a brief spin out followed by a magical afternoon in wonderland....

 

~spinning out on the eve of 012211~

there was silence.  for 24 hours.  it left me feeling hurt.  angry.  confused. 

& spinning.

 

~i'm thinking i should take a step back~

quick n dirty spread 012211

 

~012311 am:  i'm taking back control of my emotions thank you very much~

 

~courage~

 

~pa's houseboat: a perfect afternoon alone~

 

~in wonderland~

~journaling the day away~

 

   ~faith & fable~

quick n dirty journal entry in progress 012311

 

  ~fox teaches us to be subtle, trust our instincts and at times to withdraw~

 

~and so i will~

 

~I'm not leaving, just disappearing for a bit~

quick n dirty journal spread 012311

 

  ~i don't know what the outcome will be, so for now,  i  choose to feel peace, calm, & serenity~

 

 
~pa was wise~

 

~nobel and brave~

 

 
~my view~

 

~the houseboat is at the end of the dock~

 

~stunning views~

 

 

~vintage magazines to die for~

 

~entertainment for men~

 

~a guide to be~

 

~stuff from when i was born~

 

 

~looking a bit witchy~

 

 

~ooooooooooh~

 

~perfect~

 

~he said the spinaker was free~

 

~i've been coming here for as long as i can remember~

 

~pa built the houseboat & lived on it when he first moved here from denmark~

 

~we used to come out for dinner or after a sail when i was a kid~

 

~blue moon tender~

 

~pa rebuilding the sailboat, and his # for the pt reyes marathon in 1967~

 

~being my own buoy~

 

~a good balance:  fun boat & row boat~

 

~bathed in sunset light~

 

~yee haw~

 

~burning orange~

 

~really, she was sweet & she liked me~

 

~78~

 

~paradise indeed~

 

~another way to make the best of it!~

 

~the fire marshall would not approve~

 

~magical~

 

~industrial dunes are beautiful~

 

~psycho harbor crack cat~

 

~panther-esque~

 

~the little house on the prairie on the water~

so said one of the old timers when speaking of pa's houseboat, at the end of this dock

 

 
~my new wheels~

 

~awesome~

 

~street art~

 

~oakland terminal~

 

~oh this makes me happy~

 

  ~sleeping angel~

 

~mighty wing span~

 

~she will fly again~

 

~estate sale treasures~

 

~love matches~

 

~tack kee & co~

 

~my parents call me ducky~

 

~blue violet~

my new fave.  next time i'm feeling blue, i'll take some of this and turn into a beautiful violet

 

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Comments

[Sebastian]

Nice place,
nice photos,
very nice cats.

All the best Sebastian.

[deb fink]

Wonderfully delicious you are...

[lili young]

Curiouser and curiouser :) I'm so calmed by your art, Elke.
I saw a fox at Harbin and Zendog's memorial at Kirby Cove.

[Tsering]

I am glad I got an hour or so on the houseboat with my father, it was his last time there and my first. It meant a lot to him, but his strength was at an end and he knew it. I have heard about the houseboat in his letters from when I was a child,
Love to you Elke

[chel]

Fascinating and beautiful- thank you for sharing this with us.

[sparkleface]

*sigh* I'm loving these entries very much, Miss Elks! So inspiring. You are a fantastic photographer, especially the self portraits. (nice curves...ahem!!) Thank you again, for your bravery and for being such a generous sparkly faerie creature in sharing your thoughts and vision with us.

[ember]

<3 <3 <3