{"id":1275,"date":"2011-06-03T10:31:36","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T17:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.wordpress.com\/?p=767"},"modified":"2011-06-03T10:31:36","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T17:31:36","slug":"something-in-the-wind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisathorpe.com\/index.php\/2011\/06\/03\/something-in-the-wind\/","title":{"rendered":"Something in the Wind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is something in the wind here; something is out of balance that has put everyone off kilter.\u00a0 Here in Northern California the weather is all wrong.\u00a0 Summer is refusing to show herself, and everyone is peevish.\u00a0 It is the last week of school and at the moment about 55 degrees and threatening rain.\u00a0 For my subscribers from hither and yon, this is <strong>not<\/strong> normal.\u00a0 We are usually enjoying a wonderful heat that beckons one to linger on the patio and putter around the yard in the evening.\u00a0 Usually we are slipping on skirts and sandals with our boots long pushed to the back of the closet.\u00a0\u00a0 But not this year, I had packed away my boots back in April but I had to admit defeat and dragged them out again this week comfort beating out fashion. \u00a0I have a friend who is resolutely ignoring the temperature and came to our book group gathering this week in post memorial day white pants, sandals, and a sleeveless top, I admired her moxie and resolve to thumb her nose at Mother Nature\u2019s whims but I didn\u2019t envy her goose bumps as I wrapped my big sweater around me and curled my booted feet up on the couch, hot toddy in hand.<\/p>\n<p>W<a href=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/36a-change.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-768\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/36a-change.jpg?resize=360%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a>hat I\u2019m getting at is how uncomfortable we all become when things are not what we expect.\u00a0 We have a vision of what something is and when it is different we don\u2019t know what to do, how to respond.\u00a0 I am about to make a change in how I approach this blog.\u00a0 I have been struggling with the change because I set up this challenge for myself with great seriousness.\u00a0 Over the past 9 months I have faithfully posted twice a week for 36 weeks.\u00a0 I have posted 72 times.\u00a0 It has been both exhilarating and humbling and I have equally enjoyed and dreaded this self-imposed homework.\u00a0 I am so grateful to have you 60 email subscribers and 100 or so Facebook lookers every week, just knowing you all are out there has kept me faithful to the challenge.\u00a0 Thank you.\u00a0 I have decided that my pace is too rigorous, that more time to ponder and create would enhance the journey (and give me more time to do the work I get paid for).\u00a0 To help support the blog so I can continue to follow this path least taken I have put the blog art up for sale on my website.\u00a0 Follow this link to see all the applicable pieces of art now for sale <a href=\"http:\/\/lisathorpe.com\/mandala.html\">http:\/\/lisathorpe.com\/mandala.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I will be taking a break from the challenge for the month of June.\u00a0 My nearly 15-year-old son and I have been taking American Sign Language this past year at the local community college and will be taking up an ASL 3 intensive course at Sacramento State beginning today.\u00a0 When I return I will post once a week on Friday.\u00a0 The first Friday will be the challenge photo and the next Friday will be the response.\u00a0 Upon my return I will post a piece relating to this dandelion photo. 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