There are many well-known Scripture passages that refer to God watching over the birds. I think of those verses quite often when I see birds...

Most of the time my watercolor subjects are animals, mostly birds. I love birds. But along with my birds this week, I also painted a little ...

While my life is not totally controlled by the climate/weather, I do find that it plays a significant role in my mood/attitude, which in tur...

As I was watching the birds (pine siskin at the moment), I was thinking how nice it is that hubby (the birds call him “that man”) just refil...

The calendar doesn’t lie. So I know Spring is officially here. And yet, it is still pretty cool (some days, cold) and often does not feel ve...

Red-eyed tree frogs inhabit areas near rivers and ponds in rainforests and humid lowlands on the Atlantic slopes from southern Veracruz an...

These are crazy days. The pandemic still rages, although I do believe (not an original thought with me) the widespread, contagious nature of...

This is a sparrow. My art teacher from Australia, whose tutorial I followed to paint him, said “It’s a sparrow.” I researched, and apparentl...

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the passing of time, and what that means. I’ve always had an extraordinary sense of “eras” and “season...

Since my last post, we have done the Washington to Missouri and back to Washington car trip (12 days, 11 nights). We visited family in Misso...

Here are my last two watercolor pieces done as part of Maria Raczynska’s 12 Days of Christmas. We recently relocated from Missouri to Washin...

Above are pieces #5 and 6 from the “12 Days of Christmas” watercolor project I enjoyed painting a few weeks ago. I only did 8 of the 12, so ...

Having our Thanksgiving a day early allowed us to get a head start on decorating for Christmas. That’s good, because we like to enjoy the Ch...

One of our family traditions (not unlike many families, I’m sure) is our time around the Thanksgiving Dinner table when we share what we are...

There is an old saying, “Well, that says a lot about you.” That’s rather nebulous, and I wonder if using that “inclusive statement” might so...

There are many things I enjoy about being “retired,” which has described my status for many years, actually. My last year of teaching was 19...