a day at the beach

Good afternoon!

It is raining here today,

so now I am even happier that I got to spend a good part of the afternoon yesterday

with Andy and Veda at the beach down the street.

It was wonderful,

like a scavenger hunt.

Although Veda spent much of the time looking for crabs under Andy as he moved the seaweed in search of them...

It was quite amusing!

The storms this winter really did a number on the coast line around here

and this little beach was no exception.

I did find a whole bundle of weathered treasures though!

And I found so many beautiful textures and things to photograph!

Which now makes me want a new camera...

One with the ability to really zoom in

or get really close up to little, tiny subject matter.

Any suggestions?

And I have been working on using the manual settings on my (digital) camera,

which I am really liking!

How are you enjoying your day?

Puppet FUN!

Unfortunately I couldn't get this photo to copy,

but here is a link to a photo of Andy (how hot is he!?!)

with some puppets at Wormtown last year!!!

Here is another fun photo of a puppet though!

This is the Gypsy dancing with our Friend Cindy from Harry's Hill up in Starks, ME!

Right now we are getting ready for Strange Creek out in Greenfield, MA.

We are going to be performing the new (small) puppet show that I wrote the story for and made the puppets and backdrops for as well...

It is called "Flora and the Magic Seeds"

I am still not crazy about the name, but it will have to do...

I have been working on the illustrations for this story

(that I wrote a couple of years ago)

to make it into a children's book.

Maybe on day I will have it finished and someone will want to publish it!

That would be great!

I am super critical, and there is so much I am not sure I like or definitely don't like about the story, illustrations and even the finished puppets!

It is really annoying to always see the flaws in work that initially is so exciting.

But I have to let some of it go because I don't want to be too obsessive compulsive and never have it actually finished!

That would be terrible...

Anyway, I still have to finish the illustrations,

but until then, I will be wishing and manifesting!

Hope you all have a wonderful monday!

Lovin' you all!

Little Owl

Family enjoying high tide at Lighthouse Beach

I am missing the beach so much, the warm sun on my skin, the salty water to swim around in... This is high tide at Lighthouse Beach, you can see the water comes right up to the rocks. It is the best time to be there and the best time to swim!

Jacob and Andy

Veda...

Andy and Jacob, looking out at the lighthouse across the "beach"