{snap} beach rocks

{pebble rainbow - goat rock beach}

hello again.

i have been away from the inn for five months.

this was an unexpected absence.

you have been missed, my dear friends.

i shall be gently easing back into this space.

the photograph above was one of my many meditations this summer.

there has been an enormous amount of innkeeper contemplation happening during this time.

after much thought and with great love, i declare the door to the inn open once again.

xoxo

{snap} mushroom love

{snaps} bridges + fractals

during these early spring months, i have been away from the inn doing some deep inner work.

my days have been filled with gentle yoga, yerba mate, new friendships, ecstatic dancing, mindfulness meditation, stream-of-consciousness writing, adventures, and photography...

{my wonder twin}

{camellia}

{radiant willow}

{peach blossoms}

wonderful shifts and changes are occuring within me as well as all around me.

how are you, dear friends? you have been missed.

{snap} plum blossoms

spring is starting to do its thing all over sonoma county.

the foliage frippery which is suddenly emerging everywhere makes me feel positively swoony.

i nearly pulled my car over at least twenty times today to photograph all of the delicate little flowers adorning the trees.

however, i waited until i returned to the hill and used my phone to quickly capture these plum blossoms at dusk...

{snaps} succulent magic hour

the succulent garden next door was a glowing festival of fractal wonder yesterday in the late afternoon sunshine...

{off} three minutes

{steven bonner}

yesterday, while sitting in a coffee shop, i entertained the infinite by getting lost amidst fluffy clouds which hovered above the train station...

{moment} velvet shadow

recently

i was lounging like a lizard in the sun

soaking in the warm rays of juneuary

when a shadow passed over me

and i opened my eyes to see

this...

{birds} a comedic view

i laughed out loud when i recently discovered this quote...

i think this is absolutely wonderful, especially considering that some of my most holy moments have involved being shat upon by birds.

if you missed my bird stories the first time around...

**********

on my heart and messenger geese

**********

i am so very grateful for being able to get a comedic view of my situation. my sense of humor has, without a shred of doubt, saved me.

{release} winter solstice

the winter solstice begins tonight.

in celebration, i offer you the following words...

in contemplation, i offer you the following video...


may you release that which is not invited into twentytwelve.

may you envision that which you wish to create in twentytwelve.

as we welcome the return of the light

may you experience the eternity

of your own truth and being.

bright beautiful solstice wishes sent to you

with so much love from the inn.

xo

{dewdroplets} six

a cabinet of curiosities for your enjoyment...

{aurora borealis via nasa}

{video: how the aurora borealis works via brainpickings}

{monthly delivery of artisinal sweets via black box dessert club}

{waterless snow globe tutorial via sweet something designs}

{dance vs. powerpoint via john bohannon at tedx brussels}

{vintage holiday illustration via jill clark}

sent with love from your innkeeper!

{artifact} feather

a red-tailed hawk

dropped this feather

on the hill

i placed it in a jar

in front of apple trees

and golden vineyards

it twirled in the breeze

spinning wildly

a mystical souvenir

**********

wishing you a beautiful autumn monday.

xo

weeds + water: fall harvest

it is finally autumn on the hill. leaves are letting go, vineyards are going golden, and the terrain looks very different as it prepares for winter sleep.

yesterday, i spent the twilight hours out in the garden, admiring the bounty that lives there now and the changes that are happening...

{acorns}

{corn + vineyards}

{apples}

{strawberries + clover}

{swirly squash tendril}

{ladybug in corn leaf}

{corn silk}

{cauliflowering}

{kale}

{fleurs}

{yellow squash}

{sage}

{onions}

{white squash}

{cabbage}

{mint}

{magic} lunar halo

last night, my best friend and i fell into a heap of laughter on the driveway while telling stories.

simultaneously, we both gasped. 

directly above us was a full moon surrounded by a perfect glowing halo...

{moon halo over somerville by scott williams}

it was stunning and lovely, this radiant luminescence in the indigo night sky.

stretched out on the asphalt in awestruck wonder, we admired its beauty for a long time...