Saturday, January 8, 2011

2011?!

Wow...2011 ?!

I can’t believe it’s this year..already! I have these same exact thoughts with every year,however,so nothing terribly shattering on my part. Having just recovered and returned from an exhausting two weeks living out of carry on,on the West Coast. First stop was LA, to supposedly soothe my pregnant sister.However it was more like sitting,playing with Billy the dog,and watching rain POUR for days. I did make a point of walking around her ‘hood on the second day, a cold gray day,around Culver City.Found a great yoga place, but kept missing my usual Vinyasa flow class! Family gatherings and road trips sometimes take preference. Luckily I did my usual asana every morning in a dark room, nearly hitting the beautiful glass lamp on the ceiling!

And on to the dismal,hick town, wasteland of Waterford,with a stop in Bakersfield to visit with very elderly relatives who fed up delicious home made persimmon cookies. YUM.

Shuffled into a huge over garage space in Waterford with Billy the dog was interesting…our daily runs on the sandy canal,complete with disgusting toxic aura, was interesting to say the least.The remaining 15 people overwhelmed me, but family is first and I did my best. If it weren’t for the privacy,the yoga, and the escapes running,I would have perished!

Saw Black Swan, which was a hoot to say the least! As a former ballet student I can attest that Ms.Portman could’ve done A LOT better. Thanks to that film I had nightmares about thorns stuck in my head.

Drove to Sequoia National Park,so beautiful in the snow,like a dream, and the TREES! you just have to see them yourself. Nature amazes and grounds me time and again! some great tree hugging happened,and photos and videos…but alas my Mac’s hard drive had a bad day while I was gone,so he’s at Dr getting repaired.

And on to snowy yet sunny Washington state! The snow and ice made my daily hikes exciting, and I also appreciated sitting on the sunny lawn of the Bull Run Ranch, mediating and blissing out in the sun! Steamed brussel sprouts, endless mugs of Tulsi tea, and a fantastic sunset by Lime Kiln lighthouse made those five days! No phone/internet/microwave for five days cleared my head and energy levels, as well!

Hope to have pictures next week! meanwhile, terribly missing the beautiful bountiful blissful nature,people,community and magic of the Pacific Northwest!