a most excellent adventure.
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saguaro cactus.
barbed wire fences.
high hot sun.
the quaint little town of williams.
rescued and whispered-into-fullness shire horse "big mike".
cattle dog "bandit" barking his ever-lovin' heart out....
graffiti-bombing our waiter raymond at breakfast.
handing him my drawing, telling him
you are a beautiful soul.
walking for miles and miles and becoming body-weary, soul-weary....
crying in pain.
waking to deer at our front door.
walking more.
logging miles.
seeing so much red dirt and limestone for miles and miles.
quiet-time at hermit's rest, an elk lying undisturbed, just below where we stood.
the turquoise blue of the colorado river, winding its way through the canyon.
two of my favourite colours together.
the thunderbird and all the architecture of mary colter.
sun turning to rain and back to sun again.
waiting for the train, chatting with a new zealander.
wearing a vine and heart on my hand every day of the trip.
a reminder to be kind to myself.
a most excellent adventure, this was....
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it's a good life....
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Comments
Did you bring any red dirt back on the bottom of your shoes?
That land is so different than the hinterland. Doesn't it make you appreciate this world we get to explore and the place we choose to hang our hat?
I think Big Mike is one lucky beast. I love that old chair with painted flowers and the Thunderbird.
Glad you're home safe n' sound, Bernard.
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yes, the land is quite different from the hinterlands. i tell ya, red dirt, i'll probably return there....
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i love the canyons and the different trees and rocks.
it definitely calls to me....
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thank you for sharing
love and light
it sounds like a wonderful mix of exertion, reflection, and peacefully being present.
I'm glad you had the gift of this time away. it always changes us in some way, doesn't it?
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