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"Irises for Iris"

Monday Meditations

 mindful practices to nourish you throughout the day and week

Make a list of what you’re grateful for using only words that begin with the letter “G.”

Days 93-99 (#the100dayproject)

Just below, you will find this week’s landscape collages inspired by my own photographs. I’m also including the actual landscape photographs.

 

The collages this week include: 

 

Autumn, Bainbridge Island, WA (Oct. 2021);

Summer on Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island, WA (Aug. 2021);

Good Night, Bainbridge Island, WA (Sep. 2021);

Swept Away, Holyhead, Wales (Jul. 2019);

Descending the Winding Crater Road (from volcano), Haleakala, Maui, HI (Dec. 2018);

Gratitude Morning, Bainbridge Island, WA (Nov. 2020); and

Winter Sky, Bainbridge Island, WA (Jan. 2023).

 

In what ways do you – or would you like to – bring together your passions?

 

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"I See You, Too"
Dark-Eyed Junco

 

Monday Meditations

mindful practices to nourish you throughout the day and week

Print out a small photo you love and mail it to someone who needs your care. 

Days 86-92 (#the100dayproject)

Just below, you will find this week’s landscape collages inspired by my own photographs. I’m also including the actual landscape photographs.

 

The collages this week include: 

 

Patagonian Jewel at Hike’s End, near Ushuaia, Argentina (Dec. 2006);

Isle o’ Trees, Mirrored, Daroga State Park, Entiat, WA (Oct. 2017);

Sunset in Clinton, Whidbey Island, WA (Nov. 2017);

Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell Sea/Southern Ocean (Dec. 2009);

Sunset at Kula Lodge, Maui, Hawaii (Dec. 2018);

Sunrise in Winthrop, WA (Nov. 2019); and

Sun’s Comin’ Up, Bremerton, WA (Jan. 2021).

 

Did you tend to be more drawn to watery landscapes this week or to terra firma?

 

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"Alder and Usnea"

Monday Meditations

mindful practices to nourish you throughout the day and week

Get as close as you can to a leaf and notice how it feels to see the intricate details of this unique being. 

Days 79-85 (#the100dayproject)

Just below, you will find this week’s landscape collages inspired by my own photographs. I’m also including the actual landscape photographs.

 

The collages this week include: 

 

Up at Hurricane Ridge, Olympic Peninsula, WA (Jun. 2019);

Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii (Dec. 2018);

Kakadu National Park, N.T., Australia (Oct. 2022);

Kruger National Park, South Africa (Apr. 2009);

Tiedye (Paper) Landscape, somewhere between Carno and Beudy Bach, Wales (Jul. 2019);

Flowers at Sea Edge, en route to Pwllheli, Wales (Jul. 2019); and 

Weeping Willow at Pond Edge, Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island, WA (Jul. 2021).

 

Who – of the not-human beings – living in your landscape do you feel best reflected your inner experience this week? 

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"Northern Territory Sunset"

Monday Meditations

mindful practices to nourish you throughout the day and week

Wet a paintbrush with a color you love and flick that paint across a page. Do this again with a second, and perhaps a third, color. When your creation is complete, quietly gaze at it.

Days 72-78 (#the100dayproject)

Just below, you will find this week’s landscape collages inspired by my own photographs. I’m also including the actual landscape photographs.

 

The collages this week include: 

 

Drive Home 5:01 PM, Bainbridge Island, WA (Apr. 2022);

Yellowstone, Wyoming (Aug. 2018); 

Elliott Bay, Puget Sound, WA (Oct. 2018); 

Burt Plain Through the Ghan Train Window, Northern Territory, Australia (Sunset 

on 17 Oct. 2022);

A Walk With a Friend, Sequim, WA (Apr. 2022); 

Oak Bay Sunrise, Victoria, B.C., Canada (Apr. 2023); and 

“Decaying Alder Leaf, Afloat,” Buxton Bird Marsh at Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge 

Island, WA (Oct. 2021).

 

To which types of natural areas do you find yourself most drawn when you need creative inspiration?