Hi everyone,
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.
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.
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.Paper ~ Flip side of Molin du Roy 140 lb paper. |
Watercolour |
The Ocean. For this painting on a birch panel, I used Tri Art's liquid glass and acrylic paints. It dries with a shiny hard finish--no need for spray varnish. |
A blood root flower and a monarch butterfly with a wee tea pot on the side. |
Yet another reason I'm looking very forward to the Tulip Festival in Ottawa ~ Gatineau in May. Not until May, you say? Pity!
Purple for royalty. That's how it used to be. Purple cloth was too expensive
for mere mortals way back when the dye was cast from sea shells.
Besides being beautiful. They also hold the keys. 💗
I love old keys, and have recently started a collection. I sometimes wonder
who carried them, which clocks were wound nightly and by whom, or which house doors they locked and unlocked. I'm not certain the skeleton key on the right is old though, but a keeper it is. After Christmas, I try to catch the Amaryllis sales. I can't resist. Such a lovely blooms and what a colour. (Looks like I may have nailed the colour on the breast of the little bird below. Who knew? Serendipity!) * "Flowers don't worry about how they are going to bloom. They just open up and turn toward the light. And that makes them beautiful." Jim Carrey side is the right side if it's not marked, but I didn't have a plan...simply the time and the will to create something. "With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy." Oscar Wilde Did he mention birds?
A line drawing in basic black and white with a touch of red thrown in.
Arches scrap paper--frayed edges and all.
Claude Monet
Truly a man after my heart.
'Til next time... |