Kern Creek

this morning as I crossed the bridge

the light was eerie and surreal, early morning fog rising, spring greenery barely there on stark branches...a water colour awash with the gentleness of spring..

I felt compelled to stop..and look

Picture Perfect ~ Underneath

...in less than a week i will be enjoying my daughters gorgeous homemade cookies, safely tucked underneath a netted canopy safe from bugs but not from hungry eyes...

Wordless Wednesday

Where I take the pic, and you post the caption

pictures

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Picture Perfect ~ What's the Point?

Picture Perfect

'whats the point'

When I joined my sister at her campsite late last year, this carefully placed rockpile was in front of her camper..the picture then became her Christmas card!

Messages for Neil

My good friend Neil is having some serious surgery next week..I think we need to post up some positive messages for him..and loads of music..and wine..he likes wine..and anything else you can think of too...

post them here...

or

there:

Neil our nomadtraveller

Best wishes Neil..and remember to keep the friggen gown closed at the back!

Where in America

Tomorrow...

Sometimes, as improbable as that may be, we find ourselves not quite free of the past, but lurching toward the future...inch by bittersweet inch...

today...

The Next Shot ~ Natural Light

This morning I took a slow walk around the garden

stopped to smell the flowers

and was tempted by greenery

looked at loves remains

crawled over the driftwood drying on the table

said hello to an old friend

and slipped quietly

into bed..

Lifelines

For today, life continues. I look around and see some of us in its merciful grip...its a rollercoaster a white knuckle ride, you holding on tightly with each sweeping turn. My heart..all our hearts... weep as we stand feeling helpless and hold you with allll of the love we know.

On the home front, my trip to South Africa has finally been booked. I am flying via Heathrow this time on Virgin Atlantic to Johannesburg and then on to Durban, I leave on the 4th April and come back on the 27th. I had 2 brief chats to my grand daughters this morning, and their excitement is tangible, bubbly..infectious. Oh I love them sooo...my conversation with Bella went something like this:

'I'm soo excited Nani'

'me too' I smile 'anything really special you want me to bring?'

pause

'just you' she whispers 'you're my something special'

I could have wept.

When I get back I will hit the ground running. I am relocating to Sacramento, in May...AND have decided to (finally) start my masters degree in August. Ok Ive enrolled....and I feel quite exhilarated/scared witless with the thought!!

Start HRT on Monday..three months of menopause is quite enough for me....

and now I'm off to sleep..tooo much reeling through my head!

for LeeLee

Next Shot ~ black and white water

Senga loves the beach, she is in perpetual motion and difficult to photograph, here she pauses for a moment before leaping into white water after a flock of nervous seagulls...

Moonshine

full moon + work tonight = yayyy me!

faux pas

7:10pm

ring ring

my phone tells me its 'WORK' but I answer anyway...

'hello'

'Heather?'

'yep'

'are you ok?'

'Im fine, whats up?'

'umm...youre supposed to be working tonight'

long..stunned...silence....

'youre kidding right?'

'nope'

'Im in Sacramento'

oops....

they managed to change my shift to saturday..and have a good laugh at my expense...heavens I cant EVER remember forgetting to go to work.....

Picture Perfect ~ My Utopia

Picture Perfect

UTOPIA

mine, and one each of theirs..just so we're clear :)

a view of the school from the hill

into the bush at sunrise

a wallow in the midday sun

watchdogs!

Dont stop...

hmmm...a hint of Amy Winehouse?