Week 43

"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, 

is a way to make your soul grow. 

So do it."

~ Kurt Vonnegut

I was so surprised and giddy by all the goodies I received with the watercolor set that

I ordered from Josie Lewis Art. EVERYTHING Rainbow!!

Couldn't wait to try out these beauties.

My experiment failed, but the colors are pretty Note; kosher salt does not work for this project. 

Also, I had too much water on my brush. 

She is electrifying!

Hey there, cutie!

Purple ball-type Dahlia.

A Trader Joe's bouquet in the morning light.

First costume of the night - Sulky Spiderman. 

Second costume for the block party - Fiesty Dilophosaurus.

Mamma Snake plant and her third offspring.

Week 41

There is magic in the recollection of simple, everyday moments. 
~ Dani Dipirro @positivelypresent

 

A pumpkin in the wild - an escapee from a neighborhood garden. 

On our morning walk, we passed this yard with painted rocks, again. 

This one is my favorite. 

Blue potato bush. Was the person who named it color-blind?

My iPhone lock screen. I want to pay less attention to my phone and more to life.

My morning scene this week; journals, books, pens, and paints. 

Procreate pumpkin brush stamps and a neon color palette FTW. 

Miss Cleo in her new happy place. 

Chorizo, potato, bell pepper, onion hash with avocado, and an egg for breakfast. YUM-OH!

It was a super bright and cool morning for 

swinging in the neighbor's front yard.

He immediately took possession of the Costco delivery boxes 

and turned them into caves for him and his dinosaurs. 

Week 39

"We are rare, not perfect...we need to soothe ourselves, not blame ourselves." ~ Mark Nepo

Walks, bike rides, art in the backyard, leaves changing color, clear sky in the west, Hurricane watch on the east coast, and these adorable grandchildren of mine. All is well and we're all okay. Thank you.

I love watching the Liquidambars change. 

Out for a morning adventure with this cutie.

Noticing.

I gave him a new pad of paper when I picked him up from school. 

He walked into the house, gathered his supplies, and went straight to work on his masterpiece.

My heart!

Straight out of my camera (phone).

Burn baby burn.

As we watched the weather channel all evening, I  made a little graphic from a screenshot.

Then we watched again the next night as Ian headed towards Melissa in SC.

Thankfully, all of our family made it through okay.

Paisley highly recommends this book. 

It is eye-opening. 

She liked my happy face Sun.

Got all three of them together. 

More Liquidambar (aka Sweetgum) leaves.

Those are some big eyes staring down at me - like I'm prey. 

This is one of the White-tailed Kites that has been hanging out at Hub's office. 

295/365

 

Today...

I had some goals, sort of, which prompted me to procrastinate most of it away. 

Where do I start?

What is my focus?

What do I do first?

How do I do it?

I took a walk, hoping to get some clarity, but it's hard to do when I'm listening to podcasts and filling my head with information, albeit useful.

As I'm listening to these great ideas, I remind myself that I'm still consuming and not creating—too much information in and not enough going out. 

Meditation is what I need to be practicing.

Tomorrow is another day.