I often painted fragments of things because it seemed to make my statement as well as or better than the whole could.
~Georgia O’Keeffe
Yellow cactus needles
Green succulent
Red succulent
Cactus needles
Red cactus needles
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San Diego at sunset.The sky lights up in colors of saffron and salmon. Palm trees form silhouettes against a blue backdrop, and everything within eyesight is set aglow.
Palm at sunset
San Diego Belmont roller coaster at sunset
Stella cab at suset
Palms at magic hour
Sunset and light at Mission Beach
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I love to garden. And take photographs. The colors, the shapes…there is always something to see that rocks my world.
But I have never before seen the perspective of a garden through the looking glass, or a kaleidoscope. On my recent trip to San Diego, I was able to do just that.
In 1817 by Scottish inventor Sir David Brewster, coined the word “kaleidoscope.” Kalos-eidos-skopeo is derived from the Ancient Greek (kalos), “beautiful, beauty, (eidos), “that which is seen: form, shape” and (skopeō), “to look to, to examine”, hence “observer of beautiful forms.”
This kaleidoscope, which can be found in Balboa Park’s Spanish Village Art Center, is positively mind-blowing. Frank Casciani, the artist, created a magical view of his tiny garden in a bowl. The way this unique kaleidoscope works is you spin the garden bed below while peering through the kaleidoscope’s lens.
Pinks, whites, yellows, greens, emerge, shift and change shape before your eyes. I could have stood gazing through this looking glass for hours on end. A tiny world of beauty to behold.
Garden kaleidoscope
Through the looking glass
Pretty in pink
Anything but mellow yellow
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Last night, Big Papa and I returned from a week of relaxation in San Diego and Baja, Mexico. It was just what the doctor ordered. Sunshine (most of the time), time spent with friends, desert vistas, whales and even a few glorious days without internet or cell phone service!
Our trip began on February 14th, Valentine’s Day. When we arrived at Keating House, our B&B for our first three days on the road, Big Papa and I pulled out our Valentine’s gifts for each other and set them on the bed.
Side by side lay two Valentine’s cards, each with a reference to our upcoming whale watching trip, two half-bottles of Pinot Noir wine (Adelsheim and Clos du val) and two boxes of Theo’s Chocolates! In fact, the exact same chocolates: Theo’s limited version Casanova Caramel Sampler with Ginger Rose, Pink Salted, Honey Saffron and Lavender Jalapeno chocolates.
Wine and chocolate–the perfect way to kick off a much-needed vacation. We sat and sipped and daydreamed about the days that lay ahead.
What can I say? Great minds think alike!
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