My 'newest' pot of Phantom Petunias -purchased from the nursery this spring. Still blooming profusely and still quite dramatic! The blossoms are almost black so I would have named them Phantom of the Night!
Full Buck (as young male deer sprout their antlers now) Full Thunder (as July has the most thunderstorms) Full Hay (as haying is underway, long into the night with a full moon perhaps).
Hastily done as I spotted the full moon on the way home from the movies(Harry Potter finale - fantastic!!!)
The masking on the full moon failed me so there are freckles on this full moon!! ;-)
Our 'new' Governor - not totally accurate but now I can journal around his face what I think of him!!
So lovely I had to sketch them. Not sure what they are - very Tall (some at least three feet) and bright colors. Several were staked but I choose not to include that. Imagine what a lovely dramatic bouquet they would make. Nature amazes me with the delicate variety of shape and color and each has such a fleeting presence - a gift from God.
Upon arrival no one was in the waiting room - I thought my sketchbook would remain idle as nothing was sketchworthy. Shortly the patients arrived, and I had a few models with which to work. I felt brave sketching but no one even noticed.
Early mornings the puppies are out and the new morning unfolds. This montage emerged. Of course the pups got into everything while I tried to sketch (color added later)
OK it's not the Full Salt Marsh Moon, but it was for me. It was about 9;30 last Thursday night, I was on my way home from babysitting Colin, Cali and Ella - I had not noticed the moon until I passed over the salt marsh river - there it was, bright orange and casting lovely color across the grasses. Amazing it was still so light too. Had to paint from memory but it was worth remembering.
Inspired by Apple-Pine's beetle post, I ventured out to see what was currently crawling about in my New England yard. This only scratches the surface!
Sorry this scan is a bit blurry and I mistakenly marked the Green June bug as Brown - late night texting error.
The pups love playing, digging and chewing under our huge Rhododendrons. In full bloom right now.
Oh Boy are they ever here!!! We have our two new black labs, 8 weeks old and they are firecrackers! We have waited almost three months for them. One pup we have done before but two at once? YIKES!! We may be certifiably insane. Very adorable, but always moving and black is so hard to capture in photo and paint. So here is a sleeping sketch, Otis wears a red collar and Angus a blue collar - It's a Twin Thing!!
I can dream anyway! I want to plant and pot and propagate!!! But New England had turned into swamp land. Rain for weeks now and more forecast into next week. Will my garden ever get planted. I have been to the nursery and have all my vegetables and some flowers ready to GO!!
AND, it would be so nice to get to the beach Before the summer crowds arrive.
