I love the bald cypress trees growing in Dunn Meadow.
Paper Clip
If you’re using a spiral bound notebook or sketchbook, you can tip in items using a paper clip. This allows the item to easily flip independently of the facing pages, and it gives you access to the back of the item.
And yes, I’m obsessed with trees lately.
Solstice Sunrise
Happy solstice! It’s raining now, but the morning sky was pretty.
Day Lily and Clouds
The sky was pretty impressive, ahead of last night’s storm. We got good rain, too. And finally! Something bloomed in my garden! This year has been terrible. I lost all my columbine, as well as my coral bells. I may have lost my wild geranium. The hostas are super skimpy this year and didn’t bloom. Same with the irises. But I have a million day lilly buds, so those should bloom soon, if the deer don’t eat them.
Paper Boat
The directions I found for making these were confusing (to me, at least). I did finally figure it out, though. They’re easy peasy to make from square Post-It notes.
Crackle
I found this square ceramic pot at Goodwill. It’s perfect for holding pencils. The crackle glaze is beautiful.
Go away, I’m watching my stories
I think he actually was watching television.
Asking for Trouble
Folks, don’t leave your iced coffee next to your brush water, especially when they’re in the same kind of cup.
Chiclet Teefs
Once again, Thomas hid his favorite squeaky ball under the couch, and once again I was a monster and didn’t retrieve it for him. He reserves the chiclet teefs of maximum perturbation for when he’s seriously annoyed with me.
House
mixed media in art journal
red paper boat 