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Daffodil Farm

3/4/2014

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We have a daffodil farm close by that I heard about last year, but did not have the opportunity to visit. But this year I did! It is amazing to see row on row of happy yellow blooms dancing against the grey-brown tree line. If you live in the Lowcountry I highly recommend checking out this beautiful farm! Happy Tuesday Y'all! 
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O Tannenbaum

12/24/2013

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Yesterday we decorated our family Christmas tree so naturally when it came time to paint I had trees on the brain. Hence the tannenbaum depicted here. I read about the history of the O Tannenbaum carol & loved the phrase "symbol of consistency & faithfulness." as the song did not start as a Christmas carol, but rather a praise of the evergreen. I only used the Princeton Neptune Dagger brush for the tree with my Hooker Green/Payne's Grey combo. I painted many trees but I just wanted to share this one as it epitomizes my trees. Happy Tuesday & Merry Christmas Eve! 
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Pied Beauty

8/29/2013

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 Pied Beauty
GLORY be to God for dappled things— 
 For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;    
For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings;  
Landscape plotted and pieced—fold, fallow, and plough;
And áll trádes, their gear and tackle and trim. 

All things counter, original, spare, strange;  
Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)    
With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;
He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:               
Praise him. 

-Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89)
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Petals

4/22/2013

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Kindness Practice

3/7/2013

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In third grade I had a strict teacher. One day I was finding it difficult to sit still in my chair and I spoke out of turn and something else happened that I don't remember. What I do remember is that at the end of the day I was assigned 425 sentences. As in, "I will not speak without raising my hand." "I will sit in my chair." etc. This is third grade & I am 8 years old! 425 sentances?! It took up pages of my composition book. And while my hand cramped that night something else happened, I learned to manipulate letters. Drawing a straight line down the page and then hatching it off provided a column of "I's" This saved a lot of time. I remember the moment when I realized I could do this. That letters were just lines on the page that I could change & use for my benefit. It was heady. Maybe if I write this quote a few hundred more times I will remember to "be kind [to] everyone."
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Rocks for Breakfast

3/6/2013

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What does it mean to eat rocks for breakfast? One of our athletes used this to describe another coach and the phrase really stuck with me. Her meaning was complimentary, as in "She's so hardcore & tough." Both beneficial qualities for crew.  "Rocks for breakfast" is now the ultimate metaphor for moxie. It means being dedicated and disciplined practicing your scales and your squats. Going thru the tough stuff with focus and determination. There is a W.H. Auden quote fun tacked to my computer, "This is the season when we must practice the scales of rejoicing." It is not always easy and sometimes it's drudgery, but it produces results. My goal is to "eat rocks for breakfast" and keep on making things I think are worthwhile & beautiful despite rejections & setbacks.
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Best President Ever! 

3/1/2013

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What are you going to do to make the year more awesome?
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Green 1949 style

12/8/2011

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May Days

6/14/2011

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I am working on something with my time sheets... but it will not be finished until December... maybe not even then... can we say tedious work... but it will be worth it 
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Convenience will kill you...

4/3/2011

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A group of volunteers made this video about single use plastic bags... while parts are wonky the overall message is clear: Ban single use plastic bags! 
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