Walking The Moss Path

These are photos I took of a walk in the woods with my mom and son. There are all these paths through the woods and fields behind my moms house.

It is a very enchanting place. I felt like if I had stayed still and quiet long enough, one of the woodland fairy folk might be seen, making their way through this beautiful place. I could have stayed forever, enjoying its beauty.

It reminded me of a place from my childhood home. Where my sisters and I would spend out hot summer days. Deep in the woods by the river bank we would play day in and day out. Building "hideouts" from the natural materials we found and swimming, floating and "fishing" in the river.

I long for those simple days, without a care in the world.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazyturtlecreations/sets/72157622537289205/

Taking the Time to Reconnect

Its pouring rain.
Will be pouring rain all day.

Time to reconnect with myself. I have been just going through the motions of daily life for about a month now. Kinda of like those assembly line robots that do the same thing day after day, motion after motion. Nothing changes.

I feel very blah.

My creativity and mindfulness of my craft I think has been at an all time low. With the stress of my husbands injury, work, child, cat etc etc etc... I have looked at my yarn/needles/fabric/ sewing machine and silently said "Not now. I will get to you when I have A B C D E F.......done" "I don't have time to be creative, I will do that later".

Now it is later.

I feel bad. I have neglected to give my creative inner child the nurturing and attention it needs. No wonder I have been feeling empty and lonely lately. I have missed that friend. I plan to spend the day with that inner child. Laughing and scheming and dreaming and flying ( I might just bring my son along for the ride, he loves creative, artsy adventures). This will be a good day.

I take a deep breath, let it out slowly

and Smile :-)