Tracy Porter Blog… be inspired!

We love our outdoor field trips as you know…we want our kids to see nature from all sides…to know that entertainment comes in so many forms and that going outside everyday is quite possibly the coolest, not to mention healthiest thing one can do.  I must tell you this last weekend was one of our favorites. A trip up the California coast, Highway One towards San Francisco!  In my book one of the most glorious drives in the world. Along the way we made several stops (once we nabbed some donuts in darling San Luis Obispo) we headed to the elephant seal rookery.  http://www.elephantseal.org/  Breeding season …”quel love affair”…it surely makes for a lively viewing time with these 2-5,000 lb. otherworldly sea creatures. ( in fact is was so entertaining that when we headed back home from San Fran we stopped again!)

There is a reason that you’ve seen this drive in countless movies over the years. It is simply divine, you cannot for a minute peel your eyes away from the views…ever certain you will see a pod of whales along the way…( I am an “official” whale spotter….this…according to the California coast guard whaling authorities and daydreamers society)   This country of ours is delicious , rich with natures loveliness coast to coast and all the way through the middle, I love my hikes, walks, oceans, mountains, meadows…. but sometimes it truly does take a hop in the car and a nice long drive to take in all that nature offers & her extraordinary beauty!  The California coast is nearly scandalous in her exuberant beauty.

Ahhhh, nature…she charms me to pieces. I am ever in love with her bounty, I crave everything about her…she is poetic, she is the original color junkie, she does layers better than anyone ever has….she is a maximalist in every form. I want to be outside breathing her in every moment I can…I do believe she soothes, calms, brightens.

This is the view from a charming restaurant we stopped by for lunch… http://www.nepenthebigsur.com/ in Big Sur… romantic is just not enough to describe it. Just for fun do an image search on this place, the views are killer…along with a glass of wine in the sunshine and lunch with my family and ma nature …wild and wayward…she IS the Queen Mother!

A stop over night in Monterey  http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/   at the gasp-inducing aquarium . I may have a new love ( yes, another one!)…sea horses. I have always found them to be entirely enchanting,  but to see an entire exquisite gallery and then some…. with every color and pattern imaginable….I could have stayed all day. ( where was the popcorn..?  beauty + nature + noshing = pure bliss) p.s. you need to see a breeding video, mon dieu…I will find one for you soon enough, holy Casanova. ( lots of birds and bee’s in this post ehh?)

I crave nature as my inspiration for so many things…..I want more of her in my home…I want my doors + windows open, the breeze bringing her inside with her magical ways. I adore her sounds every night, the frogs, the crickets….. Every time I think I know her….I see something new…I am ever inspired by her patterns, her hues, her rich ever changing ways…she evolves and becomes more of herself in every glance I steal.

Drink her in…she will feed your soul!  I promise you this.

So…Where will you go on your next nature jaunt?…Do share…inspire all of us!!

xx

T.

p.s. soon I will share some gypsy daydreams inspired by this rockin’ trip- indeed!