Wake-up Call

You just never know what a brand new day will bring you.

This morning, waking after a busy day of chatting, scrapping and swapping recipes, I was summoned to the front door of my friend’s home to see an unbelievable sight. There, before my very eyes, was the most beautiful hot air balloon making its early morning landing on my friend’s front yard. The bright blue sky and still crisp autumn air made the perfect backdrop for the brightly colored aircraft.

As the balloon descended before us, a basket full of attentive passengers waited patiently as the crew worked at a feverish speed to control the incoming balloon. Once landed, the crew continued their routine by guiding the inflated balloon to the perfect spot and then gently began the deflating process. Slowly, bit by bit, the full-bodied balloon started to falter and show signs of escaped air; the glorious structure was returning to a heap of brightly colored silk.

Today’s wake-up call was the perfect end to a wonderful weekend of returning to my creative roots – a weekend of cutting and pasting! I needed to awaken my creative mojo and this weekend was just what I needed to get back into my artist groove.

My travel home brought ambitious thoughts, plans and wishes of finishing started projects pushed to the side by work-related deadlines, and plans of future projects yet to be realized. As I drove down my street from an invigorating weekend of productive creating – I look forward to tomorrow and what my morning wake-up call may bring.