I gave in: with temps in the 90ºs, this morning I biked to the gym and trotted around the track for the first time this summer.
What a relief!
I'd wanted to be one of those people who run outside no matter the weather, but I'm finding that the reality of running is different than the idea of running.
Jogging in the air conditioning, my body actually felt lighter, like I'd taken off a cloak of heavy air.
Sister is coming over this afternoon, to sketch while I watercolor in the shady backyard.
"Two Women Sitting in a Garden," 1933, by Eric Ravilious
I just discovered the wonderful watercolors of English artist Eric Ravilious (1903–1942). That's his wife, Tirzah Garwood, shelling peas above.
I'd never heard of him, but he's famous in England for being Englishy. Note the umbrella. Did he ever paint a sunny day?
To me, his art seems to be nostalgic for something that isn't even gone (yet). But his pictures aren't at all glum, so I wasn't surprised to read:
Only 39 years old, Ravilious died while accompanying an RAF sea rescue mission off Iceland that never returned.
What a relief!
I'd wanted to be one of those people who run outside no matter the weather, but I'm finding that the reality of running is different than the idea of running.
Jogging in the air conditioning, my body actually felt lighter, like I'd taken off a cloak of heavy air.
Sister is coming over this afternoon, to sketch while I watercolor in the shady backyard.
"Two Women Sitting in a Garden," 1933, by Eric Ravilious
I just discovered the wonderful watercolors of English artist Eric Ravilious (1903–1942). That's his wife, Tirzah Garwood, shelling peas above.
I'd never heard of him, but he's famous in England for being Englishy. Note the umbrella. Did he ever paint a sunny day?
To me, his art seems to be nostalgic for something that isn't even gone (yet). But his pictures aren't at all glum, so I wasn't surprised to read:
"I never saw him depressed," recalled his friend from the Royal College of Art, Douglas Percy Bliss. "Even when he fell in love – and that was frequently – he was never submerged by disappointment. Cheerfulness kept creeping in."--From "Eric Ravilious: Ups and Downs" in the Guardian.He became a War Artist at the beginning World War II. Have you ever seen a tea pot in a submarine scene?
Only 39 years old, Ravilious died while accompanying an RAF sea rescue mission off Iceland that never returned.
