Belated birthday lunch at High Hand Nursery with Janet

If you're ever going through sacramento, and decide to head toward the foothills...there is an oasis of an nursery (everything about it is artistic, including the food) smack in the middle of Loomis town, well worth a days stay!!!

she's forever kissing me in public...blush

look closely at the tree trunks...

...more rocky tree trunks

hey guys, lets climb oak limbs instead of floating today!

come on down with us...the waters nice!

Blowing bubbles...

Thank you, thank you, Julie Prichard~Layer Love~Lesson 9!!!

Started on a 14"x9" block of maple

wood, 2" thick. White gesso, dried for a week.

Then came this blue...

New hints of tint...

New hues of blues

Collage affixed

A "medium" and "techniques"

added and acting on "Julification" advice!

Finished and elated about all the processes!
Also going to add a little stick

twig from nature on top of the brown cloth...

and possibly some little seed pods in the upper

right hand corner.

Close-up

Another close-up

Birthday remnants with Carolyn and Chad

On our way to Sutter Creek

My favorite antique store, in Diamond Springs...

This was in working order!

It's whats inside that counts, sometimes...

how cool is this glass blowers building and roof!?

We kept hearing, "it's just up the road a piece"...

searching for the Daylily Farm...we landed here

in the quaint town of Volcano.

We took a look at a place to stay all night some

time. A man told us the t.v. para normal persons

did a study there and found the spirit of a little

girl trapped upstairs...oooooooh!

The sign said, "General Store"..

nah, it was a cutsey little bar where we

ended our day, toasting one another!

Michele Ward Crusade #32 / Knock off Yourself

Here is where i expect no comments.

the hairdo did not work and never

liked this, but couldn't throw out.

braved changing her but, oh well.

i always learn something, esp. from mistakes

or that a piece just doesn't turn out like

you expected.

Better hair do, still don't like it.

Too cliche, too stiff but

better than the first attempt

Bird Condominium / Richard made for my birthday!

Primed for color

Painted and ready for mounting!

A close up, after mounting...

Ta Da!

(sung to the ol' tune my dad used

to sing)..."when the red red robin comes bob

bob bobbin' along"...!!!

Aging with Delight!!!

Today was the day...i'm officially 60 years on earth

and now i'm laying my head on my bed! : ~) !

Santa Catalina, Panama / I never tire of the ocean!

We didn't see a soul on the beach, most days!!

Funny, pretty bird i chased all over the shore!

Could it be a sea monster...nah, just pretty beach bubbles!

You just can't get away from my camera

can you? Dig his shadow!

Sparkly Ripples

SP Wednesday

My funny shadow on the beach!

My shadow on the beach with extraordinary (unplanned)

pink shell for a belly button and a coconut for my heart and soul!

Among some ruins in Panama City/magnificent to see!!

Panama, Cinco de Mayo Plaza / Why should we pigeons stick around?.....

Hup 2...3....4

Hey guys...check out this vendor comin' up the plaza....get ready....

Our own luxury spa!

We've got a cool condo!

Bird Brain in July

Finally, i was able to put finishing touches on this hanging...

for a soul sister who's birthday is coming up!

Off it flies in the mail tomorrow!!!

LET FREEDOM RING!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

Lesson 7 / Layer Love / Great Teacher / Happy Happy Student!

A close up portion...

...another portion, close up...

...and yet another close up...

The whole deal, finished, still dripping!

Julia Prichard's / Layer Love Video Class

I'm loving you in layers, Julia, seriously!

This 5th lesson was soooo much fun on my

return home. i'm going to darken the edges

a little more. thank you thank you!