*When the mist returned

{Music: Touch – Mattia Cupelli}

And here a little movie of my detour into the world of mist.

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*wrapped in spider webs

Another month has gone by, quicker than ever, it seems.

I’m working on a few small projects right now, and it feels really good to be able to paint again. But whenever I start feeling better, I tend to want to do too many things at once – energy management isn’t something I’ve quite figured out yet. It just feels too good to create, especially after having been held back so many times for various reasons.

Our November started with beautiful sunshine. The leaves are turning colors late this year, but that makes it feel even more special. I’m going to make some tea now and leave you with a few more pictures from the misty days we’ve had here so far.

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*autumnal paintings

Three more autumnal watercolor paintings that I made in October.

Unfortunately we were not able to go mushrooming so far (except for medicinal polypores), because of the very dry conditions, so I had to return to painting them instead. My little hedgehog had more luck as you can see! :)

By the way, I don't know why blogger is making my pictures unsharp, I tried uploading all different sizes, it comes out always the same, but you can always klick on the images to see them bigger & sharper.

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*Between the worlds

Allured by the mist,

roaming between the worlds,

sustained by the glow of dew pearls.

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*Pumpkin mouse

This is the little pumpkin mouse painting I told you about earlier here on my blog. I like how the colors turned out, they really depict our mild & sunny autumn.

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*A gentle & warm start into fall

{Music: Wonder – Nostalgic & Romantic Vintage Piano}

And here is also a little movie of my start into autumn.

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*Embraced by the warm light in the oak forest

This was at the end of September, when I took some of my ceramics with me into a nearby oak forest to photograph them and to read a little in the warm autumn light. The book I was reading was a gift from my dear friend Triin. It’s called "The Sound of a wild snail eating" by Elisabeth Tova Bailey, and it reminds me so much of my own life experiences and my fascination with those gentle creatures, which are sadly underappreciated by most people.

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*flowers, light & a little morning story

On Tuesday evening, I planned that the next day I would ride my bike to the top of the hill in the early morning hours to experience the sunrise. To my luck, the sky was clear. It was the first morning with sub-zero temperatures, and a light layer of frost rested on the world as it slowly awakened. It’s hard to put into words the feelings I had standing there in silence on that hill while the sky turned pink and a huge flock of starlings passed overhead, moving like a shoal of fish in the vast ocean. I decided to ride further to a lonely stone quarry area – usually full of wildflowers and wildlife – to enjoy my morning tea there. To my great joy, everything was glowing golden in those first sunbeams. I don’t know what it is about me and frost, but it always feels as if my soul discovers something in those moments that it has long lost: being surrounded by all the silver and gold glitter in this frozen silence – seemingly rigid, yet full of life and warmth inside.

I hope your heart is filled with the beauty of this earth as well!

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*on the ferry back home

For our return journey, we took the longer ferry early in the morning. It was a bit misty, and I absolutely loved the atmosphere. It made me long to live on a remote northern island by the sea, where it’s gloomy and the ocean wild and forsaken. So far, I’ve never visited the ocean in winter, but the desire to do so grows stronger with each passing year. On the ferry, we met the sweetest dog, who was very eager for some tender loving care from us. He was truly special in so many ways. Have you ever experienced a winter sea?

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*Maritime Siena bag

More close-ups of the bag that I made. I used the same pattern by "Paula strickt" like two years ago {you can find it here in an older post}, only I changed the colors to fit a marine style and I made a fastening, but instead of a button I used a little driftwood piece that I sewed on when we were on our return drive from Korčula. It really makes a nice detail!

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