A splash of pink on a gray, gloomy day ...

 It's been gloomy when it hasn't been raining for 4 days now.

 I've almost forgotten how sunshine feels.

 But, the meteorologists are promising beautiful blue skies tomorrow.

Meanwhile, I need a dose of pink.
I'm wearing a pink sweater
and craved pink images from the web.
Enjoy!

New beginnings ...

I've just been reading through blogs this afternoon, trying to catch up on all my favorites. There seems to be a theme of "new beginnings" running through many of the artists' blogs. And, comments about trying to "get focused." 

That's so me. It seems like I spend too many days trying to get focused.
Maybe this year will be different. It's for sure I'm going to keep on trying.

So, here's today's offering to the creativity gods and goddesses ...

You see, I have way too many pink sweaters. I know I do, yet I keep buying pink sweaters. I have a drawer full of pink tee shirts, too. I seem to have a real thing for pink clothes. The thing is ... there really is no one shade of pink that's better than any other. It's a mood thing. You choose your pink by how you're feeling at a particular moment, don't you?   I do.

The Pantone Matching System (PMS) recently announced that "THE" color of 2011 is "Honeysuckle Pink."

Okay.

So, what, exactly, is honeysuckle pink?

Beats me. But, I'll take a stab at it with these images from my "PINK" folder ...

Summer's done. :o(

Lots of people around here are glad that we're moving into the cooler weather season, but I'll miss all the creativity of Mother Nature. While I haven't had much time for making things, She's been busy, busy, busy! And, I've got the pictures to prove it! Un-retouched photos from early September, for your review:

 A monarch butterfly chrysallis hangs out on the window casing in front of my house, just a few feet from the milkweed plants where they began their life as caterpillars ...

I was lucky enough to be on hand when this beauty emerged ... a male Monarch butterfly. You can tell the males by the two large black dots at the bottom of their wings, close to the butterfly's body.

And, what would summer be without beautiful pink flowers? Now for autumn ...

Shades of Pink

I cannot recall when I first became enamoured with pink. It must've been a long time ago, because I can't remember ever not liking pink. This past week I've been lucky to see pink flowers all around.


These lovely little pink flowers grow on the corner one street over from my house. I passed them every morning last week and was charmed by their beauty, so on Friday morning, I stopped and took some pictures.


Good thing, too. When I drove by this morning (Monday) the flowers were all gone!




Bought a bunch of peonies at Whole Foods Market for ten bucks and Boy! Did I get my money's worth! They lasted for days!

How could you not like a pink peony? Splendid flowers!

All my creative energy has been directed to my students for the past month. But, today, I doodled.