Staring at the Sun

We didn't actually stare. But we did catch a glimpse of today's solar eclipse. The afternoon light was so strange. Like a dream.

Super Moon. Super Birthday.

Did you see the Super Moon last Saturday? It rose over the hills as Mr. C and I drove the old beach highway home. Giant and awesome, we just had to get a closer look. So we took the telescope out on the front porch and gazed at it's greatness.

It was the night before my birthday. Extra super.

{photo by Ian Crawford}

Signs of Spring

I love this time of year... bees in the lavender and birds by the roses. We even found this little yellow moth on our mud room window. 

What's your favorite thing about Spring?

May Day

Did you ever participate in a May Day pageant? I have little kid memories of sunny spring days, dancing on asphalt around a make shift May pole, wrapping it with rainbowy ribbons. I think there were probably flowers in my hair. Seems so old timey now. I don't ever see that kind of thing anymore. 


Whether you're striking or celebrating, I hope there are flowers in your hair. Happy May Day.


{photo from here}

Day at the Museum

Mr C and I went to MOCA yesterday for the exhibit Transmission LA: AV CLUB.

We double dated with these fabulous folks and took lots and lots of photos of this eye candy art show.

I highly recommend a trip to the museum to see this. The show is free Thursday - Saturday and there's outdoor entertainment, cocktails and food trucks for a full on get-ready-for-summer art party.

April Showers

I'm loving this Spring weather we've been having. It's wild and unpredictable—one minute hot with sunshine and the next minute dark with clouds and windy rain. And you know what they say about April showers...

Home is Where the Garden Is

I'm missing Istanbul like crazy. But my antique bungalow home and my little garden oasis make me happy. The blossoms and birds are lovely this time of year.

On Holiday

We're off to Istanbul! It's a place I've never been before and I am so so excited. Will you be going anywhere for Spring break? Where would you go if you could go anyplace?

I had all these aspirations of scheduling posts and making sure there was something wonderful here for you to see all the days that I am gone. Alas, it just didn't happen. And without a laptop, it's unlikely that I'll be blogging much while on holiday. I will most certainly be posting photos on Instagram though. My handle is moody_is_my_cowgirl_name. Come and find me and I'll take you traveling through Turkey!

goodbye gray days

The Weather Channel kept promising a giant rain storm. 

And there were some showers on St. Paddy's Day. But the gray is all but gone now. Which is a little sad, because Ventura really does look lovely in the gloom.

Not that I'm complaining. I love sunshine too.