the sound of melting snow...

It wasn't about believing this or that,

it wasn't about good and evil and right and wrong,

it was about finding the strength

to bear the discomfort that came

with being in the world.

- Mark Haddon (The red house)

i love this quote...

because truth be told, sometimes,

it is discomforting to be in the world.

A few pics of the melting snow and ice...

always a welcome sight after months of cold winter...

the thawing out of things...

the waking up of things...

slowly, the ice is transforming...and the blue ocean is visible once again.

...sigh...

You could actually hear the snow melting...

i stood there for a while and thought the sound was as beautiful
as what it must have been like to listen to Mozart live.
Well, ok, maybe not quite as beautiful,
but close.

ice melting and droplets of water,
falling on pools of calm ocean around me...
sounding like a room full of tiny clapping hands.

the sand shifting with the thawing and the tides and the mini icebergs
pushing their way on shore...

snow fences to be mended or torn down.

a parade of picnic tables
just waiting for summer.

Who doesn't love spring?

There's been little art for me lately,
but i wanted to share this beautiful video
of Beverly Hawksley,
and artist and woman i love.

I can't seem to link the video directly here,
so i'll copy the URL and you can just paste it in your browser.

Check it out if you can.
So inspirational.
http://vimeo.com/59933056

Wishing you the kind of week that makes you smile.

xox

spring is in the air...

Good morning Munchkins.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

:-)

I'm posting something that i painted a while ago,

since i spent most of my weekend outside

and have very little art to show this morning.

This is the view from our front porch.

That tree you see on the left side

is a lilac tree.

It's nowhere near growing flowers yet,

but soon my friends... soon.

:-)

We could feel spring in the air this weekend

and it was exactly what my body and soul needed.

After a few months of very little sunlight,

it does the body good.

I went for a long walk on the beach with my son yesterday

and we both smiled when we saw the ice breaking free.

Such a welcome sight after months of everything being frozen.

In Eastern Canada,

there are three things that scream SPRING IS HERE!!!

1. taking out the summer furniture...

2. chirping birds...

3. Tim Horton's "roll up the rim" contest. :-)

It's another beautiful day here today.

If all goes well,

i'll finish my work a little early today,

and sit out on those Adirondack chairs

with a good book and a glass of wine.

If all doesn't go well,

i'll just pout.

;-)

Wishing you all a week filled with fun, laughter, and art.

And no pouting.

xoxo