Life's a Stitch

A double entendre, what could this post be about? Flavours or colours?

The picture gave it away, it's about the colour, blending red and yellow. When we're together, daughter Mari, cousin Lene and I take time to do online painting tutorials. In Calgary we did a fall scene, mixing a variety of proportions of red and yellow, choosing a spot for a light background and adding a variety of tree trunks. 

When I showed it to my friend, Denise, who we met on the Camino, she pointed out that we had passed that scene while hiking. She showed me a photo she had taken in Spain and sure enough there was a resemblance. I thought I was painting the tutorial subject, and adding a bit from my imagination, but what I added was a treasured experience buried in my memory. 

Denise is currently on a part of the Camino Portugues, that C and I did last year. This year we've had to stay close to home while the house is under construction, but after two consecutive years of Camino walking, it felt as though something was missing. We've remedied that with plans for a shorter hike in New Zealand in the fall, and Denise and I are planning the Canadian version of the Camino together in June, 400 km.