Once again these images appear randomly, rather than in the order I downloaded them. And why is it that the "drag and drop" feature does not work to rearrange them?
yes, yet another knit hat. it turned out slightly shorter than i wanted.
me in the corn maze at Pearce's Farm Stand (even though our support goes to the Pepper's Farm Stand on the way to Pearces.)
one of our two burning bushes
this rose was here in the perennial garden when we moved in. it was in the depths of the garden so we moved it out to get more sun. what is it? i'm thinking a "peace" rose?
took a picture today when it was supposed to be raining (our magnificent maple on the corner which is slowly dying.)
closeup of wild morning glories
wild morning glories taking over the bridal wreath bush (i just had to see what would happen if i didn't pull them out.)
here i am again with my knit hat
looking down the block at our corner, waning October leaves. (last year, it seems the glorious color lasted much longer.)
and fall arrived while we were gone! The tree colors are outstanding and so varied. The burning bushes are burning brightly. The sun is shining and after a day of Indian Summer (warm!) it is pleasantly cool and October-like today.
We had a great time in Portland, staying at a beach house in Manzanita the first weekend, Pacific ocean sunsets and walks on the beach; hikes, shopping, brew-pubbing, art galleries in Portland and a Tracey Grammer concert!, the Chinese Gardens in the rain , just hanging out with Abby, David and kids. Abby was a wonderful "tour guide." We loved spending time with Thilo and Cian...such nice/interesting/fun/loving/hugging kids! Abby is a wonderful stepmother to them.
On our last Sunday there I attended a workshop with Judy Wiseat Art and Soul. It was called "Mix It Up with Wax" and was an introduction to encaustic wax painting and hands-on creation of our own paintings. It was fun and informative and I was moderately happy with my collage/wax piece. I didn't try the propane torch or the amber shellacking over the finished work, but did do several layers of collage and wax and copy transfers, embedding, etc. Not sure if I really want to "get into" the whole (ball of) wax thing on my own. Even though I would like to have another go at correcting/perfecting my waxing skills, it seems like there are too many hazards with the melted wax, the expense of the wax, etc. etc. But, you never know.