monday was a beautiful day. i didn't have to work, and in turn, was able to take both pirates to school, then hang out at a favorite bar for a caffe. i went for a run in the morning and then wandered to the beach where i ran along the shore and just hung out to watch the surfers and sift through shells.
on my way out to run, i found a dragonfly laying on our gate. his belly was facing skyward and his movements sparse. i carefully slid him onto a leaf and set him gently under a tree in the indirect glow of a soft sunbeam. i looked at his beautiful eyes, the colors reflecting off his iridescent wings, the brightness of his belly. i sent him a bit of golden light as he drifted off to what i sure were his final few moments. for whatever reason, that moment has lingered in my thoughts since, staying with me...i am not sure why...
that afternoon, i finally cracked open a couple large canvases. it's been awhile, but i feel like there is something that is needing to be expressed. this time though, i am letting the painting tell me. no idea where it will take me, perhaps it is here too where my soul needs to wander a bit, or perhaps it was the wandering that lead me here. it's hard to say.
