Spring is in the air!

I just took a walk. Looking out on the brown hills I marveled at the warm temperature, the blue sky, the sound of robins. Then my gaze fell to the ground around my feet and, lo, there were sprigs of green grass! I almost dropped to my knees in gratitude. I [...]

Merry Christmas to you

Wishing you joy, light and peace.

Hand turkeys!

On thanksgiving Kenzie and I had a blast drawing hand turkeys. See what you think…
Mine…

Kenzie’s…

Gobble! Gobble!
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Happy Halloween!!

Last fruits of fall

The last tomatoes of the year are just as tasty as the first!

One year ago today

It’s amazing how much variation there is, isn’t it? Today it was in the low 70’s…and I hope it stays like this!

A progression of pots

On Saturday we visited the exhibit at the Arvada Center, Harencia Milenaria:  Contemporary Ceramics from Tonalá, Jalisco, México.   There were also two very dynamic collections of paintings.
The work in this photo is called “Didáctica” by Barro Bruñido.
I was reminded looking at these burnished pots of the developmental sequence and how the potter forms the clay…which [...]

An installation

This was outside the art museum in Portland, OR. We were reminded of the laundry we sometimes saw strung outside of city high rises in France…or kites flying in the breeze…what do you see?

More about the goldfinch…

I’m not the only one at my house that likes to watch the goldfinches. Good thing there is a door between.

A nugget

Early this summer I took a handful of the sunflower seeds from the bag that I use to fill the bird feeder and dropped them into the dirt-filled flower pot next to the back door; in just a few days they sprouted. I wondered how tall the stalks might get as they seemed to [...]