A Gift of Roses

I have always preferred orange or lavender roses....

Mollie Puts Up with Me, Why?

Can you just see her saying why would you do this to me?  I don't know why she puts up with me, especially as I laughed at this look.

 I guess it might be that I take her for great walks in a beautiful canyon.

Evening Drive

This evening, Mollie and I took a drive around Pineview Dam, in Ogden Valley just a few miles east of Ogden Canyon.  We viewed trees splashed in autumn colors, yellow, orange, red, hills burnished in golden grass, as well as stacks of golden hay.  We witnessed a heron fly up from the South Fork river, a hawk flying scouting for dinner over a field, and a horned owl landing on a wooden power pole.  And then the colors of sunset.  I hope you evening was just as lovely ....

We also stopped at the market for tomorrow's milk for breakfast.

Simple Pleasures

Warm from a lavender scented bath.   Mollies settled, curled by the side of my bed.  Fresh, sun dried sheets.  And a new book by a favorite author.

Journal entry from last September

September Sunsets
Skies of yellow, orange, red
Trees dark silhouettes.

Autumn Leaf

A watercolor leaf pin and a Haiku.

A lone maple leaf
painted in autumn colors
dances on a breeze. 

Evening Song

A warm summer night
through an open window - song
symphonic insects.

My father is honored for his photography

Dad was recently interviewed and this is a link to the Standard Examiner article:

http://www.standard.net/topics/features/2010/08/26/camera-club-honors-lifetime-work


His photos will be on display at Ogden City Arts on the Northeast corner of 25th and Washington Blvd.  He will be at Ogden City Arts during the First Friday Art Stroll, September 3rd from 6 to 9 p.m.  If anyone wants to stop in to chat with him.

Eccles Community Art Center - Events Blog: Sew Halloween

Eccles Community Art Center - Events Blog: Sew Halloween: "A small sample of the pumpkin pincushion. Sew Halloween: Using simple sewing techniques create a pumpkin pin cushion and black cat shoulder..."

Working toward Halloween?

A few more pins - these will be at the Carriage House Gallery at the Eccles Community Art Center.

And Zackery draws his own witch using Mom's drawings for inspiration.

A Couple New Pins

Still Having Fun

After obtaining inspiration from other people's blogs, I created these watercolor creations.  I am thinking of using a sealant on them and adding a pin back.  I think they will make fun pins.

Vacation Book

Today, I worked on a fan fold book to record thoughts and activities from my recent vacation.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Touch Sea Cucumber

Aquarium Tidal Pool

Wet Orange Velvet




In a tidal pool
a collection of dark points
spiny sea urchin.




Arms of suction cups
octopus moves across tank
the snap of cameras.

Unexpected View

View Yosemite
Valley, Waterfall, Half Dome
through the plane window.

Vacation

I visited my niece in Monterey, California.  We went to the Aquarium & Fisherman's Wharf; walked the beach; visited the tidal pools along 17 mile drive; shopped in Carmel; viewed the Ansel Adam's exhibit at the Monterey Museum of Art.  We had good food and a good time.  My camera went with me, unfortunately its battery was at home in the charger.  I wanted to make sure that the battery was fully charged so I could take lots of pictures.

I did have my paint set.  I painted on another painting while on vacation, I left it in my motel room.  The manager cleaned up my room while I was gone.  He threw it away as he thought it was trash since I had torn the paper down to fit in my luggage.

Woven Jewelry

I decided to add a little for interest to my woven flower charm, I like the dangling lady bug.  Then wove a flower and wire pin.

Rainbow

Even a light evening rain can produce a rainbow!

Mini Books

I created two small books with watercolor and Haiku, both as gifts to friends.

From Last Night

An evening star glows
in a pastel twilight sky
the planet, Venus.