it was one of those perfect weather days. one of the reasons that we all are so fond of springtime. all the girls (2 jack russells and a black labrador) accompanied me this morning into the back yard for a bit of sizing-up as i made a mental garden store "to be purchased" list. as you can tell by this photo, the sun was juuuuust right... millie and sophie, who are not naturally fond of one another and therefore are rarely photographed together, were attacked by the sun and sleep monster in the exact same spot. i couldn't resist snapping their picture and, being new at the whole blogging thing, this gave me a thought for a new entry. ahh, the life...

so, i say i fancy myself an artist, among other things. i think i'll title this entry "rainman" as that's how my oldest son refers to my random thoughts...

at any rate, spring has arrived. in fact, we've already had some days in the upper 70s with high humidity which i affectionately call "bad hair days", seeing as my hair is too curly to lay straight but not curly enough to be hip. it is in the in-between and soaks up the moisture in the air and responds with what my husband calls "yakkish hair". just by that description you can probably picture my hair exactly! today, however, is a lovely day. low humidity, the ground is wet due to recent storms, and just a bit of coolness in the air. some of my iris' have responded favorably and i couldn't resist snapping this photo with my iphone as my labrador, emma and i embarked on our morning walk, where lately we have found all sorts of interesting creatures and sights. i will add, happily, that i emailed the photo to myself from my phone to my desktop, saved it in my images, and uploaded it into my blog all by myself. necessity...

blogging...

the idea of a blog has always been a lovely thought to me...brings to mind romantic notions and seeing the world through the eyes of an audience. however, since i am the only "girl" in a family with three very intelligent, very technologically saaaavy men, because blogging is done on a computer (gasp!), i felt it out of reach. but, here i am. an empty house (except for my three companions/shadows/playgroup...emma the black lab, sophie the perpetually youthful jack russell and mille the jack russell who lives in her own happy little world) alone with my thoughts and a computer!

shopping online for a project table, you know the higher than table height, with bookcase cubbies and stools which i stumbled upon at sam's club one saturday afternoon but didn't purchase because i didn't realize how much i wanted it, and a google-search lead me to an artist's blog that included my project table, and one thing lead to another, and here i am. in my imagination, i am an artist and come and go freely in and out of that world. i enjoy being creative. it wakes me up early some mornings but i mostly enjoy using the gift of creativity for others. right now, "project" is just about my favorite word. which reminds me to resume my table search...