I am starting to get used to the daily routine here. I wake up and drink an iced coffee, I look at pretty cactus plants and watch wild animals scurry past my yard. I have started to take long walks and generally end up catching a nap midday.I have been listening to my old records again, and checking out some of my old books. It's like a perpetual vacation mode that takes a little bit of getting used too. I find my brain trying to multitask things, attempting to organize things. Something about these long peaceful days that my brain is still unable to process. I want to finish setting up my art space and supplies and get down to creative business. These past 8 months I struggled to find alone time to make things. Inspiration is everywhere out here! Every day here is sort of like a Twin Peaks episode. There are cowboys, quilters, psychedelic artisans, mysterious drifters. So far I like all of them. I see interesting things all day that make me wonder why these other folks have dropped out of society and decided to make a nest here? I find myself having more genuine conversations, and am often fascinated by the locals handiwork. Some of my favorite things I have discovered within 5 minutes of my home are:
this guy created a crystal castle- sort of a volcanic molten home with glass peep windows to view clusters and caverns of crystals and rocks
The day before Cynthia and I ventured into Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs...
Gypsyland had all kinds of treasures
saw this cool Picasso like sculpture in Palm Springs.
we drank sangria and ate giant hamburgers and checked out lots of little shops
earlier in the day it actually SNOWED up at our house! so amazing!
when I wandered down the path and saw this enormous purple ape I asked "what's up with this?" and a local simply said "they just got it today and their filling it up with air" Ooops, my bad. I should have known grape apes are totally norm out here.
I soooo want the purple ape!
The gun enhances Cynthia's sexiness.
Posted by: Ian J | April 11, 2011 at 03:21 AM