So much beauty. So much fun. So many cool places to return to. So many side roads yet to explore.
I fell in love with the planet all over again. And with the company.
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preparing
Me + guy + dog are going camping this weekend! We’re off to Death Valley, with loose plans to check out some of the many ghost towns in the vicinity. And cook delicious meals over open fires. And sing a lot of songs.
I can’t wait.
[My close friends (I'm looking at you, Lola & sister) will recognize my scrappy picnic blanket, now getting pretty bedraggled, but still much-loved.]
Posted by suchwildlove on April 24, 2013
http://suchwildlove.com/2013/04/24/preparing/
investing
With every plant and pot I bring, I feel more invested. Not financially. Emotionally. I’m planting a garden again. It feels so, so good.
Posted by suchwildlove on April 21, 2013
http://suchwildlove.com/2013/04/21/investing/
making space
Letting out pants. Letting in possibilities. So far, it’s been wait and see. But I’m making space for the idea that this could be It.
Posted by suchwildlove on April 18, 2013
http://suchwildlove.com/2013/04/18/making-space/
snow day
Open your mouth only if what you have to say is more beautiful than silence.
– Arabic Proverb
Posted by suchwildlove on February 10, 2013
http://suchwildlove.com/2013/02/10/snow-day/
hint of more to come
It’s late. I am only part way through editing photos of my central coast getaway. This one will have to do, for now.
::: happy sigh :::
Posted by suchwildlove on December 30, 2012
http://suchwildlove.com/2012/12/30/hint-of-more-to-come/
where the river meets the desert
Feral burros
North of Yuma, east of Salton Sea, Picacho State Recreation Area comprises miles of desert desolation along the beautiful Colorado River.
When David emailed me a while ago saying he’d be in Phoenix for a wedding, and suggesting some wilderness exploration, I picked Picacho as our destination. (And marveled that we’d see each other three times in five months. Which is probably more than we had in the previous ten years.)
It was a great choice. The weather was perfect and the campground empty. Of the 54 campsites, only 2 were occupied, so we pretty much had the place to ourselves. Well, except for the raccoons.
It felt so good to unplug, unwind, hike, swim, and cook over an open fire. I heart camping. I just need a better sleeping pad.
Posted by suchwildlove on October 29, 2012
http://suchwildlove.com/2012/10/29/where-the-river-meets-the-desert/
like mother, like daughter
Me, today, Solstice Canyon, CA.
Tui, August 2011, O’Reillys, Queensland, AU
Posted by suchwildlove on October 20, 2012
http://suchwildlove.com/2012/10/20/like-mother-like-daughter/
i saw the perseids!
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I don’t have a bucket list, but if I did, ‘go somewhere very dark and watch a meteor shower’ would be on it.
Driving out to the desert, the signs weren’t good. A severe storm darkened the skies. The nice thing about the rain was that the temperature dropped (from 111°F/44°C to 96°F/36°C), but there’d be no stars if the night sky was cloudy.
I rendezvoused up with my Meetup peeps at the Starbucks in Yucca Valley, and we caravanned out to Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park, where we set up camp then went for a walk in the remaining light.
Over a shared meal in the gathering dark, we marvelled at the comfortable temperature and the mostly-cloudless sky. Pads and pillows were dragged from tents, and soon we were all stretched out on the rocks, watching the show.
The Perseids did not disappoint. What can I tell you? It was magic. After an hour, and about 50 meteors, I declared, “OK, now I can die happy.”
I fell asleep long before the parade of light was done. But that was fine; I was sated.
This morning I rose with the sun and struck camp; I had to be back home by 10.
There was time for a little wander, and a few sunrise shots, before hitting the road.
I’m going to say it again: I want to return to Joshua Tree soon and often. Even if there are no meteors: just to see the stars.
And I’m going to save up for a lens with which to shoot them.
My life? I love it.
Posted by suchwildlove on August 12, 2012
http://suchwildlove.com/2012/08/12/i-saw-the-perseids/
bring it
The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but the first week of August is motionless, and hot.
Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting
That’s how I feel right now, like this whole year has been a climb to this spot, this place where I am poised, ready and waiting for something new. My heart has healed. The view is exhilarating.
Bring it on.
Posted by suchwildlove on August 1, 2012
http://suchwildlove.com/2012/08/01/bring-it/
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