wild beauty

wilderness gives the human spirit breathing room

come along with us as we

explore the vast, unique, windswept, peaceful

california carrizo plain...

 

we found wildflowers

and sold almost all our cards

and images (so exciting, thank you)

we saw birds and raptors

and a badger in a meadow

we found a herd of tule elk

and two western rattlesnakes

and much much more

we had a brilliant time

wee olive was a good traveler (and gave us a lot of laughs)

she seemed to enjoy her adventure

however, it was a bit of a challenge to get her to sleep

the night camp came alive with

full moon revelers

singing and chanting and beating drums in the night

there was knitting

two new pairs of baby socks to gift

a few more rows to my sweater

and a shawl for olive

a chill was in the air

with wine glasses in hand

we watched the sun melt golden slowly

over caliente mountain

spreading orange shimmer upon soda lake

breathtaking empty wild

losing ourselves in the vastness

we found the space to breathe.