late afternoon

the view from the front porch on a late spring afternoon.

bike ride to lakefield

a bicycle - a hot day - loads of sunshine - and an open road.

late spring

the sky. the blossoms. the river . . .

the little purple beastie

in a corner of my back garden . . . 

late spring . . .

the view from the front porch. the trees have burst. the ground is covered with wise weeds. there are all kinds of brave flowers and the air is thick with sunshine, heat, and some humidity . . . .

mandorla

here are some pics of a new painting i'm working on.

i've just finished the central element - a "mandorla".

riding through millbrook, ontario

first ride of the season

after over a year and a half with no riding of any substance (except for the ride for refuge fundraising ride in october of last year), i put on my riding shoes and headed out into the countryside at the urging of my friends kris and devon.

the weather was mixed with sun, clouds, and several rainshowers all vying for the meteorolgical front-and-centre.

it was, needless to say, a beautiful ride  . . . .

the back garden

how can i cut my back garden when it looks like this?!

going to seed . . .

and soon

more little

golden stars

will grow . . . !

yard duty . . .

yard duty on as near perfect a day as i can imagine . . . warm warm sun and cool silky zephyrs of air . . . .

good morning!

the closing of the day

"... it was the closing of the day: 

she loos'd the chain, and down she lay; 

the broad stream bore her far away ..."

(excerpted from "the lady of shalott" alfred, lord tennyson)

more blossoms . . . .

i took the long way to school this morning. the river was still as glass. the blossoms deep pink, and soft with sunlight . . . .

blossoms!

on my way home . . . .

blossom reflections

the trees are unfurling and waving their blossom flags . . .

a finished painting

i just finished this painting for my little bruvver!

dragonfly

working at schoool in a yard filled with laughing kids . . .  under a sun . . . a sun that has so much to give, and then . . . this little beasty flying twice around me in perfect circles . . . and settling close to me ... letting me get so close to its tiny body . . .

dandelion sun

the sun has been pouring down to the ground for days now . . . do you think the little seeds and critters can feel it?!!!!

transitions

i took "the long way" home after school. deliberately so that i could really experience the transition that is unfolding both in my own little world, and in the world i share with you . . . .

peek-a-boo

this little groundhog played peek-a-boo with me for quite some time.

popping!

this beautiful spring day - my heart is filled with the exploding glory of it all.

“wherever you stand, be the soul of that place.” 

rumi

into the wetland

into the wetland with my class . . . .