Touches of Green and Gold
Spring officially arrived in New England on Friday, and already Nature has begun to wallpaper the land with touches of green and gold. With the sun shining and the birds visiting the feeder outside my kitchen window, it's hard to think of having any peeves. All I feel is a wonderful whisper of promise in the air. I have learned over time how much better my experience of the world is when I let go of the things that annoy me... and concentrate on the things that delight me. Today, I am delighted to just be... here, in the moment. Tomorrow I will go back to pondering the unknown fields before me. Happy Spring, my friends!
First Georgic
When spring begins and the ice-locked streams begin
To flow down from the snowy hills above
And the clods begin to crumble in the breeze,
The time has come for my groaning ox to drag
My heavy plow across the fields, so that
The plow blade shines as the furrow rubs against it.
Not till the earth has been twice plowed, so twice
Exposed to sun and twice to coolness will
It yield what the farmer prays for; then will the barn
Be full to bursting with the gathered grain.
And yet if the field's unknown and new to us,
Before our plow breaks open the soil at all,
It's necessary to study the ways of the winds
And the changing ways of the skies, and also to know
The history of the planting in that ground,
What crops will prosper there and what will not.
In one place grain grows best, in another, vines;
Another's good for the cultivation of trees;
In still another the grain turns green unbidden.
- Virgil, translated by David Ferry
P.S. - Please accept my invitation to stop by Wings 4 You Coaching and participate in my Weekly Wings challenges. There's a new challenge posted each Sunday. I'd love to have you along on the journey!
I love this. Welcome to the Spring, it sounds just beautiful.
Posted by: Sandra | March 22, 2008 at 07:16 PM
Oh Carla this is just delightful. I love the greens and blues and how the flowers in some of the dots seem to be flittering in the breeze. Really, really great journal page. Maybe it will become a bigger art piece later?
I am so glad Spring has found you dear friend.
a.
Posted by: Andrea | March 22, 2008 at 09:12 PM
Oh!! I love this, the colors of green and gold dappled all over remind me of the sun shining through the leaves! This is so very refreshing :)
Posted by: Valaine | March 22, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Love this piece...so hopeful for us here on the east coast of the US...Happy spring to you!
Posted by: patricia | March 23, 2008 at 01:01 AM
this is beautiful... I love the combination of colours you have used
Posted by: Kirsten | March 23, 2008 at 05:37 AM
the colours are wonderful, it's good to focus on the nice things in life instead of the peeves we all have. namaste to you.
Posted by: forever young | March 23, 2008 at 09:14 AM
oo, what a lovely page. i love seeing your journal pages!
Posted by: leah | March 23, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Happy Spring to you as well Carla, and what a fine way to greet it with such an amazing journal page!
Posted by: steve | March 23, 2008 at 12:45 PM
The electric green colors here make me think of the emergence of spring! That little bird is sure lucky to be showered with such beauty!
Courtney
Posted by: Courtney Putnam | March 23, 2008 at 01:17 PM
The electric green colors here make me think of the emergence of spring! That little bird is sure lucky to be showered with such beauty!
Courtney
Posted by: Courtney Putnam | March 23, 2008 at 01:18 PM
Carla, your art for me presently is a glimpse into what mine may become, as I continue to learn and explore. I yearn to it, I can inhabit it, it oxygenates my own processes. I try, honestly, not to be in awe of what you accomplish, but here it is anyway, and I find the emotion motivates me, doesn't inhibit me. From my core I thank you and the universe that I found you.
Posted by: Toni Brown | March 23, 2008 at 03:22 PM
Love this...its fab...
Hugs
Nicole
Posted by: Nicole | March 23, 2008 at 05:08 PM
beautiful, beautiful journal page !!
Posted by: Nancy Lefko | March 23, 2008 at 07:39 PM
Lovely journal page -- evocative exactly of spring!! The poem is perfect.
Posted by: sherry | March 23, 2008 at 08:49 PM
this is awesomely beautiful!
Posted by: mangosteenskin | March 23, 2008 at 11:30 PM
I love spring too ... and this is a delightful reminder that, soon, the warmth of the sun will catch up with the turn of the season. :)
Posted by: Mick Mather | March 24, 2008 at 07:32 AM
i love how you say Nature has begun to wallpaper the land, a perfect visual to complement your painting. This looks not only beautiful but like you had a glorius time creating it as well!
Posted by: valgalart | March 24, 2008 at 12:59 PM
This is a perfect compliment to spring! Whata beauty!
Posted by: Kim | March 24, 2008 at 02:51 PM
Oh I know how you must enjoy spring arriving, I can't wait for it! Your work expresses that new nature rebirth and those wonderful greens perfectly! Enjoy it!!!!! Smiles, Anke ;)
Posted by: Anke | March 24, 2008 at 03:05 PM
hehe. the first thing that caught my eye was the little bird.
this is lovely.
Posted by: catnapping | March 24, 2008 at 09:58 PM
Oh lovely green! I like the flowers here a lot ....
Posted by: Deb G | March 24, 2008 at 10:44 PM
wow - lovely design - definately brought up the feelings of spring. I love the colours you use in all your work.
Thanks for visiting my blog and your comments
A x
Posted by: Anjou | March 25, 2008 at 03:27 AM
It's wonderful, which colors green and gold and the design ! fab
Posted by: filetta | March 25, 2008 at 03:48 AM
Spring in New England is even more lovely than spring in NJ. Love the colors!
Posted by: cartoongoddess | March 25, 2008 at 09:02 AM
simply lovely; i like the randomness of the print. i keep meaning to participate in your challenges; however they require so much commitment; I am not sure I can pull that much together!
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | March 25, 2008 at 01:28 PM