"Whole Wheat Muffins and Vogue"

I couldn't find and whole wheat

round breads in the freezer,

so I grabbed English Muffins that were...

With sprinkles of seasonings and

drizzled honey they go so well

with the latest issue of Vogue

which is like picking up a dream suitcase

loaded with all sorts of delights..

My first inklings of a career in

'art' were for fashion illustration

and that whole world--and I have

never lost this love of all the trappings,

materials and endless possibilities of

design that the ages have created and

I can only hope that the future is not going to be

everyone wears jumpsuits with

a vee embellishment !

A Smiling Supper

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A very tasty super because the tomatoes

had a fresh garden flavor,

the grapes were very crisp and sweet.

the crock pot beef slices tender,the low

fat Mayo, Ancient Grains bread and

seasonings all combined for a

healthy aspect.....plus taking the

photo and nestling the very dear stone

French Guinea Hen I found in Eastport,

Maine,brought back a

smiling moment

in my life.

I spied it in a quaint, set back

off the road, attached to a

barn gift shop.

I had never seen guinea hen curios

before and had been on a mission to find

something as the neighbor's hens often

go on patrol in my yard.

I gasped...and probably would

have knocked anyone over that

had been unfortunate enough to

be in my path...

:-)

The piece reminds me of soapstone

that I carved with many years ago.

I recall the residue from this was talc .

Not far from here is Soapstone

Mountain, named for deposits long

ago diminished. Now I drive over this

mountain to a mall for art supplies

not available here.

BEE ON APPROACH

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I have been always in love with the Maine

coastal Ruga Rosa...wild roses....so what

I have by the kitchen porch I photo a lot..it seems an endless

cache of delights for me. Here a bee is approaching this

morning dew covered blossom and it thrills me to

to catch his little wings in the photo. Please click to the left to go on

my Flicker site to see a new Journal page

in my Out In My Yard project..

Inspirations Come from Many Places

the photo above is from the great book

on Craftsman Style by Robert Winter and

Alexander Vertikoff
...

it inspired me to chalk pencil on my

logo design for the name I use

to sign my work, Winna...on an upholstered swivel

kitchen chair. I Matte sprayed it

to to preserve it and like the look. My first name is my

father's name, Edwin (I was hoped to be a boy)..

with an added "a"..it is easy to sign works with,

being all straight lines :-)

"WONDERS"

A late in the day arrival of a photo from Kimberly Soucey

(Stafford Ct.)

She says she wondered how the new little chicks felt about

their survival as they had just lost their sister--

and also since Kodak was giving her grief with

her photo sending she wondered if this would

ever get to me....

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Thank you all ! This was a new Winnas World group effort

with the theme of "Wonders"

I found the photos such a joy to receive and enjoy !....winna

(left clicking on photos will show them larger)

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By Sumner Fowler (Petaluma, California )

"...even weeds have wonder"

By Amber Soucy Lawrence (Stafford Springs, Ct)

...."I wonder how many times a day this tiger thinks about jumping

over the fence and ripping a tourist to shreds..."

by Edwina Jill Mordasky (Stafford, Ct)

..."I wonder if having five toes on each foot makes

it hard to find shoes that fit good ? "

Marilyn Scussel (Stafford Springs)

"I wonder where I will find Missy sleeping

next..she is worse than a two year old ! "

By Susan Pacora (Thorndike, Mass.)



"The fuzz on the right is from my Newfie/St Bernard



puppy. Even the birds are into recycling !"















By Ann Maulucchi (Bolton, Ct)



".... chairs on the beach...you just want to sit and wonder....."



By Pat Morris (Stafford Springs, Ct.)
....a child's
touch of wonder......"

FRONT DOOR TAG SALE SHOE CREATION

When I saw the red shoes, that's all I could think
of was Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz
(there are some out there maybe
too young to know what this means)
clicking her heels together. and saying, "There's
no place like home"
This is how I felt a few weeks ago returning
back here from Eastport.
So, just now I put it together for
a front door hangydangy.

The shoes are stuck on with mounting tape
and the creation is on the top panel

of the front door...

..The tag I had made a while ago and love
the Victorian look.
This 50 year old door has had many a nail,
screw or staple in it and been speckled and painted over and over
so stapling this up seemed the best way to go :- )
The shoes could have sparkles added but I like
this look. I heard the woman having the tag sale, say to
her husband, "Those were Brianna's shoes and
she never wore them.."

CROWTATICS

while this is not a really clear shot, but it is so interesting

to watch the behaviour ...

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don't forget the wonders photos are due by next Monday

(look below to see blog on submitting 'word inspired

photos)

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I shot a series of crow and buzzard photos having woodchuck for supper on my front lawn yesterday..so a telephoto lens was used...I am happy my son, Kevin, stopped by to warn this was going to happen and to be ready with my camera...I think I'd have loved doing this as journal page but using the photo this morning fit me better.

I sat and watched mostly one buzzard reconnoiter from a near-by tree..

then was joined by another plus a crow so it became evident I was going to witness a once in a life time scene of their antics.

I had to be patient (hard to do) and got some photos I will be invaluable to me in future creative works. Ya never know...the buzzard would not allow (his or hers) fellow buzzard to join in....but the old crow, whom I believed is the high pooh bah around here that uses a deep honky type crow call to all the rest of them from high perches was allowed to share after he had convinced the buzzard first with scoldings and touching maneuvers...here the crow is biting the buzzards tail which brought on instant flappings of wings---now that was a photo worthy of

being blown up---I'm sure others out there have other crowtactics in their memories..

The Catbird Clutches

I forgot to add this to this site--it is the finished

CatBird painting of which I showed the

original sketch before I went

to Eastport Maine this summer.
In acrylics, on 18 by 18 wrapped gallery canvas,

it is offered at $300.

A unique investment for yourself or

a gift perhaps? ( I did throw on the

towel to

cover the work while it was in

progress and it became painted,

to become an

important part of the symbolism...

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PS..."Wonders" (theme for this first one)

photos for the Inspired Word

blog are due by next Monday the 16th

see 2 blogs below for more information on this fun

project you make possible.

Purple Pottery !

Don't forget those inspired word ("wonder") photos

to be sent in by next

Monday as posted in the blog below...
a couple have been sent in already and
I'm sure you'll like seeing them later..
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now.... here is a fun find from Eastport Maine this
year--some purple pottery from the Dancing Dogs
Pottery shop on Water St.....this tray I like to use for
making me feel pampered etc in the am usually for coffee
and wheat round. It needs a solid color mug and to find
a color that tied in with the tiny purply fruits was a little jump for joy !

Small Wonders

The word to use for this exercise is

"WONDERS"

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Haven't been on this site in quite awhile....

I'm happy you came to visit and hope

those of you who know how to send me a photo

will join me in a creative exercise ---once a week I will

put up a photo taken by YOU that was inspired by

one word...
...take a photo that makes you feel the word

in some manner and write a sentence or two about

why you chose what you did.

The photos will be due on Monday, August 16th---

(strict rule) and I am so looking

forward to seeing this all come together

on Winnas World!

The first word will be "wonders"