Dick's Art

Mr. Dragon is really the artist in the household.
He waited until he was retired to take lessons.
He's had a few classes at Glassell (the art school attached to the museum).
Finally, got around to taking photos of the work he did in class last semester.
Included are the first *color* drawings he has done -
pastel and color pencils.
Starting off with one of my favorites above.
Enjoy!

Musashi's Garden

I love this one.
I loved the pen and ink before the color was added!

Let's talk about negative space.

He's taking two workshops this summer:
pen and ink
color pencils.

Simple Woman's Daybook

For Today
May 11, 2009
Outside my window ... the sun is shining brightly. Looks like another hot day!

I am thinking ... how happy I will be when the city finishes putting in the new water lines. They are back today laying sod and, it looks like, pouring concrete to replace the sidewalks they dug up.

I am thankful for ... another beautiful day on Mother Earth.

From the Kitchen ... I have a turkey loin defrosting. Haven’t decided on the sides yet.

I am wearing ... gray shorts, a lilac National Zoo T-shirt with small panda, no shoes.

I am reading ... WORMWOOD by Susan Wittig Albert - cozy mystery with Shaker history thrown in.

I am hoping ... to get dental appointments made, arrangements for the AC guys to come and check the units. It’s a little late -- already too hot!

I am creating ... a counted cross-stitch and working on a small canvas give-a-way

I am praying ... for Anne Marie

Around the house ... it is very quiet inside this morning! I need to water the garden. It is so hot at night, I’m sure the tomato crop won’t be very large this year. They don’t like hot evenings (don’t blame them, neither do I).

One of my favorite things ... reading with the kitties curled up close by.

A few plans for the rest of the week ... hair cut, baseball dinner tonight, new Asia gallery opening

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you ...

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Sunday Morning

Goddaughter, Snap, Sista

"Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful."


~Thich Nhat Hanh

Camera Critters 57

Today I'm taking you to our back yard to visit with some
of our feathered friends.

I took this picture of a baby dove just after a Mom feeding.

This is the baby! Growing up fast.

Robin wondering if I'll continue to take pictures while he takes a bath.

Yep!
There's just no privacy in Musashi's Garden.

I worked really hard to get the water drops in the air.
So did the Blue Jay!

No. He wasn't saying to me
"Give me a break".
He was telling a dove it was their turn in the bath,
not the doves!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Potpourri

It's Friday! Hope your week was busy, educational and fun!
Here's my journal page for the day.
Ms. Purrrrfect and Friend.
The question is:
Who is Ms Purrrrfect and who is the friend?!!

I love the words: curiosity is necessary to human nature, and especially
to you...
Also the words power and secret.
Wonder what message I was sending myself?
Whatever it is, I like it!
The kitty on the page is our Teddy and the lady can be seen at the
Seattle Museum of Art.

My gifts to Maria-Therese finally made their way out of customs.
The scarf arrived and you can see how it looks on the beautiful Maria-Therese
by visiting her here. Also, you can see the surprise that I included!

While I was reading blogs yesterday, catching up on visiting my
blogging buddies, I noticed that almost all of them had gone shopping.
Well, not to be outdone, I went to Michaels and bought some
more embroidery thread. You'd think by the looks of the picture above
that I had enough thread. NOPE. I needed three different shades of purple,
brown and yellow. I thought the thread made another nice shot
of color!

For those you who enjoy decorating blogs, antiques ...
Eddie Ross is having a give-away of berry spoons.
Click here if you are interested.
I love berries and I signed up!

One more thing: I mentioned the blog camp on the Blog of the Week post.
Here's a link to a separate blog devoted to Blog Camp!

Just a note about Blogoversaries: mine is in 27 days.
My birthday is several days before the anniversary.
I thought about 10 days before *B* day, I'd announce a give-a-way.
There will be three prizes: one for the 100th post (long ago),
one for the anniversary,
and one for my birthday.
Stay tuned!

Have a wonderful weekend!