One Dream Spot

I think I'm ready to bring this blog into the world in a more serious way, so I'm starting off with a story of a physical place where I found myself saying out loud, "this is a dream spot." Since you likely saw this post at laf Custom Designs, I'm really grateful you're here. I'd love it if you'd follow me here too. I'm still in the process of deciding what content I will post where, but I'm sure it will evolve organically.

Yesterday, I took a walk with Kobi along Boulder Creek. Just a couple miles outside of Boulder toward the mountains, I stopped at a trailhead I had passed for almost fifteen years! It's a multi-use trail for bicyclists, runners, and hikers. The rush of the creek is the accompanying music for the entire way ... I had trouble determining the mileage, but I walked for a couple of hours round trip. The temperature was about 83º--perfect for strolling.

We found a narrow path that went to a secluded little area where Kobi and I sat for about a half hour listening to the water, feeling a bit of a breeze brush by, and connecting with the rhythms of the earth. The sunlight dance among the leaves and the shadows played among the rocks.

There were colorful flowers I couldn't identify along the way and berries and what looked like tiny plums that I contemplated tasting. Without certainty of their non-poisonous edibility, I passed.

Texture thanks to Kim Klassen's Beyond Layers: printed

Kim Klassen taught us how to type on a path around a circle in Behind the Scenes--a really neat technique. I couldn't resist trying this idea I had to play with animation in order to make it easier to read. I'd love to figure out another way so it travels the path more smoothly, but this will work for now. Oops, I meant Beyond Layers. That's what I get for being up until the wee hours.

"If you have a dream, then give it a chance to happen." ~Richard M. DeVo

Thanks for visiting, my friends.

Circle dots brush thanks to Krist Adams