First full day here and I missed the salmon man. His truck came at 8am and I fell back to sleep after I turned off my alarm. My time clock is still adjusting. The rain looked like it would hold off until the afternoon so I grabbed my sketchbook and walked the lumber/ridge road over to a village on the other side of the peninsula. Four miles of pine, hemlocks and blue spruce which looks similar to our Fraser fir ( not native here). I felt like I was walking in a large Christmas tree farm.
The last half mile turned into foggy fairyland - very misty with moss covered trees, ferns and streams. I stopped and sketched a bit . I plan on spending more time pondering these trees when I get back this afternoon.
Noticed this little reindeer hiding
As I settle in on this first day, here are some images of my surroundings. The facility is lovely. I am staying next to center - a short walk to community room, library and large kitchen. In the evening, some are making dinner, others on their lap tops, reading or chatting quietly on their phones. The cubes were most people are staying don’t have internet. I am lucky to be near the main building - I have service in my room.
The last two nights I have made a mushroom and cheese omelette in my room. Here are some pictures to give you an idea of my living situation. Below is the main building- red arrow points at the door to my room and studio.
And a picture of my room, little kitchen in the corner and my omelette!
I will start tomorrow with thoughts for imagery. As I stated earlier- my intention is to ponder the line but with all these trees,…lots of mass not line - I may have to rethink this!
