Just when I settle into the deepness of winter, spring is sure to show up without notice. Because it is all one thing. Change. I have stopped checking the weather report, just to witness change in a more present way. Maybe sharpen my senses. I remember Dad going out each morning, wetting his finger and checking the direction and nature of the wind. The temperature. Being satisfied with that. The confidence that comes with experience.
I thought this would be finished for the New Moon. But no. This one is still straying. There are many things, most of which I will not share here. But I will say that I still have plans to continue in the Forever Zone, but WordPress has a comment bug on private pages that they have promised to fix so I am waiting.
That being said, I have already moved some stuff here. Protected it for various reasons. I should be able to complete the transition in the next month. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Winter is my hibernation time. A retreat from the world, a time for meditation and wonder.
yes. but then suddenly…the need to wake. The snow is melting and waking has such a sweet smell.
Maybe each season should be a season of DEEP LISTENING. I wonder how that would change all of us. Listening to each other–listening to nature??? Thinking a lot about that lately.
I like that, a kind of time out from worrying about it…
Your woods look just like my woods here in Mi. Our weather has been a roller coaster ride, and I’m starting to watch for signs of spring. Pussy willows are usually the first thing. Love, love this heart log cabin. Inspiring!
Me too, crawling around in the brush, I hope to find the signs, I know they are there…stuff keeps going. Let’s follow their lead.
Love this one Jude 💗miss your emails each day 🌸 can’t wait till you haveveverything settled again .
All the best
Maria 🌞
I just keep trying…❤️
You’ve been in my thoughts as you’ve taken this time away for yourself (which is to be celebrated), and left me quite bereft by your absence. Whilst I never comment, your posts and art are woven essentially through my own creative days, and I wish dearly for that to continue. Will it be possible for us new people to join the Forever Zone too? Thank you for your generosity in making your skills, techniques, and countenance available, your valuable voice and hands are deeply appreciated.
Hey thanks for taking the time to comment, yes, access to the Zone will be available in the shop soon. Just fiddling a bit… and making sure all will be working…
That beast with the crescent moon in the mouth contains a lot of stories. I like the Sunshine has been nice this week, and a bit warmer, but tonight it’s going down to almost single digits. It helps me to look at the weather report so I know how much to stoke the wood stove overnight! Nothing worse than a very cold morning when I didn’t get the wood load right!
yes, the confidence of experience!
recognizing the season within ‘n just going with what it is ‘n how it’s changing. for us ‘n those around us. feelin’ the warmth of that upright log to the right of the heart…
yeah, the burnin’…🔥
I love how your cabin blocks became fuel for my aging internal “fire” Our winters are damp and difficult for old lungs with ancient sadness.
Heat helps a gal like me, and I’m turning my paper drawings onto cloth blocks with stitching
Oh how warm is joy!!
Oh how great to hear!
Thanks so much for coming back, Jude! I was getting worried. Your trees remind me of a winter day long ago when I looked out the window at a snowy landscape and realized that all of nature’s colors were gone. No wonder the darkness of Winter has such an impact on us! I love the log cabin with heart, and the creature who is still evolving! Hang in there, and thanks again for all that you share!
Winter is so full really, I’m trying to know it better.
Good morning, happy to see you here! I’m new here so I wasn’t sure if you were wearing a beast suit or if the beast was carrying the moon in its mouth. Perhaps it’s all of those things.
Maybe that and more…it is still unfolding…
So glad you are back. <3
Not quite but close…
The log cabin square…it’s a lot about the “enough” for me. Weather is so fascinating to me, every day a bit different.
Sometimes lot of different! Like enough already…🤣
There is something (some things) about this time of year that seems to require re- centering. Everything in these pictures is gorgeous.
Many many things…
I love the centeredness of log cabin. I’ve used it for many years as a foundation for a lot of my designs.
I guess it just holds a natural order…
In this one, I see the log cabin embracing the heart … home taking us in and keeping us snug and centered. Lovely colors all connecting in a flow.
I like how it holds and flows at the same time…
The security of Log Cabin.
Maybe I might use it as a symbol for Home.