lion

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. I’m a little burnt out these days- part of it is all the stuff I need to do, and don’t want to do, and part of it is the weather… monsoon season is upon us here, and while the temperatures have dropped (but still over a hundred), the humidity increase just seems to cause a lethargy that’s hard to shake. For us here in Phoenix, it isn’t March that has weather like a lion or a lamb- it seems to be July and August, with the sweltering thick air and thunderstorms of the monsoons…

In honor of the monsoons, here’s a little 3d lion- although he hardly looks ferocious!

 

tomatoes

geckos

Every summer we have a few little friends visit- our bathroom windows are frosted glass, and when we leave the light on in the evening, the insects outdoors move towards the light, where a gecko or two await their chance to grab supper. It’s a mini animal kingdom- looking at the pale underbelly of a gecko, and watching as she moves so fast to catch her dinner- her little sticky toe pads allowing her to cling to glass surface…

mushrooms

Sometimes photographing my wire pieces is a difficult thing- since they are all line work, if I end up showing too many shadows, they are hard to read in photographs. But sometimes the best thing about the pieces, like these little mushrooms are the shadows that are created- since they are more 3d than they are flat objects…

photos from the week 7 july 12

1.carmelized fig clafoutis (figs from our fig trees!)

2. marjoram- beginning to flower- I always think the structure of the flowers is beautiful/unusual

3. last of the winter beets

4. Coco-dotty enjoying a drink

happy fourth

Happy Fourth of July! Hope everyone has a good one! And it’s back to the dog days of summer…

(my attempts at a dachshund for a new card)

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all things paper

Ann Martin’s blog, All Things Paper, has a nice post about fold today! Check it out if you get a chance- and welcome to anyone visiting from her blog- I hope you’ll stay and visit for a while! Thanks Ann!