CRUISING

i was sick all of last week and yesterday i couldn't bear the thought of being indoors for another minute. so i loaded up my ipod with some cruising jams and took a drive to palos verdes to find some peacock sightings. i headed to malaga cove branch library and after walking around for a while, i could hear the peacock calls throughout the neighborhood streets, but i just couldn't seem to find any. i stopped and spoke with a man who was fixing his mailbox and asked where i would have better luck. he told me to wait until dusk and said that all the peacock, peafowl and hen would soon be rounding up for bedtime. i couldn't hang out for a few more hours so i decided to hit the coast and make a stop at wayfarers chapel to take some photos and for a little prayer.

it was an amazingly gorgeous day and the drive was so therapeutic for me. i really love pv. there are so many pockets of beauty up in the hills. so much to discover.  i will definitely be heading back one of these days at dusk for the peacock round up.

here are some of my cruising jams:

the closer i get to you - roberta flack and donny hathaway
sure know how to love me - darondo
we belong together - mariah carey (i tend to sing this song really loudly in the car)
ain't nobody - chaka khan
happy - surface
open your eyes - bobby caldwell
the needle's eye - gil scott-heron
ice cream castles - the time
diamond girl - seals and croft
the one who really loves you - mary wells
no strings - mayer hawthorne
chevrolet - taj mahal

keep dancing,
stephanie