Testing Blogger's Changes

Testing out the blog. Since Google has taken it over I haven't seen what changes have been made. 

Sunrise

I'm most curious about the uploading of photos and how much control over placement I will have. I will try out smaller photos with this size in the beginning I think.

Going to be a short learning curve hopefully! Seems simpler so far. 

02-02-2020!

Happy Groundhog Day!!

I will put captions under the pics to try and keep them in order....not that it really matters! Not much new going on here. If you click on one of the pictures, you can view them all large.

Larry is extremely busy at the fire department. I've been trying to learn about purchase on demand as an online avenue for selling my artwork and photos.  Time will tell. I'm also figuring out how to build my own website. This is all extremely tedious, but now is the time before Spring hits and I'm spending more and more time focused outside...well that will depend on the winds then...hahaha.

These 1st 2, I was trying to capture the amazing sparkles on the ice drops!

 

We've had a crazy blizzardy day and then a couple awesome sunsets! Today is supposed to be in the 50's!!!  Look out Gracie...bath day!!!  Yet tomorrow, HIGH winds all day, apparently bringing in cold, because Tues. and Wed's. highs maybe 30 with a predicted low of 7!!!! ACK! Yesterday Gracie and I sat on the front porch for an hour or so soaking up the silence and sunshine!

The light through my glass orb

That's all I've got!!! HUGS!

Beautiful colors after sunset and the moon

Crazy wind and snow on 27th

Yet on 27th...sunset!

Then next day...NO WIND!!!

#6 painting of year!

Amaryllis on the 29th

Crazy clouds kept dumping rain over there

My mini orchid in bloom!

My orchids and others

#7 12x16

Awesome sunset on the 30th

All four buds open...gorgeous!

Last sunset of Jan....31st

My desk all dusted and rearranged! I LOVE this big desk!

Look! The sun has started to hit the north deck!!!

Gracie and I enjoying the view yesterday, Feb 1st

 

Busy, Busy

Moonrise

I guess I've been busy...time flies by and here it's been almost two weeks since my last post! 

My biggest day in this span of time was going to Costco!  Woohoo!!! NOT! Up early, out early and armed with my list, inside less than an hour!!! Larry drove both ways and I crocheted on my scarf. We dread going shopping, but it's always so wonderful to have it done and the freezer and pantry stocked back up!

sunset

Snowing and sunset

tulips, amaryllis bud

sunrise

Other than that trip, I don't think I've been in a vehicle since! Seems weird, but I'm okay with it. Larry goes to the mailbox and fire department at least three days a week and he's back and forth for trainings. I honestly am not missing going places. Gracie and I haven't even been on a decent walk since I had shingles, the weather is not walk friendly for us girls. Now the crazy man...out the door after he gets up in the morning for a walk as long as it's not muddy and the wind isn't horribly cutting.

Wolf moon rising

Best hat in cold wind EVER!!

Larry and I can't believe how busy his life became down here!  Out in the middle of natureville, not a lot of people, don't know anyone....but being this close to the fire department changed everything. He's very busy, yet he knows...if any part of his volunteering for the fire department or the county gets too stressful and he doesn't get the cooperation needed to help...he can walk away. Planning, paperwork, phone calls, meetings, trainings and getting stuff done in county government...herding cats seems more doable!!!

 

Three Pearls

 


Me, I've been painting, more than I ever have! I'm finding my flow...what works for me. I'm still going back and forth between two thicknesses of paint...and I LOVE my metallic paints. If I try to paint with a plan, I get stuck...but if I just pick some colors...and I have to love them, I just start and about half way through it becomes something else entirely! It's like magic for me!!!

beginning

Wolf Moon in metallic paints on black canvas board

 

Beginning

Tried something...hated it

MUCH better

Done

 

Red/purple, like it so far

 On Monday, I couldn't decide what to do with myself...lots of chore choices...not feeling it. So I put on my Pandora music to Kelly Clarkson radio...cranked it up and the first song was so uplifting, I just danced around the room!  That moved my blue energy to red!!!  I picked my two favorite colors right now...red and purple, grabbed a larger than 8x10 white canvas and with no plan or vision, started painting. I kind of like the rough result. I'm trying to decide if I want to go at it again! Time will tell. 

Not done yet

The little one that started out blue's and greens, I wasn't coming up with anything, I wasn't loving the colors, so again, my fave colors on the palette and the painting started exciting me. I haven't finished it yet, still needs it's metallic paint!

Oh and the woman that bought my painting said this after she received it...."More beautiful than I imagined"!!! Woohoo!!!  Photo's really don't capture the colors or the sheen very well at all. I love that something in my paintings speak to people and that's all I can ask for. 


The weather has been cold, windy, snow and rain off and on, but more often than not we have sunshine!!! That makes everything bright and happy!  I do like the random
stormy day, they always say to me...sit with a blankie, hot drink and knit/crochet or read!

Oh and Larry finally did trap a mouse in the car. There were a few days of it being mouse free and this morning he discovered they're back. It's frustrating to him that they get in the vehicles interiors because he knows he may never find how they gain entrance and it's discouraging to think of them maybe ruining our truck and car! It's a common problem out here. Can't tell you how many fires in vehicles we've heard about and the horror stories from mechanics....ack!!!! Why, why hasn't a solution been found that works yet?! And no. No cats. They only have an average life span out here, outdoors of two years....

Gracie caught the sunray!

It lasted less than 5 minute!