Song high in the tree

American Redstart bird

Binoculars, check!

Art Prescription:  Went birding at Mason Farm today. Lots of new songs. Was happy to see this American Redstart male. So colorful.

6 x 9 watercolor sketch

Bucolic pasture

Hills roll right down to the creek

Horses graze, rich grass.

Art Prescription:  I drove straight to the farm after work. Put my muck boots on over my scrubs and headed across the pasture. Finn met me, warming my heart. After giving him a good groom, I let all the horses out onto spring grass. They are so excited to get out into this tall rich grass!!

Index card sketch with colored pencil

Grand ma’s snowball bush
Bloomed on the side of the house
Spring hydrangea.

A thick green curtain
Envelopes me in spring’s blast
Of new growth galore!

Art Prescription – breakfast nook watercolor sketch.

Giant white lilies

Burst open and steal the show

Fragrance fills the house.

New kid on the block

Geldings line up to meet him

Duncan gets a tour.

Art Prescription:  So interesting to see a new horse arrive at farm. All the horses are super alert to see the new kid on the block. They will have to establish pecking order. Duncan gets a tour of the fence line.

Bin full of biddies

Heat lamp and peep, peep, peep, peep

Fuzzy yellow chicks.

Art Prescription:  Went to look for Finn a new girth and found bins of spring chicks!!

Index card and colored pencil

One square foot of swamp

Hundreds of tadpoles, guppies

Eastern Phoebe calls.

Art Prescription:  The swamp at Mason Farm is teaming with life.

Index card pen and ink

Distant yellow haze

Clouds of pollen like a fog

Roll over spring greens.

Art Prescription:  I love all the budding spring greens on the trees, grasses, and plants.

Watercolor sketch

A thousand wishes

Field of dandelion dreams

One magical sphere.

Art Prescription:  Don’t you just love to blow on a dandelion?

Index card