Patina Moon

Hello my friends... I'm back from our visit to the Pacific Northwest. Oh, how I am missing that beautiful weather they have up there in the summertime! Here in Las Vegas it was 111 degrees fahrenheit yesterday.  Ugh!!  But, rather than bore you with my whining about the heat here,  I thought I'd share with you some of my memories and photographs of a place we got to stay for a couple of days. Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort in Leavenworth, Washington. While my hubby was busy during the day in conference meetings, (don't worry, he still got lots of breaks, good food, and of course these woods as a view. :-) I went on photo walks, sketched in my journal, and read, but sometimes I would just sit quietly, enjoying the beauty that surrounded me. I was entertained by the many birds and squirrels here.  Wait, listen...it's a pine cone falling from a tree. The sun breaks through the clouds... Art hangs from the trees.  Even from indoors, things like ...

I have been enjoying my time in Seattle so much. Cooler temperatures, greenery, and beautiful flowers are just a few of the wonderful things here! The following photos are from our visit to the Flower Conservatory at Volunteer Park. Such beauty here, I just had to share it with you!  Peace, tranquility and love, Becca

Hi friends!  I'm still going crazy for watercolor.  I signed up to take Martha Leaver's  Color Drop Flower Workshop It's really been fun and she has some great videos to share!  I still feel like I need lots of practice making these cute little flowers, but no matter what, I find it very relaxing to work with this medium. Then...I caught the  Zentangle  bug! Have you tried this?   Sure, it's doodling, but there is so much information about it on line, it's addicting!  So, here's some Color Drop Flower workshop stuff.  Well, there ya have it!  My friend Corrine from  "Dosfishes" couldn't have said it any better in her latest post... "fine art no, but art play yes! We're heading up to Seattle for a little break from our triple digit heat here in Las Vegas.  I know my blogging buddies that live up there don't want to hear this, but I really wouldn't have minded seeing a bit of rain, but it's supposed to be ...