spooky beauty

in bohemia today... traces of spookiness. the bohemian daughter's witch hat. gothic arches in shades of spooky grey. black cat: "okay already, with the photos and the witch's black cat thing..." once again, the bohemian traveled to the wayside rest area and spent the weekend serving coffee to the weary travelers. she left her cottage home in her stormy and rainy valley driving very carefully through the pouring rain and the standing water on the dark roadway. rest stop coffee was sounding so enticing after white knuckle driving... but lo and behold, once out of the valley, the sunshine was attempting to drive away the dark clouds and rain! sunshine prevailed for awhile before the darkness came and, with it, more rain. but as always she enjoyed the conversations with travelers from all parts of the globe before traveling back to the dark rainy valley. the next day, she caught all kinds of signs of autumn around her cottage... remember her peaceful summer bower? look what autumn has done to her gorgeous sheltering green tree!! sigh. she especially loves the nature collages she finds everywhere. here, her ginkgo leaves that were so recently dancing and shimmying, now lie fading into the grass, having been dashed from their stems by the autumn wind... and her sunny yellow summer flowers' stems are wearing the winter death-yellow. a ghost cat has come to live around the edges of her cottage. no matter that he's so cute she wants to cuddle him... he doesn't trust her one bit. but he WILL eat the cat food along with her cats... and last but not least by any means: HALLOWEEN SOCKS!!!! aren't they just for SMILING?! the bohemian wishes the best of the season to everyone... leaf-pile-burning incense; vibrant color feasts for the eyes; impish jack'o'lantern smiles; and lots and lots of cute costumed monster smiles and laughs... happy halloween!

"Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures." -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

the bohemian is today mourning the turn of the weather. it's true the day is warmer than the last, glorious, frosted mornings but with the warmer temperature comes clouds and dark days and, yes, rain. so today she turns her thoughts toward the small pleasures of her days, which pleasures she truly has in abundance. small pleasure #1: as always, her bohemian mountains small pleasure #2: brilliant fall colors small pleasure #3: her happy scarecrow (and ALL the fall decorations) small pleasure #4: holiday craft shows small pleasure #5: sky art (more angel wings) small pleasure #6: COLORS!!! this particular example of riotous color happens to be the bohemian daughter's african sarong, the most beautiful one the bohemian has ever seen. such a small portion of the pleasures of the bohemian's world. she hopes you'll make your own list and smile over it all day long... happy pleasure hunting!!!

she was too busy creating to be bothered by dust bunnies...

the bohemian's pumpkins got frost on their cheeks this morning. but her "indoor" jack is smiling big-time because HE is toasty warm and not frosted... the bohemian has been creating some books for a silent auction. this is the one themed "family". she sincerely apologises for the out-of-focus look to them... she also created one themed "sisters"... two mini plaques for christmas presents... and a spooky shot for halloween: wishing you many happy leaf fallings and frolicy fun halloweenings...

KNOCK, KNOCK...

who's there? orange... orange who? orange you glad you're alive?! fall's continuing beauty... the last of the flowers, blooming in spite if frosty mornings... remember the baby pumpkin? and my desire for it to turn orange? yeaaaaaaaa!!!!! there's a pumpkin pie in my future! yum. my bohemian mountain with a fine dust of snow... fall is simply magical in the northwest this year! dry and cold temps are bringing out the resplendently beautiful colors in the leaves. the reds are brilliant, the yellows shimmer and shine, and the oranges make me happy, happy, happy... hope the fall season in your corner of the world is magical this year also. fall happiness to all...

while she was away...

the bohemian was so glad to be back after being briefly stranded in reality. she would so rather be in her imaginary land of bohemia where everything is just like she wants it. but while she was gone... the blueberry bushes turned color! wow! and she was visited by angels... see the wings? and the weather turned cold and fires once again appeared in the trusty wood stove... every traveler who comes into the bohemian's cottage always cosies up to that stove!!! the bohemian mountains were looking rather bare... but were caught in a wet and wild storm... which dumped a light dusting of snow on its peaks. then melted as fast as it had come... and the decorating faeries came and began making the bohemian's house look like autumn was finally here!! scarecrows and pumpkins appeared everywhere in every conceivable nook and corner... along with curling leaves and bright fall colors... a pumpkin kid came around to guard the garden-fresh tomatoes from those nasty ol' lady bugs (actually, japanese beetles... "they don't belong in the house!" was our bohemian's whiny and repetitive lament...) jolly old jack pumpkin grinned his silly grin until our bohemian just HAD to grin back... and little black scaredy-cat hid from the giant dust bunnies (what do you MEAN dust bunnies aren't halloween decorations?!?!) happy fall fun to all... and may you have many pumpkin wishes and warm squash dishes...