Wild about Flowers

It was a busy day here, and I have not been able to draw or

paint today. These are two more of the many photos I took

yesterday, of wildflowers and wildlife around our home. I

do not know the name of the little blue wildflowers..but they

are all over our pasture. They lend a blue hue as you look

out across it. This butterfly is on the hawthorne bush that

is part of our landscaping in the yard. Huey (one of the cats)

spotted it as I was photographing it, and soon after this

picture, he made an unsuccessful attempt at butterfly

nabbing..and landed head first into these bushes. He

disappeared beneath their branches, and emerged looking

rather sheepish on the other side. He is always very

entertaining.

I took the two pencil drawings of Mattie and Essie Mae to

the Tom Peyton Memorial Art show in Alexandria today.

The opening reception is Friday night. We'll see how

they do.