Huge Shade Tree

Thursday May 8th 2005

To think this was a spindly sapling

Francis brought home one day----

and now has the look of having

been in my yard since Colonial times !

Maine Roses

Wednesday May 7 2008

This photo was taken of the Ruga Rosa

wild red roses yesterday. The new

bright green spring leaves are opening while

the fall rose hips still hold on. This reminds

me of my own life's cycle. Each year

I watch these Roses, loving the fact that

they come from the coast of Maine.

They are as sturdy as the rocks and

like the tides, return bringing joy.

Bird Sketches

Tuesday May 6 2008

Here's a page for my sketch journal I am

compiling---I usually used a very simple

box of basic watercolors---a pencil, eraser and

and fine point pen . It seemed to be able

to do everything I needed, especially for

sketch book things. I've always liked

birds in my work.

Dad Tribute

Monday May the 5th 2008

Since this blog is for my children,

I am including the "Dad" set up

that I imagine they will appreciate.

I just so completely turned the

living room from what it looked like

(a nursing home) for years that

I felt the need to add this for them

In the many months it has been there

no one has mentioned liking it etc.

Ah well..........

Garden Angel

Sunday May 4th 2008

I took this photo of a garden statue because

of the sharp contrasts the

shadows created---I can see many uses for

this image in my work even if I

think the horn looks like a funnel

someone stepped on !

STAR COW

Sat May 3rd 2008

One of my small paintings I love for

how the cow looks special with that

star---I miss all our cows now and

wish I had good camera equipment when

they were around . Of course I took

a photo of her out of the car window,

and decided to leave the barn in the

scene to frame her head. She

appears in the mood to be

interviewed---what a mooving

experience that would be. In our

family we all had license plates

with Moo on them---the parents

(Francis and I) had Moo 1----

then there was Moo Too,

Moo 3, Moo 4 and Moo 5.

Well, I'll moove on now.....

see you tomorrow.

Seeing Spring Signs

Friday May 2nd 2008

So Spring has finally come to Spring Street

in Stafford Springs !

I'd like to sit out on that balcony type porch

with good cup of coffee and good

conversation with Historical Society

(this is where they are located)

member looking over the Stafford Springs

area with stories to tell.