Your painting, Lindsey! I feel transported! and the cloud pictures that follow!! I've always been a sky person. I remember hiking with friends in my twenties--my best friend was a small plants person--she paid attention every flower, mushroom, edible herb. Another friend was a water person--always commenting on how light played on the river's current. But I was attuned to the sky--to the layers and shades of blue-grey, to the spectacular dimensions that open up as clouds shift and break apart. So I love your reflections on the vast, vast sky. Vastness is what I remember feeling when I wrote my first story when I was seven, and decided I wanted to be a writer--its always been in pursuit of that vastness.
Thank you, Shaina. And I love that you’re a sky person too. I also love how that’s been showing up for me in the air element. I’ve always been more attuned to earth, so unfolding the different aspects of air and how they are speaking to me right now has been really illuminating. Hope you’re finding time to tap into your love of writing 💞
Also, that painting was inspired by a photographer-friends photo from that night. He was able to make it out to the lake and use his magical lens to capture all those colors!!😍😍
It took me too long to come and read your piece but it was worth the wait! I hadn't named it but I'm also a sky / cloud person! Mostly while running near sunset (lol if only I were a morning person I could have both), or while driving and admiring the bouncy cumulous clouds... or rain pouring from a distance, or the storm shelf cloud.... gosh now you got me going! 😂 Anyway, I love the idea of Lovers as connection, expansively. Hang on to those precious moments that remind us! (also, thank you for the link! :) )
You're welcome <3 thanks for reading & yes to alllllll those clouds! I've been distant from substack recently and trying to figure out the happy balance for it in my life. Love the writing and love the friends I've made...but also, only so much brain space in the day. Hope you're finding some time to try out your new deck & get in lots of cloud watching this summer.
One of my daughter's nicknames is "barnacle" so I know and sympathize with the feeling of loving that they want us around and trust in our ability to keep them safe, but also wanting—needing a moment to ourselves! Sending you all the love and patience for the summer months 💕
those cloud photos!! wowee. in a moment of well, kind of stupidity, we fell asleep and forgot about the borealis. blerg!! I LOVE your painting of it, though (and all your paintings <3) "all things social and busy and communicative" completely describes my life right now! thanks for putting words to it. xx
We didn’t know about it, but a friend in our neighborhood texted us - get outside now!! It was so subtle and so cool. The phone captured the colors too.
The June cloudscapes have just been bananas ✨✨✨ ☁️ ☁️
Ahhhhhhh a perfect neighbor exchange <3 <3 And I have taken many a lawless photo while driving. The clouds warrant it! A do love a cloud shelf. So ominous, dramatic, a movie set come to town.
Your painting, Lindsey! I feel transported! and the cloud pictures that follow!! I've always been a sky person. I remember hiking with friends in my twenties--my best friend was a small plants person--she paid attention every flower, mushroom, edible herb. Another friend was a water person--always commenting on how light played on the river's current. But I was attuned to the sky--to the layers and shades of blue-grey, to the spectacular dimensions that open up as clouds shift and break apart. So I love your reflections on the vast, vast sky. Vastness is what I remember feeling when I wrote my first story when I was seven, and decided I wanted to be a writer--its always been in pursuit of that vastness.
Thank you, Shaina. And I love that you’re a sky person too. I also love how that’s been showing up for me in the air element. I’ve always been more attuned to earth, so unfolding the different aspects of air and how they are speaking to me right now has been really illuminating. Hope you’re finding time to tap into your love of writing 💞
Also, that painting was inspired by a photographer-friends photo from that night. He was able to make it out to the lake and use his magical lens to capture all those colors!!😍😍
It took me too long to come and read your piece but it was worth the wait! I hadn't named it but I'm also a sky / cloud person! Mostly while running near sunset (lol if only I were a morning person I could have both), or while driving and admiring the bouncy cumulous clouds... or rain pouring from a distance, or the storm shelf cloud.... gosh now you got me going! 😂 Anyway, I love the idea of Lovers as connection, expansively. Hang on to those precious moments that remind us! (also, thank you for the link! :) )
You're welcome <3 thanks for reading & yes to alllllll those clouds! I've been distant from substack recently and trying to figure out the happy balance for it in my life. Love the writing and love the friends I've made...but also, only so much brain space in the day. Hope you're finding some time to try out your new deck & get in lots of cloud watching this summer.
Love this. Physical touch is so important, but I overlook it all the time. I'm trying to lead with physical touch, which really helps my ADHD kiddo.
Thanks for reading, Katharine. It’s such a struggle. Today I was touched out by 9AM 😆
One of my daughter's nicknames is "barnacle" so I know and sympathize with the feeling of loving that they want us around and trust in our ability to keep them safe, but also wanting—needing a moment to ourselves! Sending you all the love and patience for the summer months 💕
Oh our sweet little Barnacles 💞💞
those cloud photos!! wowee. in a moment of well, kind of stupidity, we fell asleep and forgot about the borealis. blerg!! I LOVE your painting of it, though (and all your paintings <3) "all things social and busy and communicative" completely describes my life right now! thanks for putting words to it. xx
We didn’t know about it, but a friend in our neighborhood texted us - get outside now!! It was so subtle and so cool. The phone captured the colors too.
The June cloudscapes have just been bananas ✨✨✨ ☁️ ☁️
Ahhhhhhh a perfect neighbor exchange <3 <3 And I have taken many a lawless photo while driving. The clouds warrant it! A do love a cloud shelf. So ominous, dramatic, a movie set come to town.
I love your Pride altar!
Me too 💞🌈