Look at all the different shades of blue in this picture. The baby blue/ almost turquoise in the center on the horizon. The rich, darker blue in the center between the clouds, and the even darker blue at the top of the photo. And look at all of the different shades of color in the clouds and the landscape. And, honestly, this photo doesn't even do the scene justice!
Today is Labor Day and I learned yesterday that the crew wanted today off. Understandable, but I was disappointed. With no building happening today, I woke feeling a little heavy and sad. I decided to visit the Christ in the Desert Monastery, but it turned out to be a longer drive than I imagined, so when I came to the entry to Ghost Ranch, I thought, "Well, this will do".
I guess it is inevitable that a blog written in Abiquiu would eventually have to mention Ghost Ranch and Georgia O'Keefe. Tourist ads and magazine articles like to refer to the Abiquiu area as "O'Keefe Country". This really irks the locals who have a rich history and present day and prefer not to be an afterthought in the shadow of Georgia.
But, it turns out that artist Georgia is actually who I needed to hear from today. In the Ghost Ranch Welcome Center there is a 12-minute video on a loop. It goes through Georgia's arrival in Abiquiu and how she immediately fell deeply in love with the landscape: the sky, the desert, the colors. She spent hours and hours and hours looking, feeling and being in relationship with the land, the bones, the cliffs, the colors.
She made me realize that it is time for me to really slow down and take in all that is around me. Being drawn to this place was never about a building or even a dance. At its root, the call to be here is from the land, the sky, the clouds, the presence.
I spent all afternoon just sitting, looking, feeling, noticing the colors and the clouds. There will be time to work tomorrow. Afterall, it was supposed to be a day of rest.
Today is Labor Day and I learned yesterday that the crew wanted today off. Understandable, but I was disappointed. With no building happening today, I woke feeling a little heavy and sad. I decided to visit the Christ in the Desert Monastery, but it turned out to be a longer drive than I imagined, so when I came to the entry to Ghost Ranch, I thought, "Well, this will do".
I guess it is inevitable that a blog written in Abiquiu would eventually have to mention Ghost Ranch and Georgia O'Keefe. Tourist ads and magazine articles like to refer to the Abiquiu area as "O'Keefe Country". This really irks the locals who have a rich history and present day and prefer not to be an afterthought in the shadow of Georgia.
But, it turns out that artist Georgia is actually who I needed to hear from today. In the Ghost Ranch Welcome Center there is a 12-minute video on a loop. It goes through Georgia's arrival in Abiquiu and how she immediately fell deeply in love with the landscape: the sky, the desert, the colors. She spent hours and hours and hours looking, feeling and being in relationship with the land, the bones, the cliffs, the colors.
She made me realize that it is time for me to really slow down and take in all that is around me. Being drawn to this place was never about a building or even a dance. At its root, the call to be here is from the land, the sky, the clouds, the presence.
I spent all afternoon just sitting, looking, feeling, noticing the colors and the clouds. There will be time to work tomorrow. Afterall, it was supposed to be a day of rest.
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