May 14 2013
When Sophie and Louise and I went to Sequoia National Park last week, we walked around Crescent Meadow and Tharp’s Log. Want to see? That isn’t the meadow or the log or a big tree. It is mosses on a rock. I pet them. They didn’t purr, but I did. This is the corral by [...]
Apr 22 2013
How does a California Artist goof off? Lots of ways! She has a friend visit for several days and they go walking together. (If you take food, it’s a “hike”. If you don’t, it’s a “walk”.) She visits the Big Trees (Sequoia National Park) with her friend who moved far away and wondered if she’d [...]
Apr 17 2013
There was a great variety of flowers at Montana de Oro. The poppies came in three colors. Don’t know if I’ve ever seen a yellow poppy before! This two-tone was so pretty. I thought these only came from greenhouses where people mess around with seeds and test tubes and who-knows-what-all. This one looks normal to [...]
Apr 16 2013
If you ever go to Morro Bay and look across the bay, you can see a strip of land. It is called a “spit”, and it provides a very long strip of beach for walking. Or, if you like to ride a bike on the beach, it is a good place for that. It was [...]
Apr 15 2013
I love the beach. I love the mountains. When I lived in Sandy Eggo, I missed the mountains. Now that I live in Three Rivers, I miss the beach. There’s no hope for it except to stay here in the middle. Meanwhile, here are a few inspiring photos. Some day when I am finished with The [...]
Mar 05 2013
The Captain and I spent about one hour in the Art Institute of Chicago. ONE HOUR. ONE HOUR. Better than not at all. We are outdoor kind of chicks, and decided a walk along the shore of Lake Michigan would be a good thing to do before sitting hours upon hours in airplanes. It was a [...]
Mar 04 2013
So much to see, so little time. The Captain and I spent only a few hours in Chicago, trying to see and do as much as possible. The goal was the Art Institute, but then there was Lake Michigan and all that wonderful architecture, and so many interesting things to see and do. We were [...]
Mar 01 2013
The Captain and I really did make it into Chicago. We had several hours before our flight left, and it seemed right to use it by visiting the Art Institute of Chicago. That would turn a visit to Cousin Maggie into a business trip. That’s the way we self-employed artists think. Ooh, ooh, there is [...]
Feb 28 2013
Yesterday, I left you in the snowy woods of a Chicago suburb. Remember when I told you everything looks better with the right light? It was sunny the day we left, and I was snapping photos like a crazy woman. Beauty and sunlight inspire me. I want to paint. I want to draw. I might [...]
Feb 27 2013
Did you read my post from Friday? It was called “What Happens in My Brain“, and I said at the end, “This is hard – maybe I should just go to Chicago for a weekend. . .” The snow in Three Rivers was so fun that I decided to go to a place of true [...]