THIS MORNING

One of the things I love about early morning walks through my little woods, are the danglers...the odd bits of leaf and forest-y whatnot that dance and spin in mid-air, tethered by the invisible thread of a spider's web.

Of course I always feel perfectly safe in the woods, because I have a bodyguard, who throws back his head and yowls if he loses sight of me.

Fitz, my bodyguard.

Have a great weekend blog friends. 40th high school reunion going on around here. Gotta go charge my camera batteries for that!
XO

LOVING GREEN

Over the weekend, I posted a couple of pics on Facebook from our visit to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Smyrna, Delaware.

These prompted a comment from a childhood friend, who now lives in the Southwest, about how much she misses the color green in the environment, and reminded me how lucky I am to live here on the Eastern Shore.
Green is the color that restores my soul. I appreciate the many nuances of color this time of year, while the leaves are still growing. Let's enjoy some green in my little woods...

Don't you feel refreshed? Grateful to have a little woods to call my own, and to Mother Earth for decorating it so beautifully.
Hope you have a chance to appreciate some green where you are today. XO.

INTO THE WOODS: FINDING INSPIRATION IN NATURE

Encouraged by Flora Bowley to seek inspiration for intuitive painting, in nature, I want to share a place that is special to me. Nature and I are already pretty good old friends. Most days I'm up to my ankles in the stuff. That's not the same as sitting in quiet observation with a sketchbook or camera. When I need that, I walk down to the river or into the woods.
Let's go into the woods.
Walk this way...

A friend said, it was like having our own little park, so Mr. C. brought home this bench.  

A throw, a pillow, sketchbook, a Kindle, and some tea. Perfect!

I can't wait for you to see it in summer! Do you have a favorite place of inspiration?