Long Weekend

In the US it's the beginning of a long weekend and I for one am quite ready for it.  The end of summer is a time for one last celebration of the heat and sunshine, memories for when the cold gets unbearable.  Although a little haze has been hanging over us here recently, due to dense coastal fog recently, it's been lovely and bright today.  A great way to start out the weekend.

I took this shot (wish) around this time last year.  It reminds me of warm days and cool breezes.

Do you have plans?  I've still got some work to do, but mostly I want to go out and shoot some new photos.  I haven't been out for a long session in far too long.  Have a great (long) weekend!

Slush Pile: Moonrise

It's been such a hectic day for me here, I almost forgot to post this!  But here's Moonrise a picture I think I took after a storm last year.  It needs to be cleaned up a little bit more, but I like the rough quality it has right now.  It's so rare that I can take decent night sky photos because of light pollution, so getting this shot was a treat!

Como la Cigarra

This morning I was going through my music, and for some reason I stopped at this song.  I love Mercedes Sosa's voice, and downloaded this a while back but hadn't listened to it recently.  This video is of a a really beautiful live performance of the song.

The reason I've put it up here today is because I think I needed to hear it, and share it.  My Spanish is a little rusty, but Como la Cigarra translates to Like the Cicada.  This song is about perseverance and overcoming adversity.   My rough translation in part is:  "I went on singing, singing to the sun like the cicada."

There's more about despair and the trials and tribulations that the subject has overcome, all to continue letting their song be heard.  It's really a lovely song, even if you can't understand Spanish.

Slush Pile: Cut Flowers

More Fabric

I've put some more fabric designs up in my Spoonflower shop.

These two patterns are Bao and Evangeline Greenery.  The pictures are of the actual printed fabric and they both came out wonderfully.  I am so excited whenever I see my designs on the fabric.  It's fun to work on the patterns beforehand, but there is nothing like the gratification I feel when I see the printed fabric.  It's simply amazing, akin to finally seeing a print of a favorite photo.  It's almost as if holding it in your hands makes it more real, if that makes sense.

August has been a long month.  I could go on and on about the dog days of summer, but suffice it to say that I am awaiting fall at this point.  I think around this time of year many people begin to feel like the heat has overstayed its welcome.  Count me amongst that number.

Still, I am working steadily on new textile designs, on old projects and photos.  I have some birthdays coming up to celebrate with the people I love, and visitors to prepare for.  It's going to be a busy, if a bit long end to the summer.