Ever since launching the wander + wonder website I have told myself to spend less time in front of the computer and more time outdoors! Especially now that spring is sneaking back into my life. The past two days were 70 degrees! It's time to be less sedentary and more active. Yesterday, I took a walk to downtown Golden. I walked along Clear Creek where people were kayaking, tubing and sunning themselves. Sophie and I sat quietly watching and at some point I dipped her feet in the water but she screamed out -- I guess that mountain water was a little to cold for her liking. On Monday I went for a hike on the trail behind our house -- took some photos along the way. Walking through our neighborhood, you can see lots of tulips and daffodils, buds on trees, and front lawns turning green, but once you get into 'real' nature it feels like a lot of the world is still in hibernation. There are the occasional wildflowers blooming though and I love how they inspire me to kneel down, admire them from close up and snap a picture. I can't wait for the little lizards to come out and even a snake or two would be fun to see. The mountain lions and rattlers can stay away, though. A little lady bug landed on Sophie's head which is supposed to be good luck and a sure sign of spring. Yippeeeee.
April 2008 Archives
Ever since launching the wander + wonder website I have told myself to spend less time in front of the computer and more time outdoors! Especially now that spring is sneaking back into my life. The past two days were 70 degrees! It's time to be less sedentary and more active. Yesterday, I took a walk to downtown Golden. I walked along Clear Creek where people were kayaking, tubing and sunning themselves. Sophie and I sat quietly watching and at some point I dipped her feet in the water but she screamed out -- I guess that mountain water was a little to cold for her liking. On Monday I went for a hike on the trail behind our house -- took some photos along the way. Walking through our neighborhood, you can see lots of tulips and daffodils, buds on trees, and front lawns turning green, but once you get into 'real' nature it feels like a lot of the world is still in hibernation. There are the occasional wildflowers blooming though and I love how they inspire me to kneel down, admire them from close up and snap a picture. I can't wait for the little lizards to come out and even a snake or two would be fun to see. The mountain lions and rattlers can stay away, though. A little lady bug landed on Sophie's head which is supposed to be good luck and a sure sign of spring. Yippeeeee.
Scott and I finally got around to setting up an amateur photo shoot of our family, something I've been wanting to do since Sophie was born. Good thing we waited until now because 1) she's so much more interactive and smiley now and 2) I feel a lot more confident having lost 20lbs since I got home from the hospital (thanks to WeightWatchers!). Since this blog is about everything other than Sophie -- I won't be posting those photos here (of course you can see them on my Flickr account). During the photo shoot, though, I had Peanut pose for a couple portraits. She was so obedient... motivated by the promise of a "treat." She just hears that word and her big ears perk up, her head tilts to the side, and it's almost as if she smiles for the camera!
I've been working on this art project for over 3 years -- creating artistically designed world maps. My intention all along was to build an online gallery and to offer prints of the original pieces. Since I was so focused on running my web design business for the past 2 years (DESIGNi2i, Inc.), designing and developing sites for everyone else, I never found the time to create a site for my maps. Since Sophie started taking regular morning naps (2-3 hours) I finally found time to devote to this art project. I also took 24-hours of "me" time this past weekend -- left Sophie with Scott for an entire day -- and gave my undivided attention to developing this site. I am so happy to announce that it is DONE! Well, I do have 2 art pieces that are works-in-progress, but those should be done soon. I am just sooo excited to share these maps with the world. Read the 'About the Artist' page to understand what inspired these maps in the first place.Wander + Wonder [wanderandwonder.org]
I've been up for the past half hour, sitting in my office, working on my laptop and watching the sun rise out of the corner of my eye. I woke up at 6:10 and couldn't get back to sleep - I guess I was just excited about the day. Not for any reason in particular. Maybe I heard birds chirping and the reminder of spring arriving made me want to get up. Normally, I sleep until about 7:30 -- usually around the time when Sophie wakes up for her first feeding of the day and around the time Scott gets out of the shower. I like to start the day as a family, eating breakfast together before Scott goes off to work. I'm sure this morning will follow that same routine except I will have had some nice quiet time to myself awake before everyone else.Oh! The sun just peaked over the side of the mountain. It's slowly rising now, illuminating my office. Everything is yellow and glowing. It feels warm and welcoming.
