I love seeing this quilt in my house and try and use that mantra Rise and Shine. It has been getting harder and harder, getting to work, keeping a smile on my face.
I had planned a couple of months ago a girls backpacking trip and since our recent pandemic threw a wrench in that I thought I'd take hubby someplace fairly nearby. We both have needed a mental respite from work and the news.
Well, uh, it is still a bit early for anyplace with fair elevation. But we forged ahead!
This was many parts of the trail.
Some places we had to search for a way to stay on the trail. It was hard to believe this is desert!
We were grateful to find this spot that already had a fire ring built.
Here was were we were headed. Twin Pillars in a wilderness area.
Good night
Good night Elsa.
Good morning blue sky!
I had plans to sew when I got home, but I only managed laundry!
Happy Monday!
I love your Rise and Shine quilt. This is another quilt on my to do list. Hope you kept warm on your camping trip. You have such wonderful places to hike and camp. Hugs
ReplyDeleteLori, I love "going on your hikes" with you. Keep them coming!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scenery! Hiking the prairie where I live just wouldn't be as inspirational. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood for you heading out anyway! Me? I'd stay at home in my warm bed. Lovely little quilt.
ReplyDeleteBeing out in the cold can be invigorating but exhausting! Dear Elsa, she looks happy. I looked up those odd pillars, seems they were once volcano spouts or chimneys, with lava flow, eons in the past. Imagine the erosion of millennia, really makes us think, about time passing and change.
ReplyDeleteI am not a morning person on these cold grey days here, but I do love this quilt, especially the rising sun. Your boundless cheeriness is inspiring, thanks you!
Your hike looks wonderful! Being outside is so peaceful!
ReplyDeleteStill show. Very brave to go out hiking but Elsa is a good warm blanket. You gave your immune system a good boost. I try to walk every day to ease my mind. Take care.
ReplyDeleteYou are a tough and brave hiker/camper!! It’s beautiful but after hiking through snow I like a soft warm bed.
ReplyDeleteRise and Shine...isn't that a Country Threads design? It makes a nice spring time piece.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt, and great getaway. The stress is just too much!
ReplyDeletegreat message quilt and so fun too.
ReplyDeletegorgeous nature!
I love your Rise and Shine quilt very much!
ReplyDeleteYou're very lucky: we're not allowed to go on a trail, just a walk nearby.
But no worries! We're still healthy and that's the most important thing these days.
Hugs from Belgium!
What a gorgeous place to hike! RIse and Shine indeed. Such a sweet little quilt!
ReplyDeleteNot my kind of camping! I'm afraid I'm more the glamping type. My BIL who lives in Prineville (you met his wife) loves the wilderness and every year for his birthday he goes camping alone. He sent us some pictures of the wilderness with no people in it to prove he kept his "social distancing" while he did it! He retired from the forest service so he knows all the back roads, etc. I'm sure Elsa enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great place to get away to. But a bit cold? I too, am ready to ease back into a little more diversity in my daily life. I didn't even have any mojo to hand stitch the other night while watching tv. :-(
ReplyDeleteGood for you having a little get a way! Sounds very therapeutic.:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful little trip. It is good to set the mind on something else and charge your battery enjoying the outdoors. Hope you will find some peace and joy in quilting again too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking us on your backpacking trip. Elsa looks so comfy there. It is beautiful and wonderful to get out into the fresh air and smell the trees1
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