Purity of White.
With just a touch of Gold.
I must wait. To feel her Grace. Unfold.
All around me. Deep within me. Let it be. This day. ~Ally.
Lately I have been receiving signs from all directions in my life that I need to simply WAIT. I don't know exactly what for. All I know is that I can't do all the 'things' I would usually do or feel I have to do.
For instance I chose 'Grandmother Earth' in 
This is a summary of what 'Grandmother Earth' has told me:
- Stop and take measure of your life. You are loved. You are safe.
- Assess who and where you are. There is a profound and expanding source of strength within you.
- This is the time of preparation and going deeper.
- Carefully plan for the future. But only act on those plans when you are completely ready to.
- The seeds that you plant now will bring abundance in the future. However you must take the time to nurture these new beginnings.
- Deepen your connection with Grandmother Earth. Walk barefoot on the earth. Place your hands in the earth. ~Denise Linn.
Sylvia Forest, a singer/songwriter wrote a song: 'I need to feel the Earth between my feet.' The melody and words of this song keep resounding in my mind.
And this week I've been so happy to reconnect with 
'I must wait' is for:
Stay quiet like a flower. ~Rumi.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 100: 35 mm: f/2.8: 1/125 sec.
The process of this work.
This heart-shaped 'rockpool' in the sand was originally designed as the background for 'Deep is the Ocean of Love.' ~Ally.
Source: My article 'Spinning' which listed the seven other ephemeral art works constructed upon the same 'rockpool.'
Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. ~Rumi.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 100: 35 mm: f/3.5: 1/50 sec.
Six Chrysanthemums were added.
Purity of White. ~Ally.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 100: 35 mm: f/3.5: 1/50 sec.
Eight Sweet Peas were added.
With just a touch of Gold. ~Ally.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 100: 35 mm: f/3.2: 1/60 sec.
Starting again: With water now. Three Chrysanthemums. Geranium and Parsley leaves.
I must wait. ~Ally.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 200: 35 mm: f/2.8: 1/50 sec.
Two more Chrysanthemums were added.
To feel her Grace. ~Ally.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 200: 35 mm: f/2.8: 1/50 sec.
Five tiny Jonquils were added.
Unfold. ~Ally.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 200: 35 mm: f/2.8: 1/50 sec.
Two more Chrysanthemums were added.
All around me. ~Ally.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 200: 35 mm: f/2.8: 1/50 sec.
Removing the 'Greenery.' Rearranging the Chrysanthemeums and Jonquils.
Deep within me. ~Ally.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 200: 35 mm: f/2.8: 1/50 sec.
How many Sweet Peas now?
Let it be. Today. ~Ally.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 125: 35 mm: f/2.8: 1/50 sec.
Three Ranunculus were added.
Stay quiet like a flower. ~Rumi.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 100: 35 mm: f/2.8: 1/125 sec.
A nice surprise will be there for anyone who can answer the question now.
About my ephemeral art work.
In my studio, I create small ephemeral pieces from flowers and plants combined with other natural materials that I find in the bushland, ocean or surrounding urban streets. ~Ally.
During the creation of these pieces ~ The process is incredibly magical. Thoughts of anything else are silenced. ~Ally.
Photographs are taken at the different stages of any arrangement. Sometimes a song or quote or other ideas/thoughts/words come to me, as I look at the resulting images. Giving form to new expressions ~ Short 'poems' to accompany the images. ~Ally.
A fuller description is in my introductory article: The Heart of Immortality. ~Ally.