while green is still on my mind , i took these photos of a neighbors wall . it is painterly in the color sense of the plantings now that they have grown in . The Ti plants are reddish with lots shading but what started this photo session was the growing stuff on the cement walls. i believe it to be a creeping ivy , Fig? and the patterns it makes are most lovely. depending on time of day and year , the light plays off the plants and wall and color shifts. To me that is the amazing thing about color. subtle shifts depending on what is next to what and the light. ain't nature grand? you bet!

green is my favorite color , closely followed by all the others so in this photo of a chameleon on leaves one can see the many shades of sunlit green. so yummy! he's shopping for bugs in the garden while keeping his revolving eyes out for my cats as well.what is in your garden?

summertime

summer to me means golden shades of buttery flowers , so the day lily that blooms near our front door the" Stella de Oro" is definitely one of them. this morning the 3 states of a flower captured my attention as i went to feed my chickens , this is what saw.

yesterdays faded blossom,

today glorious bloom ,

and the promise of tomorrows bud....

whats blooming in the garden near you?

growing a pineapple

growing a pineapple from the top of a purchased one is a slow but sweet process. i can't remember how long this one took but it was a tiny, the size of my hand when it began to turn that golden color at base. and when i sliced it up i had the sweetest pineapple ever. one serving and i ate it very slowly!

amusing grace

Saturday makes me silly.

 light headed. a carry over from childhood no doubt when the week end loomed ahead. today i posted postcards to a group that trades postcard arts,

 among other projects.

 That is how we started.  We have all learned and shared a great deal with each other and from all over the globe, too! Amazing! today i sent out my muses, and a quote i reworded to fit my amusing state of mind. the grace comes from the trust and art and sharing that comes along with a few years of making art and putting a stamp on it and dropping in in a mailbox. and grace is felt again when a card comes to me from across the ocean and is nestled in my mailbox with bills and magazines .it is the first thing i read and turn over in my hand.

  Perhaps grace has arrived because it is already here!

 

be well, Sonja

 i have joined the folks with blogs at long last . i have read many that have inspired me to share my art and insites on creating.

Sonja