Break

I need to take a temporary blogging break due to I am sick and lack the energy and enthusiasm to blog. I have one post in the works and will publish that soon. I will be back as soon as I can. Thank you for your patience!

Feline Friday {Chessie}

Ever since Chessie was a kitten, she would always demand to lick the condensation off drinking glasses. This day, October 28, 2014, was no different. We are adjusting to life without this gentle giant. Abby has pretty much taken over her old places and looks so tiny in those spots compared to the memory of Chessie.

{yes, this is Chessie too.}

Picture Dump: Wildflowers II {2014)

Picture Dump: Wildflowers I

Wild Spiderwort; April 8, 2014

Unknown. I suspect a Phlox of some kind; April 13, 2014

Lazy Daisy; April 13, 2014

Herbertia lahue {Prairie Nymph}; April 14, 2014

Possible baby Black Widow Spider on Wild Spiderwort; April 22, 2014

Note: I didn’t even know a spider was on the petal until I opened up the picture. That is how tiny it was.

Wild Spiderwort; April 22, 2014

I believe this is an Indian Blanket or a Firewheel about to bloom; April 22, 2014

I believe this is an Indian Blanket or a Firewheel about to bloom; April 22, 2014

Texas Thistle; April 22, 2014

Note: I was absolutely thrilled to have spotted these on out land.

Texas Thistle; April 22, 2014

Indian Blanket or Firewheel; April 22, 2014

Indian Blanket or Firewheel; April 22, 2014

Unknown (have yet to identify these); April 22, 2014

Wordy Wednesday: On Tangles (Zentangles)

I follow a blog called Tweety Loves Quilting and recently the blog author sharing her “tangles”. By the way, her tangles are awesome.

The tangles, sketches, doodles, Zentangles or whatever you may call them reminded me of the doodles I did in my youth. I got excited! What I used to do was put down and laughed at is now mainstream. I remember whenever I did them, it brought me peace.

So, I resolved to see if “tangling” still worked for me. In my youth, I used a geometric compass and some small rulers to create some of my doodles. I did not have these items this time around. So, my first effort was all done freehand and on ordinary notebook paper and a pencil which is anathema to the art of Zentangling. I am not an artist (and never will I be one). So, I could care less about the “rules”. And besides, I have always used pencil.

{To see a larger image, go here. Click on the image when it comes up to see it larger.}

The more "tangling" I did, the more the stuff I did in my youth came back to me. I got tired of the exercises on the third day and went rogue with the last square (bottom left corner).

I have to say that there is just something wonderful about doing tangles. It is very meditative. You are forced to focus on being deliberative and whatnot about what you are doing. You forget all about the worries of the day and what is happening around you. Your mind does not wander too much either.

This one nice thing about tangles is that it most likely can be translated to the quilting world. In fact, there is a quilter who actually quilts using tangles. Pretty cool, huh? I can see myself doing this. You get tired of quilting one pattern; so, switch to another design.

I will be doing more tangles in my future. In fact, I purchased a student and geometric compass which included small rulers and protractors. I also purchased some cheap sketch pads. I will see if I can switch to pen(s) in the near future. In the meantime, I am just going to enjoy doodling my way again and who cares what others may think of the things I do!

Macro Monday {Longing for Spring}

Texas Paintbrush (or Indian Paintbrush), April 8, 2014

I am anxiously awaiting spring. I miss the colorful wildflowers and plants. We just finished building a new potato bed and we are getting geared up for gardening soon.

Forewarning: Be prepared for some wildflower picture dumps in the near future. They are from last Spring. I have been going through some pictures that I have yet to process and the wildflowers fit my current mood (longing for spring).