These hellebores make me happy!
These hellebores make me happy in the January garden. I've had to relocate them several times as conditions changed in our garden. They thrive in the shade. We used to…
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January 20, 2022
Cremini Mushrooms
Our drawing group has responded to Omicron
Our drawing group has responded to Omicron by going online. we sit down and start drawing, separately, at the usual time. Then an hour and forty minutes later, we meet…
January 17, 2022
A mandala and two graphite drawings
A mandala and two graphite drawings. I haven't been as regular about posting to this blog. I love doing the art: the mandalas and the drawing, but putting it up…
January 8, 2022
Angel Wing Begonia
Angel Wing Begonias are such a beautiful shape. I inherited a few from a friend who died last year, it's one of the ways i remember her. One of the…
January 1, 2022
Rose, dahlias, palm nuts, cedar branch tips, pepper tree berries , and madrone bark
Concentrating on botanical drawing
I have been concentrating on botanical drawing, and doing fewer mandalas. This one contains flowers I got at the nursery in Bolinas — they lasted and lasted — and so…
December 16, 2021
Teasel, madrone bark, strawflowers, palm nuts, and some kind of locust tree seed pods
This morning’s walk was frosty
This morning's walk was frosty, made me grateful once again to live where I do, to have morning walks, friends to walk with, and so much more. This mandala is…
November 25, 2021
Buckeye nut, pyracantha berries from Trinka's, dried zinnia, horsetail fern
Today is my father’s birthday
Today is my father's birthday. He was a Soviet analyst in the CIA, specializing in interpreting and conveying what the Soviet Union was doing during the Cold War. He wasn't a…
November 7, 2021
Echinachea, buckeyes, strawflower buds, honeysuckle, blueberry leaves
I’m slowly emerging from my reaction to the Moderna booster
I'm slowly emerging from my reaction to the Moderna booster I got on Saturday. Not unexpected, and Sunday was lost. Better yesterday and today. I'm glad I got it. Will…
November 2, 2021
Dahlia, daphne leaves, hazelnuts, rose hips
Alternative view this morning
Here's an alternative view of the Olema Marsh this morning. Couldn't cross to the north side of the levee road because the water hasn't dried up yet, so walked back,…
October 28, 2021
Dahlia, clematis seed heads, larkspur, rose hips
Social media mess yesterday, eh?
Social media mess yesterday, eh? Where else can we go to connect? I realized yesterday that FB and IG are where most people view them. I have this bIog on my…
October 5, 2021