Over Easter weekend, my daughter and I took a road trip to Arizona to celebrate the holy days with family and attend the last weekend of the Arizona Renaissance Faire.
The drive over felt expansive. The desert and sky views were vast, the road was uncluttered, and the music choices were always bold and singable (even when we had to make up the words).
The drive over felt expansive. The desert and sky views were vast, the road was uncluttered, and the music choices were always bold and singable (even when we had to make up the words).
Thanks to my brother, we were able to spend two days wandering through the enormity of the Renaissance Faire and it was nourishing to be surrounded by such wholehearted play.
I was inspired by a multitude of characters; by the people who so passionately presented themselves in period costumes, speech, and mannerisms as well as the performers, artists, and craftsman who reached into the past to create something new in the present. The characters of Celtic symbology inspired me as well.
The whole experience was a gentle reminder of a playful, whimsical, fantastical, make believing and ancestral part of myself that I deeply enjoy.
I was inspired by a multitude of characters; by the people who so passionately presented themselves in period costumes, speech, and mannerisms as well as the performers, artists, and craftsman who reached into the past to create something new in the present. The characters of Celtic symbology inspired me as well.
The whole experience was a gentle reminder of a playful, whimsical, fantastical, make believing and ancestral part of myself that I deeply enjoy.
"Beryl" my very favorite Dungeons and Dragons character
The trip across the desert and back and forth in time was expansive indeed. It exposed the broad and bright horizon, ever changing but with precious and familiar landmarks as well as the new and unexpected.
The magnitude of decisions made on the trip, and the rush of creative ideas that have followed, have me a bit overwhelmed at the moment... and it's not over yet.
The magnitude of decisions made on the trip, and the rush of creative ideas that have followed, have me a bit overwhelmed at the moment... and it's not over yet.
"Sun Mask at Gila Bend"
My daughter and I have another trip planned in two weeks when we take a train to Washington state. It will be the most north I've ever been. A completely different direction than usual for me, yet we will stay with charming old friends that we haven't seen since she was a baby.
Another trip combining treasures of the past with adventures in the present and decisions for the future. Wow, this is an exciting time of integration and growth! Ah yes, SPRING!
Another trip combining treasures of the past with adventures in the present and decisions for the future. Wow, this is an exciting time of integration and growth! Ah yes, SPRING!
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