one night before christmas
fashion island in newport beach, ca…a 115-foot christmas tree is the centerpiece…cut in such a way that it never falls to the forest floor…preventing damage to itself and the other trees around it…20 tons and over 23,000 lights…
yes…115 feet!
the ornaments are enormous…some bulbs bigger than my head
even the palm trees look festive…
the koi pond was mostly dark with just one or two lights…with my poor eyesight (and as usual without my glasses)…imagine my surprise when i saw these!
i think they got a bit irritated at me…
they’re just so lovely…i couldn’t help myself
a couple more and i’ll leave you to your dreams…
a deserted balboa pavilion…so strange not to see any people at the usually packed tourist stop…
though emptied of their crowds at night, the energy of every person lingers in these places…you can still feel it as the deserted buildings let out a long restful sigh…closing their eyes until the next day when they will be filled once again…brought to life…to soak in the essence we bring to them…keeping our secrets and recording our individual stories…like an akashic record of every person who passes through…
one night before christmas…in southern california…
sunday doodling
some days it can feel like life is a constant uphill climb, with no way to catch even a faint glimpse of the top…most days you have the energy to keep on climbing, and then other days, you just sit down on a Sunday afternoon, watch some t.v., draw a circle, and start doodling…
word doodle
when servers crash and a hard drive threatens to, the nights are long…sometimes the only thing to do is grab a bag of M&Ms and a sketch notebook and doodle layers and layers of words into the wee hours of the morning…words that remind, that center, that put things into perspective.