******************************

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

Tinkerbell could be the perfect addition to your home. Also a very sweet disposition.

*

* * *

* * *

If you’re interested in checking out either of these dogs, please contact Lisa Eldridge at Well Balanced Dogs.

* * *

* * *

Beautiful NW water views, amazing purple sunsets, rock collecting, sandcastle building, bald eagle sightings, campfires & picnics and….

*

Navy Growler fighter jets roaring violently overhead…

*

Huh?

*

Such is a vaca on a Whidbey Island naval base. Not just any naval base–one plunked right on the beach at Cliffside. My retired Air Force father-in-law hooks us up with a lovely spot next to the ocean. We look forward to it every year. This year we actually had some warm weather to play in the sand.

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

Whidbey Top 13 FAVE list~

*

1) The quest for heart shaped rocks. PH and and I have a game to see who can spot one first. Wouldn’t you know that we hoofed it up the beach about a half mile before we found one…and OF COURSE it was huge and heavy….and OF COURSE, we found another one the same size. I was a happy camper as my lovin’ man trekked his way back with both rocks on his shoulders. He was saying that those lurking Growler pilots must really think that crazy guy loves his wife!

* * *

* * *

* * *

*

2) Rachey and her annual “bakery on the beach“.

*

* * *

* * *

*

3) An imagination that’s on vacation and comes up with nifty projects to take home…I smell a driftwood theme in my immediate future…

* * *

*

4) Fab antique treasure finds in Anacortes, a cute little town with some great restaurants.

* * *

*

5) Watching my children play with wild abandon on the base and feeling perfectly safe to not watch them every second.

* * *

*

6) Sunsets with tree silhouettes that blow your mind.

* * *

* * *

*

7) Cliffs and the stunning view they provide.

* * *

*

8 ) Windblown trees and winding paths…so many metaphors come to mind here, I just can’t get them out fast enough.

* * *

* * *

* * *

*

9) JOY and more JOY. Ken, the campsite host finds these incredible driftwood pieces to make our favorite word. It’s all over the camp and makes you smile when you see it catch the sunlight in the morning or evening. He is a magician and creator of wonderful things.

* * *

* * *

* * *

*

10) Time alone to do a “walk about” with my camera…no agenda…just being aware of the beauty around me. Peaceful and sweet…

* * *

*

11) Fort Casey State Park and all that the former artillery post and lighthouse has to offer in terms of photo opps…

* * *

* * 8

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

*

12) Barns and quaint little gardens in town

* * *

* * *

*

13) Uninterrupted time with people I love…

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

**************************************************

*

* * *

How does that song go? “I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter…”

*

I did that this week while my mind was on vacation-mode. It was surprising.

*

Sometimes getting away provides something unexpected. First of all, I was calling a sleeping bag a bed for the duration and I couldn’t get my tuckus out of bed to do my Morning Pages. Funny thing…I really missed them! I’ve been doing them long enough now that I really think I’m having some breakthroughs as a result. Lots of stuff to share that will affect how LBI will run…so many matters of the heart coming up (all good stuff!).

*********************************************

I’m making some changes.

*

*

I’m excited about it

*

and am

*

sure of my footing.

* * *

I know, I know..it’s the dog butt fixation again…can’t help it–their tails speak volumes~

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

Excited to show these to the family—my artsy stuff won’t be lost on them and I love that!

I’ve tried to do the white thing in many areas of my life, but RED keeps poppping up.

Maybe because it’s the color of passion…love…fire trucks…licorice…a ripe tomato…

‘Had some muses help me with this session. So, so fun.

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *