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i am back home from costa rica. it was beautiful. i will miss this sunrises, palm trees, fresh fruits, avacado, bannana smoothies, shell walks with sisters, little sister saying 'i am gonna fall in love with him' about every other boy she saw, waves, warm water, sunshine, surfing with dad and rick, zip lines through the rainforest, waterfalls, climbing to the top of the waterfall, bicyles, friendly dogs, mountains, free birds, wild horses, coffee con leche with mom and sis, sand castels, black beans and crackers, sunsets, feathers and uno. i will miss all that and more. costa rica is a lovely place i wish my home was more like it. People really work together there always lending a helping hand and working together as a community. Also the main transportation is by bike. It is a wonderful thing to see more bikes in a parking lot than cars. I wish more people would cherish there bikes. And how all you really need is love and family. They build a home around that and thats all you...

here are some photos from my weekend cruise to the bahamas. it was a fun little getaway. lots of sunshine, family and fun.

i love you like sunshine on a cloudy day. some things i am looking forward to this summer: july 10 - 13: cruise with family to the bahamas (i took this photo on the last and first cruise i was on in 2005) august 15 - 22: surfing trip with family to costa rica(photo taken with water camera at witches rock 2004) raindance 2 music & art festival in tampa, florida this one will be bigger and better than the last Raindance more music, more art, more peace owls, more bubbles, more sunshine, more camping, more peace, and more love. october 3: stitch rock indie craft fair & bazaar this will be my first time with an art booth at stitch rock and i am thrilled! it is the ultimate indie craft show in downtown delray beach, florida located in a vintage gymnasium. here is my curious kitten dandelion and chloe modeling next to a painting i did yesterday. it represents being free like a bird. i had fun painting lots of colorful feathers. :)

i am now back from my weekend adventure to Raindance Music & Art Festival in Tampa, FL. We did get the rain but a good mix of sunshine also. This was a very small festival but it was tons of fun. My Peace Owls decorated the festival and I had a art booth with good friends and i painted flowers on faces for fun. We had more adventures on Friday and Monday, here are some photos:

Hello and welcome to my Blog. I have been inspired to make a blog by complete strangers. Artists in particular. And since i dream to be in thier shoes i have created my own. My name is Raychel sometimes Rachel. Currently 23 years of living. Born and raised in Sunny South Florida. I enjoy Florida mainly for the beaches and the sunshine. I wish sometimes thier would be a better vibe around. That people would slow down and appreciate things more. Recently i have been doing more and more to try and make the best out of things. I have joined the green revolution and hope that more people decide to do thier part. I also have been painting more recently. I typically only paint for gifts to give to friends. This past week i had 4 paintings to do for 4 special friends. I need to make more time to paint. Once i make one i always feel like i should make an other but sometimes my paint is abandoned for months. This is an example of something that inspires me. This artist is Kate Suton: http://www....