Summer Fruits

summer, her favored season 

she loves gathering flowers to cheer her home

and 

fruit for meals, holy cuisine

earth is green, mountains stand strong

listening to the heat of summer 

inspiring growth in all life

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She Met a Fairy

she stood quite still

hoping the fairy would come near

and whisper in her ear

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update:

The fairy said: 

when you blow out that candle let it's light pour into your heart.

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Courage

So pleased with herself
walking across the river on a log

as the years pass by
she tries more and more new things
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Bird Tales

She listened

as the wee bird told stories from the forest

stories of the fawn that pranced through

and where the mushrooms grew

the bird told about the squirrel that stole the swallows eggs

and

about the snail eggs that were growing along the waters edge

It sang from dawn to dusk

about the life its lived and things its seen

I have been drawing birds on hands for years

I wonder if doing so is what inspired this

interaction to actually happen?!

It is a sweet sharing, makes my heart sing.

I take it quite seriously, like caring for a pet.

I do not walk out the door without a pouch of seed on me.

It is not a good feeling when the little feathered friends land on a branch next to me

making their teeny sound which mean:

seed please

Then patiently waits for me to pull seed out of the pouch and it then descends to my finger tips

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wishing you magic in your days and in your dreams

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Lovely Summer Solstice to You!

Tis the season

of mushrooms and flowers

Rain is falling which inspires mushrooms to grow.

A cool beginning to summer. 

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Lovely Solstice to you and yours!

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Cactus

Last night on facebook there was a live class for these two paintings. 

It was fun and you might enjoy taking it too. 

It won't be live, but you can watch the video on her page.

It is through Sacramento Art Classes

she had us working on two paintings at once

so that one could dry as we worked on the other one

Lovely weekend to you!

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Dancing Fae

hoping to inspire

your smile

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Sketchbook Art

Sometimes I pick up an old sketchbook 

finding pencil sketches begun,  

and I breathe new life into them

and 

then paint

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there is something satisfying about finishing pieces

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Wishing you a lovely spring day 

and 

beyond

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Magic of Life

as he leaned against the tree

as though it was part of his body

toes outstretched 

supported by earths boulder

he reached 

for the spheres 

the colorful spheres of energy

knowing they were gifts to behold

admire 

and 

partake in

the magic of life

and 

living

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Something has her attention

something has her attention

maybe a wild orchid?:

 So lovely to have flowers blooming!

This is a calypso orchid

commonly called a fairy slipper

quite similar to a lady slipper but about half the size 

and different coloring.

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