Daffodil season is over here, Santa Rosa.

Ground is covered with fresh green, many kinds of flowers are blooming.

Daffodils are special for me.

After gloomy cold winter, yellow daffodils light our yard.

The patch of daffodils seemed reflect the sun. They were glowing at sunset.

“680. Daffodils by the Ocean” Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

I’d like to say “Thank you for Today, and looking forward for tomorrow.”

“676. A Wave” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

A nice warm day, just sitting on a cliff, watching waves coming and going is a wonderful meditation, isn’t it?

It may not make any sense to anyone around you, and might even appear to be preposterous to you as well, but just know that in the end you will not be disappointed. In fact, whoever and whatever you need will eventually appear in their unforeseen Divine perfection. Even if nothing seems to be going right and it all looks like doom and gloom, stay with your excitement. Declare yourself to be in a state of faith and trust, meditate on your vision, and the support will ultimately be forthcoming. The reason that it serves your inner excitement is because in those moments, known only to you, you are in alignment with who you truly are.    Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

If you believe it, it’s yours.

Keep warm and dry,

Have a nice day

When I’m melancholy, even I don’t know why, I talk to the moon.

The moon has never answered me, but finishing talking to, always the melancholy flies away. When I wake up in the morning, I get a beautiful new day.

What a wonderful world.

“675. Light at the Headlands” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This location is at Mendocino Headlands. But it doesn’t mater where it was, if it makes feel better.

Yes, it’s spring.

The last Wednesday and Thursday I was in Mendocino Coast. When I was driving from Santa Rosa, it was raining. I was in pulling rain, but left side of sky was blue sky with white clouds.  When I got Mendocino Coast, it was no rain. I had a nice sunset at the beach. It was soft colors. It was very soothing.

“674. Spring Waves” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

Here waves in nice warm spring at Mendocino Headlands CA.

“673. To Ocean at Spring Ranch” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

The location is Spring Ranch, CA

According to Mendocino Area Park Association: http://mendoparks.org/van-dammeproject-spring-ranch-barns/ The historic Spring Ranch Barns are part of Van Damme State Park and are located in a high open meadow alongside Highway 1 overlooking the Pacific ocean. There are several barns on the property, but the oldest barn is circa 1864. Sheep ranching, butter-making, dairy, butchering are some of the responsibilities carried out at the ranch.

I painted  “351. Sunny day at the Spring Ranch”: http://www.mariko-irie.com/sunnydayspringranch.html before. The size is 30” x 40” in oil.

I love old fences, meadow and ocean. Why not? So I painted “673. To Ocean at Spring Ranch” 6” x 6” in oil. It’s a small painting. But still it’s nice feeling of spring.

I love it so much.

What do you think?

It’s spring: ground is covered fresh green and wild flowers started bloom.

Come out and join us.

“672. Dramatic Rocks” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

It was a nice warm day in Mendocino Coast near Mendocino village CA. Ocean was quiet.

But I felt so much nice energy from the air.

Do you feel it?

“671. Looking for Tomorrow” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This is other painting from Mendocino Headlands CA.

It’s peaceful and relaxing scene.

I look forward a beautiful tomorrow.

“670. Beautiful Rainy Day” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This location is at Mendocino Headlands, CA.

The last winter we didn’t have much rain. So we didn’t get sick of rain, we enjoyed rainy days. This is one of beautiful rainy days.

Now the ground is covered with fresh green. Wild flowers start to bloom.  My favorite season is here.

I have a lot of nice memories with my father.

He was a professor, so he had spring break, summer vacation, winter break, same time we had them when we were students.

When he was young, he used to climb high mountains, like Japanese Alps. And he loved to take us hiking. My brother and I enjoyed hiking very much. Now my brother is a photographer of mountains including wildflowers, rivers, ……nature.

I remember my father took my brother and me to a mountain hut for climbers where was in Japanese Alps to stay in summer vacation. I believe it was when I was a middle school. During us staying, nobody came to the mountain hut.

My father didn’t like a car, so he didn’t have driver license.

We lived in Tokyo.  We had to carry everything we need during staying from Tokyo.

We took a train, a bus and hike up to get the mountain hut. We left home very early morning, and get there almost sunset time.

Then my father put all food in cans and hang them for saving from eaten by some creatures.

There was no shower nor bath tub, so we went to the river.

In the morning, we were above clouds. It was fantastic.

I remember that I didn’t have paint with me, but I had a sketchbook and a pencil. I did a lot of drawings of scenery.

During staying, we almost run out food, my father wanted to just continue reading books, so my brother is seven years younger than me and I had to go climbing down two mountains to do grocery shopping. I felt a great adventure. But when we got back home and told my mother, she didn’t like that.

Now I know what my mother felt. We could encounter bears or some.

Some how he had never took us to any beach.

“668. Waiting for Waves” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

The location of this painting “ Daddy & daughter” was in San Diego. It was a warm day in January.

This painting recalled my child food with my father.

What is your story?

“668. Waiting for Waves” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This scene was in San Diego on warm day in January.

Weaves were smaller and smaller. So it made peaceful atmosphere. But for surfers it’s not so fun. Probably they were having a daydream for riding a big wave.