Types of Cabbage

 I found this chart depicting the types of cabbage.  I was surprised that bok choy and choy sum are in the cabbage family.  Are you familiar with all these types of cabbage?

Unsettling

 My daughter works for a global company, she has a co-worker from the Czech Republic.  He told her it is like world war 3 over there, being close neighbours of Ukraine.  People are walking down the streets looking for shelter, in fact he has taken in a bunch of people knocking on his door.  He said 'how do you turn away a woman and a baby?'  They even promise to pay when they get their money out.  These are not beggars they are people caught in a crisis.  All his neighbours are doing the same for the many desperate people walking down the streets.  At this point you forget about the neighbour across the street that you don't get along with.   Apparently neighbouring Poland is full of refugees and they are spilling into the Czech Republic.  

Daughter L has a pilot friend who was working recently in the Congo for several months.  She asked about Covid over there.  He told her that is the least of their problems.  It is such a poor country the people are more worried about starvation and struggle to simply survive.  It is an eye-opening experience.  My nephew said similar things on his visit to Africa a few years ago on a student trip.

It is unsettling to hear of these stories, we are living in a different world (for now).  Husband M was just telling me people are back to booking travel to sun destinations now that Covid is in remission over here.

Paint Party Friday - Penguin in Antarctica

 Welcome to Paint Party Friday!  I am sharing an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") of a penguin based on a photo my brother shared on a recent trip to Antarctica.  They tunnel through the snow there and have a grand time!  He looks very healthy.

Rain's Thursday Art Date - Dragons

 Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art Date!  She is doing a 'Mythical March' theme this month and this week it is 'Dragons'.

This is a blue eyed anglehead lizard from Malaysia is otherwise known as a forest dragon.  He does look like a dragon doesn't he? 

Wednesday Memes

 

My March 2022 Art Calendar Page

 Here is my March 2022 Art Calendar Page.  The quote I chose was:

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” - Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

We are looking at a high of 5C (41F) today, not bad!  It was -10C (14F) yesterday in the Toronto area.

28 February Flowers 2022

 And here we are at the end of February! 

This month I started a new challenge over at Instagram called 28 February Flowers #28februaryflowers2022 #28februaryflowers hosted by @amanda_evanston. She gave out daily prompts this year, so it was a flower a day for the month of February.

It is a very popular challenge and it was so much fun, even overwhelming in its popularity.

Here are the ones I did:

And this was my favourite piece, the splash painting (12" x 12"):