Elysium 6/22/07

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bees fumble down leaves as the sun ignites the day. two squirrels, like bandits, creep boldly towards my bag of strawberries. a stamp of the foot and they are sent scampering criss-crossed. blue dragonflies hover over my kneecap and i am grateful for the time alone. faint echoes of birds in treetops get muffled by the rushing river. my tent is perched a few feet from the water, this prime real estate a gift of new friends… christina and i left los angeles early yesterday, bypassing the weekend traffic in a small car stuffed to the gills with every faerie necessity known to winged-kind. 20 miles off a main road near san diego we found a fruit and veggie stand. blood oranges, string beans, honey sticks… all my main food groups. there was an old man in the shade selling the most obscene wind contraptions… betty boop with spinning legs and other creations… we followed the winding road a bit more and reached our destination, the elysium festival… the highlight of my weekend was on sunday afternoon… i was standing on the side of the river pondering an adventure when this boy grabbed my hand and into the river we went…. “let’s be lizards!” “ok!” and we went up the river, low and reptilian, flicking our tongues out in front of us to taste the air. we were like children exploring this new world. we sat on rocks under the full green canopy of wondernature and made forest noises. he taught me about tones and vibrations and our voices echoed off the rushing water. we sat eye level with the current and pushed against it… it was exhilarating… another highlight was seeing my best friend jen and telling her secrets… so many adventures this weekend, so many photos….