Inspired

My Life in a Word

Coughing.

Sneezing.

Recuperating.

Freezing.

Sleeping.

Babysitting.

Packing.

Planning.

Dreaming.

Loving.

Smiling.

That sums it up!

Things that caught my eye...

and my camera lens while walking around Mexico. 

I'm back home now...I actually arrived home several days ago but I've been layed flat with a cross border bug. Viruses have no concept of the idea of borders!  It's not my idea of a holiday souvenir, but hey...it didn't take up any room at all in the suitcase!

Until I get my bearings I thought I'd post a few images that speak volumes about the heart and beauty of Mexico.

 

Cactus blossom...

 

When the chicken crosses the road....?

The fountain in the cafe courtyard of the library in San Miguel...

Children from a nursery school watch dancing in the streets...

Ah...those amazingly beautiful Jacaranda trees...

 

Beautiful, colourful and oh so dignified...

A group of school kids in a parade held just before Lent...

piñatas hanging in the market...

a nursery school wall in La Penita...

a fountain in Mineral de Pozos...

the roof top patio of a bed and breakfast in San Miguel

The Winged Wonder sitting in our kitchen in San Miguel and pondering the complexities of a non functioning computer connection .

While walking up the street I wondered if these ribbons were simply for decoration or did they signify something?...

A wall mural in the Instituto Allende...a degree granting art Institue in San Miguel... 

the beautiful symmetry of nature...

voted (by me!) as my favourite courtyard in San Miguel to relax with a glass of Sangria...the Fine Arts Cultural Center of Bellas Artes.  The two-story cloister which was a former nunnery, surrounds an enormous courtyard with large trees and a gurgling fountain,  It houses art exhibits and classrooms for drawing, painting, sculpture, lithography, textiles, ceramics, dramatic arts, ballet, regional dance, piano, and guitar. The cafe which is tucked into a corner, is the perfect place to sit and enjoy the peace.

Inspired!

Welcome to my new home...after almost 3 years of blogging (in April) and 410 posts I've decided to let inspiration be my guide! 

Inspired seems to be a theme in my life right now.  While I was in Mexico I wore a red shirt with "inspired" written across the front of it, a lot! LOL

Inspiration refers to an unconscious burst of creativity in an artistic, musical, or other intellectual endeavor...literally, the word means "breathed upon," "in:spirit" 

Homer believed that inspiration came from Gods such as the oracle of Delphi. Similarly, in the ancient Norse religions, inspiration came from the Gods. Inspiration is also a divine matter in Hebrew poetics and in Christianity, inspiration is a gift of the Holy Spirit.  In a wonderful Ted video with Elizabeth Gilbert of Eat, Pray, Love, she talks about how the Romans called it their genius, and spoke of it like it was a living thing that brought with it, the gift of inspiration.

My inspiration too, feels like a gift to me.  I'm inspired by the gift that life is...and so full of possibility. Inspiration allows us to transform our experience "into new forms that sing back to us".

This space then, will continue to be much as it has been for awhile...some digital art, some mixed media, some photography and a lot of my thoughts on life and my experience of it.  

Only the name has changed to reflect the changes within. Thanks for coming by and if you wish to update your links to this site, the URL is:

http://kateiredale.typepad.com/inspired/

(it's still a work in progress!)