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)

photography

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Creamy white Valentine’s Day rose

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008


 

One of the creamy white Valentine’s Day roses.

My Valentine’s roses needed a fresh cut and a few petals removed. The landfill sights are sweeter this past week, I bet.
I dried a few of the roses, and adorned the doves nest in the back-door wreath.

Palo Verde tree in bloom at a nursery in Ajijic, Mexico

Friday, February 15th, 2008


 
Palo Verde tree in bloom at a nursery in Ajijic, Mexico
Palo Verde tree in bloom at a nursery in Ajijic, Mexico

Fire Ants feeding on sap

Saturday, February 9th, 2008


 
Fire Ants feeding on tree sap - photography - Coppell, Texas

Even if we think nothing is happening…it is. Today I went for a walk through my favorite park in Coppell, and my peripheral vision noticed tiny ant-highways up and down a few trees, so I stood and admired them for a while.

Baby Budgies

Friday, February 8th, 2008


Baby Budgies - photography

While sorting through and attempting to downsize the maze of photos on my desktop and in ‘documents’ folders, I could easily spend months on the computer doing just that. My sister-in-law in Mexico has a prolific female Budgie. Here, her chicks about seven days old – April 2007.

February Yawn

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008


 
February Yawn - Photography

Even the trees are bored with winter!

Lizard Love

Friday, January 25th, 2008


 

Lizard Love, Fort Worth Zoo, Texas USA, 11 X 14 inch photograph

The Fort Worth Zoo has the best amphibian displays. Visiting a zoo or botanical park can do wonders to lift the Winter Blues!

Frozen

Saturday, January 19th, 2008


 

Moth in frozen pond water
1st image: a deteriorating moth captured in ice
Oak leaf frozen in back yard pond water

Awe

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008


 
2:06 p.m. yesterday

2:11 p.m. yesterday
2 p.m. Afternoon sky casting a bright, silvery light, with the cloud formations echoing the tall grasses in the foreground.

What Oak leaves in Texas do in January

Thursday, January 10th, 2008


 
What Oak leaves do in January

During the Christmas season the Oak leaves on the tree in our front yard were bright orange-red, and have only dropped during the past two days, whereas other years they would have fallen mid-December. While raking yesterday, the proudest of all begged for portraits!

What Oak leaves do in January

Sky Diver

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008


 
Sky Diver - Basil stem and roots - Photography, digital manipulation

Sky Diver- Basil stem and roots (this is the last of the root-sculptures  for a while I think) – this one has a thick stem, removed with PaintShop Pro.

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