The sun was golden and the garden was filled with bird song when I woke up this morning. After breakfast, I took a walk drinking in the fall air as the leaves crackled beneath my footsteps, a haunting reminder of the cold dreary days ahead.
Autumn Leaves
“Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of [...]
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Our Persimmon Tree
I spent the day in the garden raking and cleaning up leaves. I also repotted some plants and cut some Lavender for the house. Whew, I’m tired!
Fall Leaves
“Night is drawing nigh- “How long the road is. But, for all the time the journey has already taken, how you needed every second of it [...]
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Yellow Roses
“There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted.” - Henry Matisse
“The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the [...]
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After a rather hectic day I decided to take a walk to clear my head and change my attitude towards a rather frustrating situation. I also took my camera with me just in case I came across something I wanted to photograph.
Albert Einstein said, “No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created [...]
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Today is the Autumnal equinox. It’s officially Fall. Equinox literally means “equal night”, and from here on out the nights will grow longer as we head towards winter.
September is a month of changes, we’ve had our summer fun, the night’s grow cooler and it’s almost time to bid farewell to the warm weather.
It’s also the [...]
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Yesterday afternoon my husband showed me this beautiful shadow on our living room wall… Wow!
I grabbed my camera and took some photos. The shadow was cast by a metal angel sculpture hanging on our front door.
Angel Shadow
Another shadow cast above a mirror
Later when I was watering the garden I noticed all the fruit on [...]
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TGIF fudge brownies on a Friday afternoon is the perfect way to end a work week… Just ask my husband!
My husband loves chocolate so I decided to bake up some fudge brownies for him. The moment they started baking he came out of his office asking me what that smell was, and as soon as [...]
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Today we went to Sebastopol to walk around and visit The Sebastopol Gallery which features fine arts and crafts by local artists. Be sure to check it out, if your in the area!
Later in the afternoon we went to the Santa Rosa Downtown Market to purchase some fresh produce. We had a great time [...]
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My husband and I are taking some much needed vacation time this week. We plan on taking lots of photos and visiting some of our favorite spots, so our sketch bags are packed and ready to go. I will post pictures as we go along.
Blue Flowers - Photograph - 2008
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Last week, I was working in the garden and somehow threw my back out. It started with a backache, and ended up with me sitting in the emergency room on Saturday. After being examined and prescribed pain pills and a muscle relaxant, I came home and went to bed.
So here I sit on my chair [...]
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