Garden harvest

all in a row

snippets of different harvests throughout the season

dragons tongue beans beets and radish

green tomatoes (Cherokee purples) and beets

acorn squash, winter squash and Asian cucumbers

strawberry leaves in the morning with dew on them ♥

A few pictures from our garden this year .
We just ate the last fresh cucumber from the garden tonight with dinner, the nights are getting too cold to get any more. The green beans, collards and the Romanesco zucchini are still going though.
I was pretty random with most picture taking this summer ,
just had to get a few of the harvest shots throughout the season , too pretty to pass up.

The light is changing..

as the days get shorter
and the sun gets lower in the sky , moving south
for the winter

2011 Perpetual Calendar

I just got my 2011 calendars from the printer !
I've listed them in my shop here

Also, I've just launched my new snazzy portfolio website

and I'm going away this weekend with some friends to watch some world class Hula competitions for 2 days ,
so I hope to bring back lots of pretty photos :)
hope everyone has a wonderful weekend !!

Dia de Los Muertos 2010

 

 

Some color and light from the Dia De Los Muertos celebration we went to in Petaluma.

Photo feature :)

My photograph 'At the Cafe' is featured on pg. 82 in this amazing new SOULPANCAKE book.
It is so full of creativity and imagination, open it to any page and it's a fun journey :)

a link to their site
SOULPANCAKE

little wings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some treasures of fall :)
Happy weekend everyone !

Aloha festival in Napa

A friend and I went to the Aloha Festival in Napa recently,
so much great music and Hula .
and the best plate lunch ( Ahi Poke, Lomi Lomi salmon, Kalua pork, poi, rice , and macaroni salad)
We had smiles on our faces all day , so much beauty and flowers and heart energy,
overflowing with Aloha spirit .

Where I live

 

 

A few pictures of what it looks like here in Sonoma county where I live,
Lots of fields and oak trees , old barns , more fields and oak trees ,
and long beaches with hearty souls braving the cold water...
This last week here has been in the 90's , got up to 98 the other day .. not bad for mid October :)
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend !

Water , sand and sky

 

 

We spent some time at the beach yesterday ( cold and windy as usual )
sweaters ,windbreakers and warm hats needed ......
Then drove back towards home , inland about 15 miles ,
and it was so hot and summery, we had a picnic in the park , back to tank tops and sunhats .
It's been so warm this week , in the upper 80's ... so nice that summer is still lingering
If we want a taste of winter all we have to do is drive to the beach :)

sunrise ruby

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THE SUNRISE RUBY' by Rumi (translation by Coleman Barks)

In the early morning hour, just before dawn, lover and beloved wake
and take a drink of water.

She asks, "Do you love me or yourself more? Really, tell me the absolute truth."

He says, "There's nothing left of me. I'm like a ruby held up to the sunrise.
Is it still a stone, or a world made of redness? It has no resistance to sunlight."

This is how Hallaj said, I am God, and told the truth!

The ruby and the sunrise are one. Be courageous and discipline yourself.

Completely become hearing and ear, and wear this sun-ruby as an earring.

Work. Keep digging your well. Don't think about getting off from work.
Water is there somewhere.

Submit to a daily practice. Your loyalty to that is a ring on the door.

Keep knocking, and the joy inside will eventually open a window
and look out to see who's there.

maple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

just the beginning of the season for changing leaves and colors...