Green

Soon we will see the green of the grass.

The trees and fields.

 We have missed you the color green.

Maybe that is why I decorate the house green.

To bring it inside to wrap me in it.

Things are greening up.

 The sun is shinning and the birds are chirping happily

outside my window. Another perfect spring day.

Yesterday Brad my grandson hauled 5 pick-up loads of

branches and leaves to the burn pile. The rabbits and deer

did lots of damage this past winter. The rhodadendums

did not survive our harsh winter either.

 The sun shines on and life will continue without

them. The white pines are always constant and

I love the sun shinning through them.

Wednesday I go to Fine Line in Saint Charles, Illinois

for a 3 day class with Jane Dunnewold.

I plan on having a great time and getting

very messy with dyes and paint.

Now to finish packing. I am the woman who

brings everything but the kitchen sink to a class.

The Road to the lake

 

So far our stay in Minnesota has been cold.

But it is Minnesota and only the first week of June.

We have had plenty of time to rest up.

I am never bored though. I have read 4 books,

added hand stitching to one small quilt and I

have 5 more to go. The only thing lacking is

getting my husband out of the cabin and fishing.

Then I can visit all the artsy places without him.

I have taken a series of driveways so far that

will be a series of art quilts. I love roads through

the woods. There is a fabric shop in Brainard

that carries the Cherrywood fabric line that

is a must on my list of things to do.

I want to visit the bead shop in town too.

Lots to do and lots of time to do it in.

Good combination.

Dragonfly Dance II

 One of my entries for Art Mix in Lafayette.

I like ponds and so do dragonflies.

They flit around in the summer from pond to pond.

Too fast to catch photos of them.

 I carved a new stamp to add more color to the foreground.

Last week I made the wings out of Solvy, organza and netting.

The quilt is mounted on a stretched canvas making

it easier to hang in someones home.

Saturday morning will be spent picking up sticks

and branches in the yard with  my grand daughter.

We had a nice rain yesterday maybe 2 inches.

we needed it for the yard.

Have a great week-end.