koru #353

Mrs. Field's cookie tin.

koru number 308, 309, and 310

Yesterday was my housemate Kristin's birthday (happy birthday!) and she received the most gorgeous bouquet -- one I could not help but photograph. 

310 (11/3): Kristin's birthday rose (and its friends)

309 (11/2): Postcard from Wendy Johnson after Nourishment from the Boundless Field retreat in September (yes, it actually did take me that long to notice the koru)

308 (11/1): Enamel wood-burning stove, Santa Fe, NM

Koru #291- 296

Now that the move is complete and everyone has gone home, I'm finally back to my regular koru gathering. Here are the most recent to bring you all up to date. 

291: Very cool quilt from the book Focus on Batiks by Jan Bode Smiley.

292: Metal drinking stein belonging to my good friend John.

293: DVD cover detail from one of my all-time favorite movies, The Last Wave, directed by Peter Weir.

294: Framed koru poster at Hobby Lobby in Santa Fe.

295: Metal sculpture at Java Joe's on Rodeo Road.

296: Metal sculpture in the Santa Fe Greenhouses inspiration garden.

koru #288 - 290

After Jennifer left, my parent came out for a visit (and to deliver some of my furniture). We also went sightseeing.

288: La Fonda wall art.

289: Best Western, Santa Fe, towel holders.

290: Blown glass plates, Turquoise Trail Fine Jewelry (or something like that).

koru #282 - 287

When my friend Jennifer and I returned to Santa Fe after several long days in the car, we did some sightseeing around town.

282: Fisher Fine Pottery door handles.

283: Stormy Canyon by Tony Abeyta, hanging in the La Fonda Hotel.

284: Wrought-iron La Fonda handrails.

285: Wrought-iron door handle.

286: Cafe Pasqual's sign.

287: Decorative carved boat, Jackalope Nursery.

koru #281

Saint Francis Cathedral courtyard, Santa Fe, NM. Although the sculptures themselves aren't koru-shaped, their movement creates koru patterns in the air.

koru #273 - 280

Road trip! These shots were taken along Route 66 from California to Santa Fe. A few were taken on the same day, but they were all so cool, I just couldn't leave them out.

273: Santa Nella, CA, Andersen's Pea Soup.

274: Yermo, CA: Penny's Diner, condiment rack.

275: Calico Ghost Town, schoolhouse, teacher dress detail.

276: Calico Ghost Town, General Store, carved sewing cabinet detail.

277: Calico Ghost Town, Post Office, iron window bars.

278: Rest stop in the middle of the Mojave desert, not technically a koru, but pretty darned close.

279: La Posada Hotel and Restaurant, Winslow, AZ.

280: Petrified Forest gift shop and rest stop:

koru #265

Window bars, Sewing Center of Santa Fe.

koru #260 - 264

This set was taken while in Taos for a writing retreat.

260: Vase detail, dining room Mabel Dodge Luhan House

261: Purple thread on yellow leaf

262: Rocks on leaf

263: Iron paper towel holder

264:  Antique wicker baby carriage, Bent Museum