waiting & wishing & hoping

Susan Garay May 9, 2018

Using painting as meditation these days. A prayer for the child I have, one I lost, and one I hope for.

"The door itself makes no promises."

Adrienne Rich

Can’t get enough of these babies 🌺✨🧡 #orangepoppy #californiapoppies #flowersofig #flowerlover #flowerloversdaily #flowerloversofinstagram #poppiesinaparkinglot #growing #findingbeauty

Climbing rocks. #littlegirlinabigworld #childhood #childhoodoutdoors #joshuatree #joshuatreenationalpark #findyourpark #blueskies #california #clickinmoms #momphotographer

I’m excited for some much needed time with the ocean this weekend 💙🌊🧜‍♀️#pacificnorthwest #northwestisbest #oregoncoast #oregonexplored #ferns #fernlove #capemeares #tillamookoregon #pacificocean #ocean #oceanlover #longweekend

Coral bells #nofilterneeded #chroma #color #backyardmagic #coralbells #flowerlover #flowerlovers #flowerloversdaily #flowersofig #plantlover #gifts

We had a great time celebrating this girl this weekend :) She is kind, goofy, strong willed and so much fun to be around. Can’t wait to see what the next year brings. 💙🎂🧜‍♀️#birthdays #happybirthday #birthdayfun #childhood #5yearsold

This girl is turning 5 this weekend and I can’t even believe it. Happy birthday to my very favorite girl 💙 🎂 🧜‍♀️ #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #wishesnotweeds #childhood #birthdays #clickinmoms #momphotographer

Poppies in a parking lot. One of my favorite places to stop each spring 💙#poppies #orange #orangepoppies #californiapoppies #flowers #flowerlover #flowerlovers #flowerstagram #flowers_shotz #flowersoftheday #newburg #oregon #oregonexplored #newburgoregon

Last weekend I got to go to a really fun tooling basics class taught by @sunnyrisingleather, it was so fun to try. #leatherwork #beginner #artclass #leather #leathertooling #tryingnewthings

Had a great mother’s day with these two, good food and spending time with family 💙#mothersday #happymothersday #weloveourmamas #26weeks

California wildflowers 🌺🌹🌸💙 #californiawildflowers #california #botanical #floral #flowers #flowerlovers #flowerloversdaily #flowerlover #wildflowers #joshuatreestatepark #joshuatree