Hi Everyone,
Watercolour on Fluid 100 paper.
I hope you all have a very Happy Easter!
Cultivate Your Dreams
I hope you all have a very Happy Easter!
Cultivate Your Dreams
The parties cover most of the globe; there’s much to see and admire, so do stop in for a few visits.
Special thanks to the hosts.
I am happy to say it looks like spring out there.
Along with spring, it's my 8th year blog anniversary. A big thank you to everyone who follows and/or visits my blog. Like countless other Bloggers, I can happily say that blogging has enriched my life. I have met many wonderful people and made dear friends in blog land. A big thank you for reading along. I really do appreciate it.
In July, Feed burner will no longer send my email followers notification of my new posts. Does anyone know of a free program that will take over this task? If you are on my email list, you can choose to follow along using a reader such as Bloglovin. Personally I like Feedly. In the meantime, I hope to find a new program to transfer my email followers to. I will keep you posted.
Not much greenery yet on the farms. I'd love to tour that old house with the cupola way back there in the field.
Spring appears to be in the air one day and gone the next. Fierce March winds have been blowing everything about. But I don't mind the wind. I love to hear it blow and it helps the snow disappear.
In March, long ago, skipping along as children we always said over and over, "March winds, April showers, bring forth May flowers." In this ever changing world, I am glad to report that that still holds true.
"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."
I haven't seen a robin yet. Too early I suspect. I do open a window in the morning and listen for their songs. So far I've heard: Geese (love to hear and see the geese flying over) and Crows and Starlings. Crows and Starlings are not the best singers, but a bird has to start somewhere.
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From the Easel and other Tall Tales.
I've heard of the Sketchbook Project, and I was surprised to receive this in the mail. It's from Brooklyn Art Library in New York. Why am I surprised? Well, because I didn't order it. (Just to be sure, I checked my Visa.) I assume some lovely person had it sent to me. So whoever you are (I have my suspicions) I would like to thank you personally, so please let me know who you are. For now, I thank you so much! And I appreciate your kindness.
Rules: Art must remain within the 5 x 7 inch parameters, no gesso, and you can opt to have it digitized.
The library also has a bookmobile and they drive across the country, now and then, with the collection. Mine's from Volume 18 and it must be sent in by August 31, 2021. I may fill it with flowers. Decisions, decisions.
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Linking to Link Parties via my link party page. Thank you, ladies, for hosting.
Hi Everyone,
It's Pancake Day. I usually miss it, but this morning I had pancakes with maple syrup. Did you?
In other news, winter has been mild this year; we've only had two really cold days. Just now, we are enjoying longer days and we are, of course, looking forward to spring.
The question on everyone's mind: Will spring come early? Apparently it will if the weather predicting groundhogs do not see their shadows. In the US and Canada, ( 2 groundhogs in Canada) each year a groundhog is yanked from his warm burrow on February 2nd. This year they couldn't locate Wairton Willie, in Wairton, Ontario; obviously he packed up and moved on. Can you blame him? So in Wairton they threw a fur hat in the air and, oh joy, not one witness saw a shadow, so we will have an early spring! No so in the colder regions of the U.S. (Know that I feel your pain.)
Some people despise talking about the weather, so do forgive if you fall into that category. But Canada, it seems, has an agenda because we live in a country of extremes. Here, almost everyone you meet has something to say about the weather. When you don't know the person you are speaking with, the weather can provide common ground. (Yes, we converse with strangers here.) Most Canadians, I think, look forward to what we call "good" weather. I suppose it all depends entirely on your outlook. We do have many lovely winter days too.
So there you have it. The secret of an early spring in the northern hemisphere. I will post a picture of a good weather day for those folks who are longing for spring, but first a sky picture or two.
Amazing
My head remains in the clouds.Doors waiting to be opened. To me old doors are so inviting and never fail to make me want to turn the handle or lift the latch. What's inside? I have a feeling this church would surprise me. |