a few of my favorite things

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a tree swing

especially one that swings

over the water

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my sketching in nature class

and sneaking a peek at the 

other  sketches.

they are so good.

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goats eating sour apples 

out of your hand

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finding feathers

nature's beautiful craft

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asphault heiroglyphs

modern petroglyphs.

ode to the garden

I am too lazy to weed.

The snails are eating the snow peas.

And the lettuce seeds never sprouted.

But, the garden grows.

and I learn.

Slowly.

To grow.

ode to brooklyn

this is where I lived.

you know how I love that stuff.

a children's piano found on 6th ave.

we took it home.

vaughn's wall creations

decorated our home.

even a toothbrush sculpture

 we brought to our new home in california.

I'm going back home.

joshua tree: part IV

junk artist : Noah Purifoy

founder of the watts tower

moved to the hi-desert

made art from junk

on a 2 acre plot of land

he died in 2004

the art flakes away

in the baking dust.

Joshua tree: part III

I hear a pair of owls

 outside my trailer window

hooting at one another

in the dark.

the darkness

like boulders

heavy in solitude.

I feel the baby kicking

inside my swollen belly.

I place my hand

and smile.

joshua tree: part II

the door

joshua tree: part I

desert bachelorette 

cacti and succulents in old rusty cans

a door of found shapes.

this is the house we rented.

inspired by junk.

seed to seed

give a seed

take a seed

plant a seed

forever.

"Ha"

the breathe of life.

-in hawaiian

a day to remember

only in the darkness

can you see the stars.

-martin luther king jr.

it doesn't rain much...

in southern california.

but when it does,

it pours.

and it feels so good.

cravings

My cravings have begun.

I think of food.

all the time.

Actually,

I always have.

the dump pile

. 

there are things you can never forget.

a part of it will always remain.

I once saw...

a bald eagle.

 near Redding,

 and through the binoculars 

I saw him sitting on a ledge of a 

bare pine tree. 

walking. part II

through the orchard. amongst cherimoya trees.

concord grapevines. sweet and sour.

keep growing. keep spreading. 

waitin' till I find you again.

walking.

I need to walk more. 

For my mind and body.

 To see this view. 

To know that every path 

will lead us to 

where we belong. 

Here. 

the humpback of a whale

On the way to Catalina Island, I spotted a humpback. I was pregnant and didn't know it. I thought I was getting seasick, but it might of been morning sickness. The horizon was invisible. 

the one that got away

by: Vaughn Montgomery

happy birthday el camino.

she's still wheelin down the the road at 40 years old. 

my husband's other woman with a heart of steel.

Friends who inspire me...

...by making quilts. 

rebekahamelia.blogspot.com

 deciding what fabrics to use.