Water

It's sprig and water is running in the desert. There is nothing like this!

winter

it's not that winter wasn't beautiful...i was just to busy too post.  but there was plenty of beauty to be found...everywhere!  the smell and cuddley-ness of a new puppy, joy of christmas with the whole family together, an AMAZING red full lunar eclipse on the winter solstice as the clouds parted and the wind swept through town, full moon over a snow-covered landscape on a cross-country ski, sparkly trees and snow peaked mountains during a late night ski into a cozy cabin, the beauty paints piled on canvas invoking peace and anger and raw emotions at the MOMA, a cozy italian dinner of gnocchi pillows and candlelight with longtime friends in brooklyn, two friends' glowing faces as they wed under stained glass panels, music that makes the feet and heart dance, smiles of strangers that feel like old-kindred-souls, snowflakes falling under street lights like goose feathers, whipping over vast expanses of sandstone with the sun dazzling on a winter afternoon, snowboarding with a wave of powder breaking over my knees, a golden eagle swooping down out of the fog within 5 feet of myself, tea with friends, a shared meal of fresh kitchari and homemade chai and a date and pecans, watching the joy of baby brother turning thirteen and winning a science fair and becoming a wonderful person, wind whipping hair on a sunset hike,  sharing apres ski at the ritz in giant armchairs near a huge fireplace with a dear friend, delicate lines of snow outlining the book cliffs as storm clouds lifted, bids singing in the early morning, and waking up each morning for an entire week feeling nothing but joy.  it's been beautiful.  it IS beautiful!  and i am so lucky to be living here now!

crashing

as i rode my bike home from work, the clouds were billowing on top of each other, the lightening started, thunder booming, and right as i got into my little apartment, i opened the curtains and watched the rain spalsh the window

mountain time

two days spent in the mountains...watching the last of the golden aspens flutter in the breeze and finally start their descent to the ground.  seeing craggy peaks reflected in clear glassy ponds, cattails nodding along the edges.  and hiking above treeline amongst the peaks and dried herbs and leaves from the summer's bounty.

a tie

it's a tie today between seeing jupiter with 4 of its moons, and elk coming off the plateau as the sun set in the canyon...

pizza?!

can pizza be beautiful?  yes!  when it's homemade crust, fresh mozzarella cheese, yellow and red streaked heirloom tomatos, golden garden peppers and fresh basil!

high mountains

the weekend high in the mountains...spent in a cozy cabin, overlooking mount massive, the golden aspen leaves lining all the paths, hiking about treeline with the browns and rusts and orange tundra, mountains dusted in early fall snow.

full moon riding

riding bikes through town, with the full moon rising through the trees

all F's

a Fire under the Full moon on the First Full day of Fall.  surrounded by Friends and yummy Food.  Fresh chai and Fun music, all homemade right there.  there's beauty in the experience.

rain

this afternoon and evening were filled with rain, rain, rain and lightning, sweeping.  waves of rain and clouds rising out of the valley, as the clouds rose i could get glimpses of the beautiful sunset playing on the tops of the clouds. 

book cliffs

the sunset fell dark red on the book-cliffs tonight.  the usual pink glow missing, the rich earth tones of gold and crimson highlighting every line.

while tea partying

while celebrating a friend's upcoming baby with a tea party, floating down the river, a great blue heron swooped overhead, silent, strong, elegant.

fall leaves

a spontaneous trip up to the mesa late in the afternoon, and we were rewarded with clear skies, sunset, and golden leaves, all reflecting in a little lake, as fish jumped and the moon rose.  mm!

from mom

my mom bought me a huge yellow dahlia, bigger than my head, at farmers' market.  it's the life of my apartment right now!

love in the eyes

talking with my friend about her new-ish love.  and the love that was reflected in her eyes when she spoke about them together.  that is a wonderful thing!

fields

we walked through fields and fields of rabbit brush...all decked out in its sunshiny splendor, crisp blue skies above and the mesa as a backdrop.

garden

after some time away, i greeted the garden with such happiness.  the eggplants in all their purple, bursting, shiny, glory greeted me right back!

pancakes

warm pancakes, crispy around the edges, buttery and rolled up with mom's strawberry jam.

friend!

watching a friend and her daughter.  sitting with the friend for a leisurely lunch.  pizza with mini-fingerling-potatoes.  watching flocks of birds soar above the marshes of the great salt lake as the sun set and cast long shadows.

art

at the hirshhorn:  all alone with endless hallways of art.  surrounded by calder's mobiles and miro's painitngs.  and yves klein exhibit with women rolling in paint and on canvas.