When life gives you lemons, draw them, 11 x 14 inches dry pastels, graphite on paper

"When life gives you lemons, draw them." (Nikki)

"Color! What a deep and mysterious language." (Paul Gauguin)

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Wrens Move In

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008


 

Carolina Wren singing about his or her new territory
Alain built a birdhouse during Spring hoping to start a bird-cam, but no luck until today when these little wrens moved in. We’re really excited to get the bird-cam working and hopefully watch them raise their family. According to the Peterson Field Guide they look like Carolina Wrens.
Carolina Wren, or possibly a Rock Wren

Rainbow at sunset

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008


 

Rainbow at sunset Lewisville TX, July 30, 2008

Rainbow at sunset and Oak trees, Lewisville Texas

New heart-shape

Monday, July 28th, 2008


 

Heart shape in the center of a Sunflower, newest photo of the series.

A new heart shape in nature to add to the series today.

Special effects

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008


 

Yellow Sunflower seedhead 8 inches across

The whorl pattern of Sunflower seeds on this large seed-head has a hypnotic effect. (You neeeeed to purchase my Artwork!)

Cucumber vine tendrils grasping nearby dead sunflower leaves Funky looking Sunflower bud

Two more interesting garden pics: tendrils of a cucumber vine reaching out like hands, grasping dead sunflower leaves…and the outer petals of a sunflower bud.

Everything’s Bigger in Texas

Sunday, July 13th, 2008


 

A cucmber that grew from 1/2 long to 8 inches X 3 inches wide in two weeks.

After two weeks away, one of the first things I did was inspect the garden, most curious about the cucumbers, because it’s the first year they’ve survived this far into the season. There I was at midnight, feeling around in the dark, and found a cucumber that had grown from 1/2 inch long to 8″L X 3″ wide during that short time. I expected to find a virtual Jack And The Bean Stalk situation this morning, but all the other cukes are average-sized. The heart-shaped cookie cutters I placed around some veggies in order to shape them have fallen off, so will have to try again; now able to monitor the progress of growth.

Pumpkin leaves and blossom

Monday, June 23rd, 2008


 

 Pumpkin leaves and blossom

The first of the pumpkin blossoms are opening; they open early in the morning and close fairly quickly. This morning a bee was struggling inside a flower that had collapsed before it finished gathering pollen. When the flower wilts, the sticky soft petals bond together, and the bee would never have escaped had I not investigated where the frantic-sounding buzzing was coming from. I didn’t think a tender flower could be so strong!

Happy Tree

Thursday, June 19th, 2008


 

Happy Face - Pecan tree, Lewisville, TX -photography

Happy Face – Pecan tree, Lewisville, TX

Jewels in the garden

Sunday, June 15th, 2008


 

Nature's Jewels - Photography, Water droplets on Iris leaf

The Art of Caring

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008


 

Boys will be boys!

Haydon is squinting from the bright sun, not the toad on his head; it was entirely his idea to do that.  The Art of Caring - the two boys who saved a rat from drowning in our neighborhood pool.  The Art of Caring - a rat that was saved from drowning by two boys in our neighborhood pool.

Who would save a drowning rat? These two little boys, Haydon and Noel would.
When I arrived at the neighborhood pool this morning they had just scooped a helpless rat out of the water with a little pail. It was still alive but barely, and the oldest boy who was six years old, explained to me about the circle of life – he used this term, not me. He explained that if rats died then snakes could not live, and so that’s why he saved it. I was impressed, but their other new pool playmate, a toad also discovered in the water… not so much!

By Natural Design

Saturday, June 7th, 2008


 
Canna Lily leaf swirl

Canna Lily leaf swirl  Canna Lily leaf design

Canna Lily leaves.

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