bliss

i can safely say there is some bliss happening

each day i wake to the sound of birdsong

and some nights i go to sleep to the sounds of...

er...

coyotes singing in the background as

a startled deer snorts

then

a gray fox

yodeling away with some firmness

i think she's a mama doing her best for her brood

and then

a very very angry raccoon

snarling and scritching for some time

probably has something to do with the gray fox and my empty barn.

once the convicts were found

the most local color took over.

and then there are the wildflowers...

a rich wet and cool spring has brought them on

brilliantly

in a way i can't remember!

and there is news:

Grampians Texture

the site is alive and kicking and the brochure is out,

the classes will fill up with some urgency

if i remember right from last time.

go over and take a look!

~~~

we work and work,

caliban press and me,

towards completion.

the map-fold book is done,

but some need a little stitching,

as per plan,

and the envelopes aren't complete yet

but it's almost done.

~~~

saturday i leave for my class 

at Women's Studio Workshop

am i excited?

you bet!