Wonderfulicious Wednesday - some nuggets for this week.

Saw this Begonia as I walked into Trader Joe's yesterday.

I haven't had a plant call out to me in

awhile; seemed apropos on

my birthday week.

Finally, a little rain yesterday. While

 some areas got enough rain to flood, the

rain here was a mere surface wetting.

I discovered the leaf, above, dried in a book.

I don't know where the leaf came from or

why I stuck it in a book but when it showed

up in my life it felt like a gift from the past.

I had to photograph it. 

This morning the yard was full of 

gifts from yesterday's wind. 

The beautiful bunch of leaves, above, is from

the Calliandra vine. And below . . .

a mystery leaf.

The cluster of leaves, above, is from 

the Tipu tree that has

quadrupled in height this

year, much to the dismay

of the gardener who recently

told me he wishes he'd pruned

more off it last year.

The growth of this tree in

8.5 years is nothing short

of phenomenal, 

August Happenings

 Feather fabric sun print. Painted fabric. Machine Stitched. 

Painted canvas board.

 Jumble of leaves on work table.
Some of the leaves have been scanned or photographed

 for digital or fabric work.

 During the rainstorm last Sunday an outdoor circuit died after an extension

cord tripped the reset button. Mind you

this is the circuit that the fountain, drip system, and outdoor lights are plugged into.

There are now 3 extension cords running across the yard to the fountain; sitting water

is a magnet for mosquitoes carrying West Nile.

I miss the outdoor lights at night but not nearly as much as I'm missing the automatic

drip system! Triple digit temps and hand-watering . . . well, I could either whine about

it until an electrician can come to replace the circuit or turn the unpleasant time into photography

sessions. I always say that there are photographs everywhere and to prove it I shot

the above one this morning. iPhoneography at its best. 

Digital piece. Trio of leaves. Acrylic painting. 

I still can't figure out where July went! Anyone 

have a clue?

Wonderfulicious Wednesday

 Sun print. Stitched. Attached to
painted stretched painted canvas.

 Grape Leaf. Decayed by Nature.

 Trio of leaves from Brachychiton Populneus AKA. Bottle tree.

 Waterlogue app.     

Twig. Waterlogue app.

Wishing everyone a Wonderfulicious Wednesday.