The Daffodils Have Returned!

I'm so excited to see the daffodils waking up in the beds around the cabin! In about December of 2010, I had given myself the task of manifesting a Daffodil and the game of seeing how long it would take before I "ran into" either a real flower, a photographic impression, or even an artificial daffodil. I simply launched a little "rocket of desire" over hoping to see that cheerful yellow in the grey of winter. Occasionally I would remember and daydream about these, my favorite flowers. It was nearing our third month creek side, when one day, there it was - the first daffodil right next to the front door! But more surprising, I was soon to discover that the gardens here are filled with hundreds of daffodils in a dozen varieties and the home was soon surrounded in a brilliant blaze of yellow! My "rocket of desire" hit a target somewhere!  So, now we've come full circle on a year and the daffodils are back, ready to open any day now! I'm SO excited!

Full Circle

Fall passed quickly in a blaze of color and the seasons have come full circle now, back to the time of year when we first arrived here creekside. I had been apprehensive about losing the lush  vegetation, but now that the silvery grey stalks of bare trees have revealed themselves, we can once again see the looming red rocks and the deer are crossing the creek in larger numbers than before, and less timid over our presence than last year.

Musician Gary Sroutsos was here for a visit in November, just as the fall colors peaked and together we all visited the spot in the creek that I love the most. He and Rick captured this shot of me enjoying the grandeur.