Companionship Lite

Yesterday I met the artists who are in residence here this week. It's a bigger crowd than last week, and a more eclectic one. 

Tucked away in various cabins and studios around the park are a sculptor, a painter, a concertina player, mother and son visual artists, two musicians who usually collaborate electronically and are thrilled to be working together in person, and an author of children's books. 

It was a congenial group, and we parted with the promise of a studio visit or concert to come. 

Companionship after solitude is welcome, especially when it's with others who are jealously guarding their private time ... what you might call "companionship lite."

(The residence lounge where we met.)