last mornings of spring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've spent the last mornings of spring sitting outside. We've had the most wonderful spring this year, the temp staying in the eighties and below. Even had nights that were cool enough for a fire in the yard. My favorite thing is building a fire, tending it, watching the lightning bugs come up out of the grass, listening to the insects chirping, then waiting for the coyotes to start howling across the road.

 

Also...

We have a stray cat in the barn behind the house and recently discovered she has four kittens. We are trying to get them used to us, then hopefully get them all fixed and just let them stay there. Of course we would feed them. I've been reading about trap, neuter, release programs which sounds like the perfect solution. Fingers crossed that we are able to find one in our area.

Three white kittens just like their mother and one grey and white tabby. So sweet.

 

I'm still making stuff every morning. I work at least and hour every day. Paintings, doll house stuff, working in journals, my art room is getting full. 

 

watching: Outlander on Netflix

reading: The Two Towers by Tolkien (again)

and

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

eating: cookie dough blasts from Sonic

wanting: to be skinny

needing: to eat healthy and move more

loving: making doll house stuff 

wishing: I was at the happy bird work shop in St. Louis

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



color in the form of yarn

 

 

color in the form

of yarn

has kept me so busy

that painting

has been

slipped my mind

maybe it's color that inspires me

more than ideas

idk

but I am loving

adding the next row

on top of colors

I would never

pick on my own

but I love anyway

and the surprise I feel

when they look

perfectly

matched

hopefully I will be

less afraid

when I start back to

painting

 

also I'm looking forward

to fall

I cleaned up

my fire pit

and built a couple of fires

it was actually cool

last night

perfect for sitting

and talking

and laughing

and stoking

and just enjoying

the flames

and the warmth

 

funny how

the last of my zinnias

are as colorful

as my yarn

 

loving

spiders and their webs

reading harry potter slowly

coffee on cooler mornings

mushrooms popping up like magic

watching whole seasons on Netflix

drives in the white car

and

making plans and lists

for things to come

 

 

 

 



imperfectly

 



 



 



 

 



 



 







 

I spent a lot of

my off time

outside

the weather was wonderful

no humidity

is a good thing

though my dogs have

been concerned about it

 

I'm still working on my little mermaid

painting

and getting more and more

behind on my weekly

classes

I try to fit them in

like the journal pages above

it's so nice to just

write, draw and paint

imperfectly

 

loving

coffee outside

building fires

 cicadas singing in the trees

creating with the kids at work

checking things off my to do list

long drives in the white car

Gilmore Girls

reading

 

 

 



all the flowers

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

oh this morning!

cool and dry

feels so wonderful

and last night was too

so we built a little fire

and listened to the birds

settle in

then the frogs and the

lightning bugs

start up

sigh...

I really wish

I could sleep out there

but I heard a motorcycle far away

and it reminded me of

a growling mountain lion

and I knew id never make it

 I feel like its real

so I go in

 

our lifebook class

last week has been so much fun

and I have learned a lot

about my why I'm drawn to certain types of art

we get to try our favorite artists style

and then write what we love about

it

it's funny how I don't realize

stuff like that until

I write it down

 

loving eating out at favorite places

and finding new favorites

crocheting wash rags

lifebook 2017 classes

doodles

and all the flowers