Spring Smells like Heaven

The Hyacinth are in bloom as well as the peach tree!

 

They are so beautiful and I love that our yard is full of girly pink flowers! Hopefully the pink
dogwood will not be far behind.

I also have to mention that the smell of peach tree blossoms are absolutely amazing! One of my favorite things and one of the things I miss the most about living in Arizona (have I mentioned I used to live in Arizona?) was the smell of the orange blossoms. They completely permeated the air. Of course my one little peach tree does not permeate the air, but it still smells incredible. Maybe I should plant a peach orchard for full effect!! :-)

I'm still working on new paintings and will share as soon as I'm done. I'm also building a new website. I'll update you as soon as it goes live. It will be my "professional" artist site. I'm so excited to get it up and running!!!

Have a wonderful day and I'll talk to you soon!

-Shelly 

Rainy Morning

We're going on our second day of continuous rain. We're talking buckets of rain, loads of thunder, and even a mudslides! Thankfully they are very minor mudslides but for this area that's not usual. One even covered part of the interstate.

What's a better thing to do on a rainy morning than paint a watercolor? As long you don't do it outside it's just about perfect. ;-) The rain on the roof lends itself to a little mindless relaxation and my little bouquet of pink ranunculus remind me that all this rain will bring green grass as beautiful blooms.

I'm thinking of doing a series of monograms. If I don't get bored with it, as I do tend to want to move on to something different relatively quickly. A little wren will be perched inside the "D". We have a wren who nests on our front porch in a window box, so this will be for her.



 

 

 

This is my water cup. I always used an old jelly jar or something I could just throw away when I was done but one day I just thought, why am I looking at this ugly jelly jar with a half peeled label. It was time for something pretty. This is a little teacup that I never used. Mostly because I drink more tea than what this holds. It also was too pretty to leave in a cupboard where it was never seen.

 

 

They may be on their last legs, but I've had them for an entire week. Not bad for grocery store flowers. I once bought a bouquet of pink carnations and they lasted 3 weeks! I love ranunculus, they look like a rose made of poppy petals.  

 

Thanks for sharing my morning, now it's off to the shower and time to get ready for my real job. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

 

Shelly 

 



A new calander day and turning the page never felt so good.

Is it finally over? Winter that is. I don't recall a winter this long ever. I know everyone is saying this but I'm so very happy to see flowers and little patches of green grass.

It appears my orchid is sick of it too and ready to bloom. I usually keep the café curtains in the kitchen closed during the winter and honestly it a terrible thing to do because I forget to water the plants that live there during the cold months. Well, this morning when I pulled the curtain back instead of a half dead plant (like the jade next to Miss Orchid) there were little buds stretching out ready to say hello spring! It feels good to see this, it also feels amazing to turn my calendar to April 1st!

Hope you don't get pranked today. Hope mother nature does not prank us, it appears to be the start of a beautiful day!

The Poodle.











Hellooo daaarling.... can't you just hear Cary Grant? I love this photo. I've been pinning poodles on pinterest (say that three times fast) and have found some great photos of other poodle people. My husband and I both grew up with poodles and it's almost hard to imagine not having one. I thought I'd share these folks that need no introduction.

 

 

How could I show you all these beauties (ok the people & pig aren't bad either) and not include a few of my own?



 



 One last photo of my other most very very favorite little girl...Phoebe.

Hope you all have a wonderful day and give hugs to your fur family members!

Illustration Friday Topic: Prehistoric

It feels good to do an Illustration Friday submission! It makes you think outside your normal box. This weeks topic was "Prehistoric". Of course I could of done a dinosaur or some cave painting but that's not my thing. So, here is a cheeky look at something a bit prehistoric. OK not really, but compared to the IPhone it is. Also, I love The Clash, not that they are prehistoric but I just love them. Hope you like it! Please don't forget to check out all the other submissions, loads of fun stuff!

 
 



More Miniatures from Mom!



I just wanted to share another miniatures post my mom did. Lots of fun details! Click here!

 

 

Cabin Fever

 



I must admit I'm starting to get a little cabin fever. I'm so glad the days are getting longer, I need to feel the sun on my face. I love living in Kentucky for the fact that we have comparatively mild winters to my hometown of Indianapolis. But mother nature is playing a trick on us this year. We have a blanket of snow on the ground and it's raining. I'm afraid it will turn to ice over night. Fingers crossed it wont. I thought I would share some photos of my flower garden that I had up in Indiana. Our home now has many large trees and I don't have many full sun areas where I can grow these beautiful flowers. I do however have some beautiful shade plants. I'm so glad we to live in a time when we have cameras so when we need a little spring in our day we can look back on days past and think about our future gardens. I think I need to order some seed catalogues!   

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Well there it is, my Indiana flowers and butterfly friends. I hope you are staying safe if you are having weather issues. The maps look crazy! It will soon be spring, then it will be summer and I will be wishing I could curl up with a hot chocolate and watch the snow fall outside my window. We always want what we can't have right. Note to self, have a cup of hot chocolate for breakfast and enjoy the winter wonderland in the morning.