Archive for August 2009 | Monthly archive page
My garden, in the morning, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. A day full of family, catching up on things, and enjoying the last hurrah of summer (with some sizzling SoCal temperatures). How was your day?
Elegant Jana., originally uploaded by mind on fire. Letting my hair down just a bit today… Sometimes it’s hard for me to be constantly in front of John’s lens (my own personal paparazzi). But sometimes I enjoy being his model, as in this candid pic that he snapped a few days ago…
My garden, in the morning, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. With temps reading 100-105 degrees, it seems like the weather is all everyone can talk about. But I’m not complaining about the heat. It seems that finally summer is here, and my garden is loving it. The cats are all sprawled around on furniture and floors [...]
About a year ago, when I was on an adventure in Boston, I met up with my friend Sara. Or rather, she met up with me–waiting eagerly at the train station at 6am-ish as I arrived not-so-freshly from a cross-country red-eye flight. We spent a magical day together, filled with good strong coffee & bundt [...]
heliotrope, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. There must be a wayto retain the nobility of treesand the surefootedness of rocks If we could sing always from here, canyon:From here where the gold makes up to the green for staying, Perhaps we could say what we must [...]Tell them of the gold in the leavesand the leaving [...]
grandma’s quilt of many colors, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. My Mom’s latest creation, held together by safety pins because it still needs quilting. The colors of this piece render me rather speechless. It’s such a perfect cacophony, all on its own.
serenity, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. I’d intended for today to be a day of peace and serenity. I got up fairly early and had the first few hours of the morning to myself. Lovely. But things didn’t go so smoothly from there on out. I went to Quaker Meeting, but had some things on my [...]
Oceanside race, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Sorry to burden you all with another paddling post, but…. Today’s race was in many ways my hardest one yet. I’ve been ill and struggling to keep in shape, I’ve been leery of the demands of the later summer races (where the course lengths jump from 6 miles to [...]
on the back porch, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. This bee had the most intense rendezvous with one of my squash blossoms. He stayed at the flower for more than five minutes, never seeming to get enough of its pollen-y goodness. He didn’t even mind when I brought the camera in for a close-up–he was far [...]
My garden, in the morning, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Lavender’s blue, dilly dilly, lavender’s green, When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be queen. Who told you so, dilly, dilly, who told you so? ‘Twas my own heart, dilly, dilly, that told me so. Call up your men, dilly, dilly, set them to work [...]
lotus, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. The mossy greens in this scene from the Chinese Garden at the Huntington Library are so relaxing and inspiring. The Huntington is not only a place for repose, but also supports my dissertation research. As a Fellow, last Fall I spent nearly every day working in the ‘inner sanctum’ of [...]
girls at the beach, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. CatGirl doesn’t let me take her picture very often anymore. Like a typical teen, she’ll put her hands over her face or turn away when I point my lens in her direction (although she always seems willing to pose for John!)…So I was so thrilled when a [...]
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