Love being inspired and motivated by this beautiful place. So many ups and downs in life, so let's get out and enjoy what is there when we are able...Please also move down to see an older post of art samples and an introduction. Have a great day!
Rituals
THE
LITTLE POND in the back appears neglected when we return. This
morning I finally went down to add water and to clear some of the minor debris. The
summer temperature is so welcoming at this time of day. Once
the water is going, I skim the surface in a slow rotation around in a figure
eight here and there with a net, imagining I’m a
worker in Monet’s water lily pond... Continually
-and this is so soothing, it feels like free therapy. Because
I think about all the sadness that is going on around the world, and here too. This could become a ritual of sorts.
At
the little pond each day, a routine designed by nature starts with...Birds
of all mountain varieties, including the bold stellar blue jay and sometimes pesky
woodpeckers, stopping by for a drink and a fly by. he
coveys of quail are my favorite. They
make me smile as they swarm together in
organic lines and patterns around the rocks then take a quick dip. The chipmunks and lizards, too, take their turn by the water.
The
deer often come by, tentatively in the darkening hours, unable
to resist, taking their sips and eating my plants. The bears are visually undetected by me so far, only by our neighbors. But
they leave evidence of their fur in the bottom of the pond. After
finishing with the task at hand and going inside I hear a blue jay squawking at me. Looking
down I see, he just wanted his space back.
Jane Oling-Greenard July 15, 2016
