. . . not to be confused with the Kansas Ballad "Dust in the Wind"- although it does hearken back to a similar theme. I love the trailer, I love the location, but occasionally the New Mexico windstorms frustrate the hell out of me. They also make me and the animals a little nervous because we are not sure what force gale winds could knock us off our wheels, or knock our wheels over. In any case any decent size winds deposit a layer of red dirt grit dust throughout the trailer, especially on the flat surfaces of the floor(s) and electronics - the computer I am dependent on for all of my media. I just painted the front floor to lift the feeling of overall appearance of the trailer - I even covered the white paint with a couple of layers of a less toxic varnish in order to protect the finish. It all looks like the animals and I either marched or danced on it. It is just the dirt that collected in between the drying of the various layers. 2 or 3 days of work covered by small infinitesimal layers of New Mexican dust (and some small insects). The walls look better - full color saturation and the dust is not visible.
Having my first visitor on Wednesday also gave me the courage to paint with red. Kiana has offered to paint the DfL on the outside and I am honored to have this young artist to work on the full canvas. She took pictures and knows what she is dealing with. Now - she is going and working with other graffiti artists to develop her skills in specifically this area. She also knows what my vision is for the outside: something almost childish / childlike - less than perfect large ephemeral dragonflies of various colors. She is developing her skills with spray paint and I will enjoy the grounding of painting the white basis. We shall see what comes out of it. I have offered to pay her with some time staying in the lodge.
As a sister Virgo - she is enjoying some good stars, good fortune and good love. I hope this continues for each of us in its own way.
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