Time flies when you're having fun!

 My sweet son turns 16 today!

I painted some characters and made them into a celebratory wrap for his gift.

 

Speaking of gifts his dad & I feel like we got the biggest gift with him- he's truly delightful!

Color play

 Here's to hoping colored pencils are at the top of your back to school supply list!

Off to School

 

 

 

Do you have someone in your life headed off to school for the first time?  I made a couple activity pages based off my Hello, World!  School Day book.  You can download them here, along with a few more Hello, World! coloring pages from 

other books in this series.

Happy coloring, reading, and learning! ⭐ 🍎 ⭐

 

Accepting new members!

 

I've not been a part of many sports teams, or really actively followed one on an ongoing basis.  That said I'm am a proud member of Team Wildflower!  A bunch of dreamers & seekers of the beauty in life.

Garden Tour

 

My garden doesn't really look like this but my thumb is thankfully greening!  That's the fun thing about painting- you can be aspirational & imagine just how you'd like things to look.  Next year I would like to quadrant out areas one for only herbs, one for plants that bring pollinators, one full of veggies and next to that, a plot of plants that keep bugs away. (One with natural bug repellents, I'm curious how effective they are?)

Garden tip- if there are roses around never miss I chance to stop & give them a good sniff.  I also like to rub my hands across lavender or rosemary for a quick fragrant pick me up.

SUMMER

 

Let the good times roll!  I've said it before & I'll say it again summer is my favorite season.

The sun, the warm air, the colors in the nature around me all adds to a happy, free feeling I carry in my mind through the summer months.  I've never lived in a place that is warm year round I wonder would this feeling carry over?  Or perhaps I find such enjoyment in the warm months because I know it's fleeting.?.

Independence Day

"Every heart beats true

'neath the Red, White, and Blue,"

verse from You're a Grand Old Flag

by George M. Cohan (1906)

One of my childhood favorites to belt out!🎶

Happy 4th of July

 

 We started the day off with an early morning 5K.