The start of the summer season

I had a lovely walk yesterday, birds were singing in the air, the sun was shining... We have a long Victoria Day weekend starting and I noticed a few people have already done or started their summer planting. Traditionally, this weekend is considered the start of a frost free summer season. A lot of people will be opening their summer cottages up north.

Summer Planting

There is a lot of development in the area and these geese seem a bit lost, wondering what happened to their watering grounds. A few of them have unfortunately become road kill.

Where's my habitat

Paint Party Friday - Bright Moon

On May 5, 2012 the moon appeared 14% larger and quite a bit brighter according to news reports, so I went out that night to take photos and this painting (acrylic on acrylic paper 4.5" x 6.5") was inspired:

(Linking to Paint Party Friday, please visit some of the talented participants!)

One Day at a Time

These are some pretty flowers I saw on sale for Mother's Day.  M and L noticed me admiring them (the gerberas) and got some for me on Mother's Day.

A young woman fell in our aerobics class yesterday but luckily was not seriously hurt.  Her ankle throbbed for a few minutes and she said she was thankful it wasn't her 'bad' ankle!  We all know the feeling!  Apparently this happened to an instructor who ended up actually fracturing her ankle and the ambulance had to be called in!

My son K and I have been having a lot of teenager arguments/discussions all around his freedom or 'seeming' lack of it.  A good friend's advice is to be super strict but I am of two minds having heard stories of teenagers being alienated from their parents.    17 years old is not exactly a child, so it requires a different mindset.  Gone are the days of total control.  He tends to listen more to his peers than to his parents at this age.  Luckily he has a few wise friends.  Wish me/us luck as we go day by day!

I got him some 'child abuse' books from the library for a parenting class project.  I can barely look at this topic, it's tough to bear.

Incongruous

I passed by this shrub wearing a hat on my walk yesterday!  The weather was absolutely gorgeous. 

My visitors have come and gone, three loads of laundry have been done and the house is back to normal. I think they enjoyed themselves. A male cousin (in his early forties and single) who I hadn't seen in at least 15 or 16 years came into town. Our families were very close in childhood. He said he was bringing a friend and I assumed it was a male friend. So I had arranged to put them in the guest room where we have 2 twin beds. Lo and behold it was an attractive female friend and not a girlfriend either! I had to ask if this would be a problem but they said it would be ok. For sure, my cousin said he didn't mind, lol!

It was great to catch up after all these years, family will always be family.

Creative Tuesdays - Everyday Happiness

The theme for this week's Creative Tuesdays is 'Everyday Happiness'. Please visit the other talented participants in this fun art co-op!

This piece (acrylic on acrylic paper (6 3/4" x 3")) is inspired by one of Jim Steele's daily sunrise photos (pictured below my painting). I have his permission to paint any of his photos.
Jim  photographs the daily sunrises on Canada's East Coast where he lives.   Talk about everyday happiness!  I'm on his email subscriber list.

Blog Break

I'll be taking a blog break for about a week as I have some out of town visitors!

Here is a photo of a floral arrangement I just put together. I've had this old vase for a long time filled with sunglasses. I saw these lovely roses and hydrangeas at the dollar store ($5 worth) and cut the stems to fit the vase. Hope you like it!

Roses and Hydrangeas

The newspaper had this interesting article yesterday concerning a recent lottery winner and his painful experiences afterward. I think he's doing all the right things unlike most winners.

Lottery winner Craig Henshaw paid a big price for his millions

Creative Tuesdays - Healthy

Welcome to MMm's Creative Tuesdays, now weekly!

This week's theme is 'Healthy'. I did a sorbet cone, a healthy frozen dessert!  It's 6" x 2 1/2", acrylic on acrylic paper and it's actually a birthday card I made for my niece, turning 17 soon!

Please visit the other participants in this fun art co-op!