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…

portrait of a tomato

i love the circles of light bouncing off the watered grass behind this lone cherry tomato.

sweeter when wet

my garden this morning after a good washing. September in Alabama is still summer.

gold covered puppy

there is a reason it is called the golden hour…late afternoon sun turns the world to gold. This is Cole.

the tomato stealing pup

Cole (4mo puppy of mysterious parental origins) & i went out to garden. Alabama is still summer & there are tomatoes. We are so SICK of tomatoes, but…Cole is not. My back was turned from him & i hear my husband say, “Coles is eating your tomatoes” See?! 1. i photographed my bounty. 2. i…