Toast and Heroism
Saving my family from a certain and fiery death.
Notes from Europe
Art inspired by European adventures!
Oh, Deer!
So tomorrow is Deer opener in North Dakota. Last weekend I had to go out of town, and I was gleefully patting myself on the back because for once I wasn’t traveling on deer opener weekend…and it turns out that I was driving across Minnesota, and it was their deer opener last weekend. So I […]
Not all bugs are considered equal
We loves the bugs, we do, we do. We like their little faces. But not all of them. I am selective as to which bugs are adorable, and which are not, and the defining difference is whether or not they are in my house. In the past week we have been infested with fruit-flies and […]
When Pride Meets Peppers
So when you spend the day at Pride in the Park promoting the local chapter of the Awesome Foundation, glorying in the bright rainbows abundant everywhere, right after painting a jalapeno and a green bell pepper in an attempt to figure out “shiny”, and shortly thereafter your friend sends you a photo of a luscious […]
More than a little heavy-handed
So the thing about botanical watercolors is that they are supposed to be delicate. Lots of slow, delicate layers on top of each other to build up to something vibrant and realistic and glorious. I am the equivalent of the bull in the china shop. I always want to speed things up, and I am […]
Final February Photos!
Final four February photos of flowers! Ha!
February Photos (part two)
Four flower photos (also alliterative!) that I think of as soft and sweet.
Torture, Pornography, & Sorcery
So last week the city sprayed for mosquitoes, which I hate. It always seems to kill all the pollinators, and never seems to put a dent in the mosquitoes. The morning after the spray my walk was littered with dead bugs. Which hurt my heart, but also meant that I could collect specimens. So I did. […]
Blanket Flowers are my newest love
I haven’t the slightest idea how on earth I have managed to not see these flowers before. I can be a remarkably oblivious person at the best of times, but really. Blanket flowers (Gaillardia) were absolutely everywhere I looked this year, and they make me unbelievably happy. Don’t know which ones they are? These! Which […]