In my Garden

 

My June Haiku:

Whispers of summer

rejoicing, hands in warm earth

birds singing with joy

Life begins the day you start a garden.

Chinese Proverb

The glory of gardening:

hands in the dirt,

head in the sun,

heart with nature.

To nurture a garden - is to feed not just the body,

but the soul.

Albert Austin

Gardeners, I think dream bigger dreams than emperors.

Mary Cartwell

Promise of fruit, blueberries above and figs below.

A life without dreams is like a garden without flowers.

unknown

Kind hearts are the garden,

kind thoughts are the roots,

kind words are the flowers,

kind deeds are the fruits,

take care of your garden and keep out the weeds,

fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds.

unknown

My garden is my beautiful masterpiece.

Claude Monet

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From the studio:

Another character tree, no name yet.

and another Super Sculpey creation:

A hanging decoration, Santa of course.

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Art News:

Next Exhibit at South Delta Artists Guild:

I have 5 paintings in this exhibit:

Windswept

Wreck of the Pesuta

What

Hanging Around

Sticks and Stones 4

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Not much happens in the garden without pollinators.

The Beauty of Pollination:

one last thing for today - Stairway to Heaven - flash mob

That is all for today,

Happy Wednesday,

with whimsy,

Gillian

Plenty

It is summer and we have plenty of sunshine, which leads to plenty of flowers,

 

plenty of fruit,

 

(Yes I love raspberries and the garden is producing plenty this year.)

 

and vegetables.

 

(these are Japanese cucumbers-delicious)

 

(lots of green tomatoes promise a good yield later in the summer)

 

I have been busy keeping the garden watered but I have also been busy in the studio.

 

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First, great news, not only did my painting "Watchful" win an award at the Delta Artists' Guild "Oil and Water Show" but it also sold!

 

Here is another look at "Watchful":

 

 

 

Here is a  painting of a bearded iris that I call "Blue Beard":

 

 

 

"Seagull over English Bay":

 

"Canada Day Crow":

 

 

 

"Stone Bridge":

 

"Island Sunset":

 

Also having plenty of problems with my old computer - time for a change!

 

Not surprisingly I have been "plenty" busy!

 

 

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That's all for this week,

 

happy Wednesday, with whimsy,

 

Gillian