We have had snow here before. It was about ten years ago, and it was light. Didn’t last long.
This snow has been coming down for at least a couple of hours. I have been painting, and listening to the wind howling. I thought it was just raining, so I did not bother to lift the blinds and look.
The news mentioned snow in the Cajon pass, and in the mountains. But that is not unusual. Snow in Wildomar, that is downright bizarre.
Have a Happy and SAFE New Year’s Eve!
Hey everybody, sure do hope your Christmas was a great one! It sure was a busy one around here. And great!
I promised I would share these, had to wait until after they were opened.
I can’t claim credit for this awesome idea, that goes to Jill K. Berry. You can see her creations here.
These were fun to make. I used Photoshop for the quotes. Printed them out, and then added stamping, and metallic paint. The photo here of the inside pages is early in the process, I forgot to take a later one. I used textured papers for the book covers, and I really like how they look. I also covered the inside to hide where the ribbon was attached. Mom’s tree is always on the elegant side, and these books have a very rich feel to them.
They were a hit, I am glad to say. For my brother I used a couple of lines from the Three Dog Night song, Joy to the world. One of his favorite songs when he was young. Got a chuckle which is what I was hoping for.
I received a WoNdEfuL surprise on Christmas eve. A signed and matted original from Kathy Mackay. My photos were not doing it justice, take a look at it on her site. Kathy had a Christmas give away on her Facebook page. I was one of four lucky recipients. I am so honored Kathy! It is beautiful!
I hope you will visit Kathy’s site and view her award-winning work! Thanks again Kathy, I will treasure it!
Wishing you JoY and cOmFoRt!
While baking cookies, I turned just in time to glimpse a huge dark something fall into the backyard. When I walked over to the window, I saw this slowly strolling on the grass. I reached for my phone, too late. It had perched on the fence.
It hung out there for a few minutes. Carefully strolled from one side to the other. I hurried to get the camera for a decent shot, but I was too late. Again.
So these are as good as they get. From my brief research, I am speculating that this is a heron.
Dark, dusty-looking feathers. Dusty or steely blue. Solitary. Likes to roost in trees. Dark stripe above the eye. Flies with neck curved like an “s”.
Is it a Heron, and Egret or a Crane?