Early March is the time when I traditionally clip some red osier dogwood branches and set them indoors in a pitcher of water. I did this a week ago, when our trees and shrubs were laden with fresh snowfall. The snow melted in a few days, and now the weather is wonderfully gusty and sunny—exactly like [...]
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Dogwood Days
Posted in Abstract Expressionism, Affirming life through art, Creative Living in a Condo, Paint what you love!, Power Surge in Late Winter, The Fun of Being Unconventional!, The joy of experimenting with art, The joy of making a mess!, The joy of making art, Waiting for Spring, Watercolor painting, Way out Creativity, YUPO paper, tagged Abstract Expressionism, Creative Living in a Condo, Fun and Funky, Pentecost, Red osier dogwood, Saran Wrap, Tongues of Fire, Waiting for Spring, Watercolor painting, Winter in Wisconsin, Winter Survival, YUPO paper on March 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It’s Called “Denial”!
Posted in Daylight is Increasing, Enough Winter!, Memories, Nostalgic Reflections, Power Surge in Late Winter, Speeding up the Spring!, Waiting for Spring, Winter Survival, tagged Enough Winter!, Increasing daylight, Memories, Waiting for Spring, Winter Survival on February 16, 2010 | 4 Comments »
We have huge mountains of snow piled all around our building, created by the ever faithful plowers and their machinery. The gentle hill leading to the park outside our front door is heaped high, and it looms like a wall of white in our patio door view. Joe calls the hill “The Matterhorn”. Dylan loves to [...]
Power Surge
Posted in Daylight is Increasing, Power Surge in Late Winter, Redwing Blackbirds, Waiting for Spring, Winter in Wisconsin, Winter Survival, tagged Increasing daylight, Return of the redwings, Waiting for Spring, Winter in Wisconsin, Winter Survival on February 12, 2010 |
The days are stretching out at both ends. Every year about now, I go into a state of abject euphoria over the growing daylight and anticipation of our wet and wonderful, cold, fragrant Wisconsin spring. Here in Southern Wisconsin, one can get euphoric by mid-February, as the redwing blackbirds will probably be back by early March. [...]
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