Planning Ahead May 9, 2016

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Bird egg blue birdTwo different nests

One for now, one for later

Industrious bird.

Art Prescription:  I’ve had bluebirds building a nest inside a box in the yard for a month. Curious about this behavior, I asked the crew at Carolina Birders. Evidently these birds are building an alternate nest. While the pair takes care of sitting on eggs or feeding current fledglings, they spend their mornings building another nest. So if something happens to the first nest they have a new nest to lay eggs in or they may just use it as the next home. Fascinating how nature equips itself with procreation!!

8 x 8 mixed-media on watercolor paper

 

Clean-Up Crew May 7, 2016

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Road-side clean up crew

Beauty comes in many ways

The turkey vulture.

Art Prescription:  As I drove about country roads this morning, I encountered several instances where turkey vultures were having their breakfast. Now I know this is when most go oooooooohhhhh! But perhaps we need to have more respect for these street cleaners. I didn’t paint one because I do not have a great photo reference, but next time you see some big wings circling high above give credit to the vultures of our world.

Index card with stamp and colored pencil:

Index card script

Spring! May 6, 2016

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Hey, wake up it’s spring

Fast, furious thunder-storms

Birds bathe in run-off.

Art Prescription:  Caught in a down-pour today, home wet. And thankful for natures reassuring rhythms.

Index card with collage and colored pencil:

Index card spring 1

Transmutation May 4, 2016

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Slender green fellow

Slithers past the green and golds

S shaped messenger.

Art Prescription:  Snake medicine is powerful. It is the energy of wholeness, and the ability to experience anything willingly and without resistance. “Without resistance!!!” No!

Letting go of that which no longer serves us is a very tough life lesson. Change is super hard!

What makes you feel light as a feather? What weighs you down?

Like snake, life is about gliding through the grass as if floating on air.

Index card with pen and colored pencil:

Index card snake