Morning Thoughts....

I love the quiet morning time, being able to slip into the day slowly.

A beautiful sunrise inspires me and fills me with awe.

We live on an amazing planet, and I am glad

I can view it all with an Artist's Eye.

 

 

Mornings are filled with rich black coffee and good reading.

Sometimes the material is deep, sometimes not.

Thomas Merton is a favorite, especially when I want to think.

The above book is wonderful~~when strict Catholic Monk

meets the Asian religions, and finds we all

come from the same cloth.

What a wonderful thought!

Sometimes morning provokes a solitary mood;

being astounded at the beauty of ONE

is enough.

In a world burgeoning with MORE,

the singular sings.

I close my eyes and savor those notes.

And in the studio, my heart is like a child.

It is NOT serious here; there is fun to be found.

Let the rest of the responsibilities go and take a moment

to laugh, to play.

The day is started right.

With camera in hand, I find the still lifes of Mother Nature.

Not planned, not structured.

Left by the touch of the wind and perhaps a stray squirrel.

Arrangements better than I can create.

Earth~~the ultimate artist.

Ultimately, it all leads back to this.

Brushes, pencils, paint.

The tools, life blood, lust of every artist.

The studio a haven.

My thoughts returned to what I love so.

The day will be one of gesso and color,

light and dark,

canvas and paper.

This is a rich life.

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Please visit his web page HERE and take a look around. You need a cookbook. 

REALLY!

Trust me!

It fills the head with all sorts of GOOD Morning Thoughts!


Pax....

Rising......

(taken before a foggy morning....still cool and comfortable)

I am opting for a single photo today. This one is so lovely, I don't want to detract from it with others.
I had considered no words too, but then, that would be too much of a strain... ;-)
Heading for the porch with coffee and going to enjoy the break of day. We are blessed with a cool morning, and this is when High Summer becomes both bearable and beautiful. Haze and damp followed by heat to escape from. The world a mix of shadows and sun in the early hours. All for those who are intrepid enough to wake and carry camera.
A moment of quiet meditation before the start of a hectic day.
Join me.


Pax....

Early Morning Quiet

I am here in the dark of morning pecking away at the keyboard,  a cup of coffee at hand and thoroughly enjoying the complete quiet of this time of day. Rare moments with no noise, no pressure, no hurry to do something.
The birds are still sleeping, both inside and out.
Perfect calm.
Time to think....or not, as you wish.
I don't believe any of us have enough moments like this anymore.
We are stuck in fast-forward; go, go, go. Noise always. No escaping to a place for meditation, thought, and the peace to empty the soul of all stressors and refill with the inspiration to feel comfortable in our skins. To withdraw and relax, then re-emerge and go about our daily tasks.
I have been reading about religious contemplatives; those who turn from the world and look IN. And those who have done this and found that in doing so, the voice told them to re-engage in the world.
I wonder, when the day is still slumbering, and I am void of worry or thought, if it is close to what they experience.
Does it ready an artist for their work.
Can anything purchased compete with these moments available for free if we take the time.
So simple....so restful.....so necessary to recharge.
May you find a moment.

Pax....