yesterday i was locking up for the night and took a peek outside. i could hardly believe how the moon was beaming down from near cloudless sky after all the rain. everywhere, droplets of water were falling, making different sounds depending on what they hit. metallic echo from the roof, soft rattle on the leaves of the trees, so many of them... and sudden crescendos from the soft caresses of wind. hard notes from the tarp hidden from view, and to my ear the loveliest - occasional drops into the rainwater barrel, doubled plops followed by the sound i'm not sure one can actually hear, that of the circular waves on the surface.
moonlight illuminated the not yet fallen drops on the branches and the rest in the grass. such a clear, white light but never cold. i imagined the light in places in the woods i know well, how it is divided into beams through dense canopy, the way it makes lichen glow on the exposed bedrock mounds where crowberry and cranberry grow. will the berries hold some of that energy, the essence of the moon at its most intense? it is my wish that they do.
why is it that glowing things are so beautiful to us? luminescence, it's been on my mind lately, ever since i saw moonlight kingdom. it's a lot to think about.
the picture above is a result of my trying to capture a collar of a costume in a circue éloize show rain i saw on TV. it was perfection. often i am distracted by the garishness of costumes and staging in circus acts, but this had a muted tone, grays and deep reds... i have probably mentioned this before, but my childhood aspiration was to become a tiger tamer and a contortionist. i did have a pink-nosed little tiger of a cat for seventeen years, but grew up one of the stiffest women alive. i might do well as one of those magician's tricks, the levitating lady, planking mid-air.
i bought some lovely, fluffy on the reverse sweatpant materials in a grayish blue colour. i'll make pants from the heavier fabric, and a dress to lounge at home in from the other, but the cut of the dress is still up in the air. too many inspirations... but a shawl collar and long sleeves are a must for staying warm. i want a tailored look with a casual flair. i'm also raking my brain for ideas on what to do with the leftover pieces, which is of course getting way ahead of myself. i should focus on clearing up some space for the sewing machine first.
