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21 Nov 2019

Golden Light


Hi there,

The golden light and beauty of fall can be difficult to leave behind, and since we are in the blogging ethereal realm, and I am the captain, I've decided to extend fall, at least, pictorially.



Pretty Crab Apples

 


Tanker with its russet bow—Kingston bound.


A Pumpkin with an attitude.

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Pastel


 Sometimes I enjoy the spontaneity of sitting down without a plan,  reaching for a pastel and beginning. These two paintings I fashioned from bits of memory. The second reminds me of the boreal forest of Canada. When I lived in the north, I was surrounded by black spruce with a spongy carpet of reindeer moss covering their roots.

A fact of interest: Canada's boreal forest extends from the Yukon to Newfoundland and Labrador, covering 55% of the country and, at this time, is the largest intact forest in the world!
 It covers approximately three million square km.  

I own a limited pastel palette, but I am searching, most especially, for beautiful blue pastels for the sky and for lakes and the ocean.


On the needles...

Winter companion knitting.
A lovely pattern designed by Gundrun Johnston depicting the trees of Shetland.

'Til Next time...



Cultivate Your Dreams




Many thanks ladies for hosting.

20 May 2014

Two Nations


Thanks to the Queen of The Netherlands approximately one million tulips are now blooming throughout the city of Ottawa, attracting visitors from the city, the country, and, of course, from all of the world.

Last week blooms were scarce, so off I went again this weekend to discover that parking was beyond limited. As a matter-of-fact, it was impossible to get near the area that I wanted to be in without taking a shuttle. The good news: the pictures I took last week provide a clear view of the gardens.




The Man With Two Hats symbolic of the two Nations