woolgathering

sparkler

2009-07-05T03:32:04Z

We had sparklers in the back yard after dinner. Youngest child can now light her own with a kitchen match.

back porch

2009-07-04T03:23:55Z

Today was cool and rainy, but a holiday, and we dug in the garden, began cleaning the the overgrown parts of the yard, and went and got flowers for the hanging baskets.

zori

2009-07-03T03:46:06Z

Another sign of summer: at last count, there were 9 pairs of zori (or flipflops) in our front hall, in a drifted heap with children's sneakers and my favorite sandals at the foot of the staircase. En masse, they remind me of a school of fish. (Hmm... front hall as tide pool - an idea to explore further.)

chard

2009-07-02T03:48:20Z

This chard with ruby-colored stems came in today's vegetables from the farm. I need to find ways to cook it so that it tastes as dramatic as it looks.

wine

2009-07-01T03:42:52Z

Began the month with roses, ending with wine. I've been on vacation for two days, and it feels good to put my feet up...

peach

2009-06-30T03:39:57Z

Not local, but fragrant.

popsicle stick

2009-06-29T03:58:57Z

The remains of a summer day. And maybe the beginnings of a project tomorrow.

lake view

2009-06-28T03:53:34Z

We met friends up at Lake Arthur this evening. Some people swam while I drew, we had a picnic, I drew some more, and then we watched the sunset and headed home again.

crayon

2009-06-27T03:21:28Z

Yellow crayon, left over from another project.

haircut

2009-06-26T03:59:06Z

Youngest decided to make a change, and she let me cut her hair on the front porch after supper. With a cell phone camera, it's much easier to give haircuts - no interruptions. I can share snapshots of the cut as we go along, and she doesn't need to run inside to look in the mirror. Her brothers approved of the result, and it passed the crucial spin-around-as-fast-as-you-can-and-see-how-it-looks-afterwards test.

zucchini

2009-06-25T03:53:24Z

I have been trying to savor the last of the local strawberries, to think of summer as just beginning... and then it appears: the first zucchini. I'm not ready.

pick

2009-06-24T03:50:10Z

Guitar pick - one of a small handful on the table. Younger son has gotten more serious about his guitar playing, and since it's vacation, he can practice for several hours each day. So he does.

daylilies

2009-06-23T03:32:04Z

Now in bloom.

scarf

2009-06-22T03:52:17Z

Crumpled silk scarf.

storefront

2009-06-21T02:48:16Z

I drew while in line this morning. After an hour and twenty minutes of waiting, I was let into the store and bought my new phone. I'm already enjoying the video camera and the snappier response time for applications and the web. I enjoyed the waiting, too - was glad the store is on a street and I could watch clouds and passers by.