working

the kids are out of school! this is our secret campsite in the azusa mountains of california

the days are hot so we cool our feet

splash

and walk for miles through the streams

i look for magic sticks along the banks for new mobile inspirations (taking only from the branches that have already fallen)

the evenings here are cool. we dance in pajamas and listen to the frogs

there's an old mining cave above us. can you see it? there's a great history of gold miners who camped here and once panned for gold in these streams. there are lots of wooden crosses in the hills above

in the mornings, the sun rises slowly over the mountains and we go for hikes 

the yucca plants have tall white blumes

we pick sage to bundle and dry for smudge sticks 

and admire the stink bugs from a distance.

the shop is closed for now....

but i'm still working