To raise today’s youth
Takes a lot of nurture and
A fresh worm or two.
Art Prescription: Fledgling birds everywhere peeping for food.
Index card with colored pencil and college:
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Buttercup Trail May 20, 2015
On “Buttercup Trail”
Finn, Chance, Splash, and Doc walk on
Through the tall meadow.
Art Prescription: Great trail ride today!!
Mixed media 8 1/2 x 8 1/2
Travel Journal May 19, 2015
Bits, pieces of trip
Collage and glue, memories
Travel, art journal.
Messages May 18, 2015
Cocoon of pure gold
She opens her sapphire wings
And glides into space.
Watercolor, colored pencil and gold-leaf
Honeysuckle May 17, 2015
Wild woodsy perfume
Yellow honeysuckle vines
Unruly tangle.
Art Prescription: Walked Mason Farm. The woods are heady with the scent of honeysuckle. This invasive vine winds itself around anything standing. Maybe we dismissed it’s misbehavior because it’s so fragrant.
Index card with colored pencil
Fledglings May 16, 2015
Little heads pop up
Expecting a tasty bug
Strong fledgling blue-birds.
Art Prescription: What a joy to observe each stage of this couples work.
Roadside Weeds May 15, 2015
Cornflower species
Worn on a date to test love
Bachelors Button.
Art Prescription: Folklore says if a Bachelors Button is pinned on and stays fresh it is true love.
Index card, colored pencil, collage
Dairy Queen May 14, 2015
The queen of the farm
Watches over her herd and
The makings of milk.
Art Prescription: I drive past Mapleview Dairy on my way to see Finn. I love seeing the cows grazing in the pasture.
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor
Blue and Yellow May 13, 2015
A successful brood
The blue-bird box is alive
Both parents work hard.
Watercolor, pen and ink
Oreo Cow May 12, 2015
Cookie on the farm
She provides the dipping milk
Chocolate and cream.
Art Prescription: Fearrington Village, not far from Chapel Hill, has a herd of these Belted Galloway cows. They also have goats with the same coloring.
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor
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