Little Things

It remains hot here. My back did a little "tweak"...so I'm doing small things. Making, reading & writing, taking photos. Relaxing. 

Learning to Let Go | A Sketchbook Practice with Shapes and Paint

LINK 31:45 minutes

As seen in the previous post, I was inspired to play with my new watercolors in the way seen in this thumbnail pic. Paint a blob, see what you see, draw it in with a fine line. Today I added to what I saw in the paint.

It may be hard to tell what I saw. Maybe you can zoom in? The big purple blob is Barney the Dinosaur (I was never, ever a fan of that one!!) and the orange swirly blob is a tornado. The little purple/pinkish blob is a creature peeking out and saying "Boo!" 

Recently I had some good conversations with J. and my son about A&W Root Beer floats, so of course the A&W mug jumped out at me.

I think I want to do this again, but not as separate blobs, but rather to paint much of a page as we used to do in Jr. High. It takes a relaxed mind and practice to see what has not been intentionally placed there.

Power Sticks: I did a little driftwood sanding today, as one of the pieces was a bit rough. I really like the feel of working with wood and have always wanted to do more. My biggest dreams are wanting a carved Hawk, about 1-2 inches tall. I can see it in my mind's eye: it is very smooth, almost a rectangular block shape - so no out stretched wings or long tail feathers or sharp beak. I want to be able to keep it with me, in my pocket. Perhaps I will start by trying to draw it? I've also had the idea to create a small cube, rounded corners...made from a gorgeous piece of wood, smoothed with - what? oils? But, a small cube as I read about in the book The Tao of Pooh, "the wooden block". I did draw that one a couple of years ago. I can see it so clearly in my head.

#11 Driftwood

BTW~ I opened up the page (up top) for "The Shoe Project" again recently. I'd been thinking about it with all of my gluing, so thought I'd make it easily available again. 

What small things fill you up?

 

May you feel good enough 

May you find things to create

May you grant yourself grace in every moment

xo

#goodenough

Photos by NAE @pomegranatetrail ©2026

Vignettes ~ Life In Small Moments

 

6-27-2026 ~ The Big Wide Open, Walnut tree.

The Freedom of Being True to Yourself

LINK 19:34 minutes

7-1-2026~ The Bridge, another feather, another hawk or two and sweet smelling sage!

Storage

by Mary Oliver

When I moved from

one house to another,

there were many things

I had no room for.

What does one do?

I rented a storage space

and filled it.

Years passed.

Occasionally,

I went there

and looked in,

but nothing happened,

not a single twinge

of the heart.

As I grew older

the things I cared about

grew fewer but were

more important,

so one day I undid the lock

and called the trash man.

He took everything.

I felt like the little donkey

when his burden is finally

lifted.

Things! Burn them, burn them!

Make a beautiful fire!

More room in your heart

for Love, for the trees.

For the birds who own

nothing;

the reason they

can fly.

July 2, 2026~ City park, Thursdays walk and drive...flowers, grasses, Century Plant blooming.

July 4, 2026~ The Trail By The Tracks...tree down across the trail, gorgeous clouds & lush hills, train coming! - and a funny little mushroom tree.

Go HERE to listen to "Seedlings" a recent post by Carri. She hits the nail on the head (for me anyway) every month. She shares meaningful poetry, a thoughtful image or two and excellent connected links. I have enjoyed her offerings so much and find them to be a welcome moment in my inbox.

July 2026 Days ~ A dream and an ongoing project.

July 5, 2026 ~ The Big Hill @ The Mother's Day Spot...wild flowers, views to embrace forever, rugged mountainside big trees, clouds that tell stories in the sky, a place to rest and like-minded neighbors spruce up their vintage cars, post 4th of July parade.

July 6, 2026~ Activities Center, the last paths we'd not taken yet. Lots for the young to do, but too hot to do it...they were all at the three pools!

July 7, 2026~ The Bridge...two crows finding food in the flowers of the tree, a skink and a sand lizard.

July Days 2026~ Post Office flowers, recent stitching, the crow that never stops 'clacking'! ...and playing with my drawings.

July 10, 2026~ Back to The Bridge...the sky was busy with layers of clouds and contrails, fallen tree grows, rocks of interest and one of the smallest lizards I've ever seen.

July 14, 2026 ~ Trip to The Valley...Orange House Finch, finding art in the doctor's office and flowers in the parking lot...more art on the street home.

A very long "catch-up" photos post, but I rather like the idea of seeing days strung together like smooth round pearls...or maybe like clothes on a clothes line, flapping in the warm breeze.

What do your days cumulatively look like  ?

 

May you live days like vignettes in a very good story

May you embrace each page before it turns

May you step back to see the whole picture

xo

Photos by NAE @pomegranatetrail ©2026