dance the planets

digicam moments from dance mojave’s performance of “the planets” at the 29 palms observatory this weekend.

shot on my ricoh cx3

greens

the thing about the high desert is it’s so incredibly green — when the conditions are right. it’s not the same type of green as a forest or a woodland, but it is green.

the desert greens have huge variety & are interspersed with seemingly brittle sticks & blooming yellow flowers. why are almost all the flowers in the desert yellow? maybe it’s another way of worshiping the sun.

the greens run from the cool almost blue hues of a cactus to the deep shade of the honey mesquite exploding in growth & everything in between.

poem-ing a day

about a month ago I decided to restart my poem-a-day project. I felt the poetry muscle atrophy & wanted to flex some creativity again, even in just some small way. being in the desert makes me think about the world, & art, & appreciate the little things – like the way the creosote sways in the wind or how the ravens call to each other to warn of coyotes – so I wanted to try again to find an outlet for that.

find the poems here or follow my instagram.

before the storms

tuesday morning I was woken up at dawn by my power going out. as I peeked out my window I saw that it was raining, my first rain as a resident of the mojave. I didn’t yet know what the coming days would have in store for my friends in la, but the rainy sunrise was beautiful.

life out here

adjusting to a slower life out in the desert country. feeding the wild birds, putting water out for the coyotes, & peanuts for the ravens. hummingbirds circle my house all day, their wings a low buzz.

almost every night I sit out in the dirt circle that serves as my driveway to watch the sunset. the mountains of the san bernardino national forest swallow the sun every night, sometimes crowned in clouds glowing orange or pink.

florida hotel grounds

spent a few days in orlando for work & while florida is not high on my list of favourite states a walk around the resort grounds with my digicam one afternoon did make things seem a little better.

digi in the dusk

took my latest digicam on a drive through joshua tree national park in the late afternoon sun as storm clouds rolled in.

I’ve been having a lot of fun with the ricoh cx3’s “high contrast black & white” setting & I can’t wait to have some bright southern california spring days to play with.