Friday is the final day of spring color week at Poppytalk. White!
In particular, I was happy to revisit these photos of the goose egg and cotton boll that my friend gave me for my last birthday.
I hope you have a nice weekend. I'll be here to post my calendar and book on Sunday.
Wednesday is pink at Poppytalk!
I am loving the new group of birds that I finished over the weekend. This pink one is a preview. I'll post the others soon!
Tuesday is YELLOW at Poppytalk Spring Color Week!
I was so honored to see some of my photos posted in the green mosaic yesterday, and today my embroidery is posted. Thank you dear friends at Poppytalk!
I'm participating in Poppytalk's Spring Color Week, a first for me. Today's color is green. I'll post a photo or two exploring a different color each day this week. Perhaps these lovely spring colors (green, yellow, pink, lavendar, and white) will usher in some color in the currently dull landscape around my home!
I recently found this little vintage astronomy book. It is such a simple explanation of the constellations, yet so complete. I love the black and white illustrations.
In honor of these dark, dark days leading up to the winter solstice, and in an effort to continue using my watercolors every day this week, I chose to make a painting of the North Polar Stars. Black paint and white pen.
And in keeping with the black and white theme, here are some fun photo booth pictures of me and my kids made over the past few years in the old photo booth on the top floor of Thorne's Marketplace in Northampton.
I'm a little late for GardenMama's Wandering Wednesday, but here is my go at it.
We've had quite a breeze over the past couple of days, and there is tremendous windfall off the apple trees. The deer are happy.
An old pine came down earlier in the month. The clean-up is almost complete. The stump smells of the sweet scent of pine forest.
I don't participate in many blog group projects, but I liked the feel of "Wandering Wednesdays"proposed by Nicole of Garden Mama. Here's her description of the project: "Let's all take notice of where our feet take us and point our cameras down to take notice of where we are planted." I had just seen the piece "Shoegazing" in the new issue of Uppercase Journal, and had planned on taking some shoe shots. Nicole's project has motivated me to do just that. Please join with her if you like! All are welcome.
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The plants I potted up last month were so small. Now, pots full of candy-colored flowers and foliage greet me at the front door.
This bowl full of crochet-covered stones sits on the chest of drawers in my mudroom. I like how the thread colors echo those of the flowers just outside the door. The stones themselves remind me of beautiful flowers.
I visited one of my mother's friends last week. He is very much a homebody, and has lived in his large, brick Victorian house for decades. I couldn't help but notice that his home is a conglomeration of little vignettes. I especially love the castle that was drawn on the wallpaper above a dresser mirror and the little alligator hanging out on a window sill in the pantry.
I also noticed how little spots round about our environments can serve as creative inspiration. For example, I really like the color combination I found in the sink of a little bathroom: the subtle pink, yellow, blue, and green set next to the silver of the faucet. The painted wooden boats are sweet as well.
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