Thankful {things I love} Thursday

We have been noticing all the little subtle changes on our daily walks with Archer as Summer begins winding down.

I usually find a few leaves to bring home & press between books on every walk.

Skeleton leaves fascinate me ~ such beauty! And while they look so delicate and crumbly, you know their strength just by the fact that they have survived so much.

Watching our garden bunnies enjoying the leaves, having a bit of a "change of Season tasting" ,

 I wonder ...

do the leaves taste as different as they look?

A little blush here and there

tiny curls

each unique in their own way

For Thankful (things I love} Thursday,

I am

So Thankful

to live where we celebrate

and have 4 very distinct Seasons ...

Autumn has always been my favourite ♥

Sunday Serenity

Sweet Honeyflower has been a busy girl ...

lots of garden gathering ♥

she's been in our garden since a baby herself

~such a beauty~

happy Sunday

xo

Happy Easter ♥

Happy Easter from my home

to yours

♥

Let the fun begin!

I was thrilled yesterday

to walk up the cobblestone path to my front door,

and find in my little wicker basket{which is all decorated with fresh cedar and bells and a little bird to hold Christmas mail},

"The Coloring Studio"

I feel I have been waiting months for December 1st to arrive knowing that this was the publish date. 

My black and white illustration Soulful Whispers is on the front cover.

Inside, it's a Completed Project ♥

Along with my Whimsical hare ...

It was raining on and off for most of the day, making it the perfect "coloring day"

In the center of The Coloring Studio are my 3 birds

I adore "This book belongs to" pages in books

so was thrilled to see this was the 1st page.

Instant personalization ♥

Loved seeing how another artist envisioned my drawing

and the colours chosen

some close up detail of two of my birds on a branch

Happy December ♥

With all the busyness that is happening this month ... what a perfect way to sit with your crayons and pens and pencils and take some time for  yourself.

xo

untying the ribbon ...

little hidden treasures

found everywhere on my morning walk

slowing me down  in my walking tracks

(such beauty)

and sometimes ... like finding this little sweetie

stopping me in my walking tracks to chat a while :-)

fresh, crisp air to fill my lungs

humour ~ always something to put a smile on my face ...

I find it all right under my nose (and toes)

above my head

the perfect way to start the day

with Gratitude

and then, finding a twisted heart grapevine as I headed back home ♥

***

Every walk in the woods

is a religious rite,

every path in the stream

is a saving ordinance.

Communion service is at all hours,

and the bread and wine

are from the heart and marrow

of

Mother Earth

~John Burroughs~

~Untie the Ribbon~

the gift of a New Day awaits ...

New Print available in my Etsy shop {link can be found in blog sidebar}

a print to Celebrate 365 fresh days just waiting for the ribbon to be untied.

Holiday Hare ...

*Holiday Hare*

Available in my Etsy shop

(link in sidebar)

♥

 

I know it's only October :-)

And we don't have any snow ... (yet)

 

I didn't even anticipate painting a snowy scene when I started this morning.

 

Originally, my plan was a garden hare with his nose pointing upward,

a Sparrow resting on the tip of his fluffy nose.

 

But as I began to draw, the wind was blowing outside, it became very dark and rain drops began to hit my Sparrow Studio window. I turned on the twinkle lights and all of a sudden, looking down at my watercolour paper,  I envisioned Hare wearing a lovely plaid scarf, sitting on a bed of freshly fallen snow, with  more flakes falling from above, a star filled sky, and a skinny, lanky, tree.  You know ... the one that always gets left behind on the Christmas tree lots (so of course ... the very one I fall in love with) :-) Topped with a golden star just perfect for wishing upon ♥

***

Inspiration is always a surprising visitor

~John O'Donohue~

Some older photo of our Garden bunnies ...

With such beauty in my own little garden ...

how could I not paint one in snow ♥

***

We do not need to go out and find love;

rather, we need to be still

and let love discover us

~John O'Donohue~