Sunshiney Sunday, the warmth is palpable...

...though it is barely over zero degrees.  We have had a warm week so far, so I won't complain.  But this first day of spring to me is sunshiney goodness. 

I woke this morning with thoughts of oatmeal, hot tea with mint, and freshly quartered seedless navel oranges.  So that is what I had for breakfast. I then worked out for an hour, 45 minutes uphill all the way on the treadmill...then 15 minutes of backwards really steep eliptical climbing. 

It pays to start them off good.  (Days, that is.) While still laying in bed this morning before I shifted myself to get up and start the day, my eyelids were awash with last nights dreams...yes, dreams.  {More than one.}  I always have an influx of lucidity when the seasons change.  I think the veil is super thin, allowing me {and you} major insight into the unseen.

As I slowly woke, my eyes kept closing and all I could see was a sea of purple.  Metallic purples, violets, grapes and plums.  They were vivid and bright and mystical.  I lingered...hoping my whole day would be painted with it's sparkling energy.  If that is any indication of how my spring will go, I'll take it.  And since now is all I have-I'll breathe, be methodical about my day so I don't waste a single now moment...and get it started.  Happy Sunday!

Things I'm doing today:

• hanging new Frida Kahlo art (courtesy of this woman and her amazing museum quality art prints) while waiting patiently for a match that was just ordered...hurry up postman!
• making vegetable soup from scratch
• fluffing, dusting & scenting the air with fragrance oils
• making a shadow box that will hold ancient Nabataean coins, polaroid pictures, jug handles from salvaged pottery pieces lying about at Petra, and frankincense
• listening to this. {repeatedly.}

xo

Comments

[Donna]

Sounds like a perfect Sunday!

[Tara Bradford]

What a lovely day! Have been cleaning the glass beads and the hanging "bubbles" from the glass factory; sorting through a million photos and clearing some clutter in prep for Amsterdam. xoxox

[se'lah]

Great capture of a nice sunny day. Welcome Spring, I say. Bring out the sandals.

I'm doing some spring cleaning myself.

Thinking of you. One love.

[Swirly]

Right now I am enjoying some of the coffee I bought in Jordan, pondering a morning I spent riding my bicycle up and down a road near our neighborhood that was the route for the last four miles of the LA Marathon - so inspiring!

[Account Deleted]

your trip seems perfect
and
do look how that red saddle POPS out
in your photo!

{{ well,
maybe that is my newly~improved vision
showing }}

:-)

i have one
of the Du Buh Du Designs art prints
hanging in my little library/study
right now
and i Love her

♥

[Angie Muresan]

Oh that photo is absolutely timeless, Gillian. And your list of things to do perfect for the first Sunday of spring. Have a beautiful week!

[pam aries]

Bonjour.. Such a sweet Sunday you savored.. I am in love with that photo of the horse. Fanatastic shot, my friend. Gillian, thank you s o much for all your words of encouragemet...it means a lot coming from you. Peace and LoVe

[susanna's sketchbook]

This is a lovely post, Gillian. Visual dreams are the best, aren't they? I'm curious to know what your dreams are so please post them, when or if you remember them.

Everything on your list is good...Christine is oh so talented, isn't she? And homemade vegetable soup...perfect for a cool day. And scenting the air with fragrance oils...that's a great idea...I'm going to borrow that one. And I want to see your shadow box with all those wonderful finds inside! And don't you wish Sade would make even more music. She's so good.

[susanna's sketchbook]

PS: Is that a DOOR in the rock? If so, WHERE does it go??? SO mysterious...

[Gillian daSilva]

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Yes! A door! In the rock! There are doors
into rocks and caves all over Jordan.
They are dwellings and little spaces J
 

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