelet with its string deteriorating, so I cut the beads off and put them aside. The color in the pic makes it hard to tell, but they are a dark brown and cream and will go nicely with these bags. I may add them to the strap of the one on the loom now or maybe weave them in? We'll see. At any rate, I'm enjoying these colors and the utter diversity of the shades.

On another weaving note: I had made an extra 'peach' Medicine Bag, when I made those a few months back. I saved it aside all of this time - not quite knowing what to do with it. Today in the laundry room, a neighbor was very interested in the weaving I was doing. In the course of the conversation, she told me of her sister in the Philippines who is one year out from cancer. Peach represents her cancer, so I offered the peach Medicine Bag to her. She gratefully accepted and will mail it on to her sister. In return, she brought me 2 avocados. 🥑  🥑  A nice trade. 

As I close this post, I leave you with utter and exuberant joy, which I search for daily. I'll keep this one in mind when I deal with my car tomorrow.

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May your troubles fall away

May joy find you

May feel okay enough with both

xo

Photos by NAE @pomegranatetrail ©2024