“oh, don’t be camera shy”

“no, that is not the shutter button!” “You’re too close, Hobbes, back up!” “dammit, don’t scratch the lens, Hobbes!” “click”

art class decoupaged birdhouses

the boys that made these were 6 & 7 years old. Pick a theme, find illustrations/scrapbook paper, magazines, cut out, paint birdhouse close to theme color, let dry, then use Mod Podge on the back of image, apply to birdhouse, again apply Mod Podge on top…when all images are on, paint 2 coats of Mod…

oh lily, see how you float?

i think the inside of these waterlilies look like they belong in tropical reefs…i can just picture Nemo hiding inside of one. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

he was born to model

his posture? Perfect. His coloring? So Green.  Backlit by three white circles, he knew what he was doing. And he did it perfectly, as though he was born for it.

the beetle wearing a Bee Halloween costume

or at least that is what i wrote to Kip. Today, the color of my envy is not green, but yellow. Kip’s photography is astonishing. I am so grateful that he shares them with me. These were shot in Vermont.

street art

this parking meter was my favorite. they are used to collect money for the needy. i think it is a brilliant idea, don’t you?  Mobile, Alabama