Raw Beauty

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~Henry David Thoreau

"If you don’t see it, you cannot capture it."- Thomas Leuthard

Creative Saturday

Yesterday, I was in a mood to have something new to decorate with, so, I found a few items around the house and went to work. Natural always does it for me, and I had some rocks in a pot outside, decided to decorate them with a little paint. They are prettier irl than in the photo, and they are smaller irl. Some other rocks I decoupaged to sit on my desk and remind me to be thankful, forgiving, loving, etc.

I needed "one" more server to find a place to store, which space is something I don't have. Using a cheap glass plate and a candleholder, it turned out quite nice. I used this as a test; I have an old plate from my grandma that I wanted to do this with, but want to test the glue first.

On another note, I want to share a couple of my beautiful zinnias...

Time to bloom

Sorry I have neglected blogging for a little over a week; had company and we were very busy.

I think I will do a lot of reflecting this week.

A little bouquet I picked from my flowerbed this morning - so bright and cheery. Something about flowers, they give me a sense of life and reason.

"How we remember, what we remember and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality." Christina Baldwin

Summer Beauty

So, I did get most of my porch scraped yesterday. I worked seven hours straight scraping in 100-degree weather. I don't know whether I was so tired I was sick last night, or if I was just too tired. I felt delirious by the time I got ready for bed. There is still more scraping to do today. I need to find some place to plug into an energy outlet, because I seem to be running very low today.

I'll be very happy when I win the lottery so...I can pay people to do these things who know what they're doing. I HATE painting with a passion - I'm not good at painting because I am either just not good at it, or, not good at it because I hate it so much. (Oh yeah, I guess I should buy a lottery ticket in order to have a chance at winning.) lol
 

 
More of my beautiful flowers. I am jumping up and down with joy - I planted these seed last year. Always a beautiful thing when seeds turn into beautiful blooming flowers.

A Good Tired

I'm so tired tonight. I've been working outside almost every second of every day since the weather has cleared -  and it's about time to call it a day and take a nice hot bath. I will start scraping my “small” porch tomorrow and try to get it scraped and painted this week. HOA claims to be going to replace some porches and I'm waiting to see if mine will be one of them, so...I don't want to put a lot of time into it. I can't stand looking at the peeling paint; the winter weather seems to have taken its tole on the cosmetic appearance.




Still can't get enough of my blooming flowers.:)

I hope everyone is having a beautiful week.

xOx