close up of daughter Heather's bouquet for us in the dark times of winter
A Bit of My Day, Family Inspired, Poetry, The Daily

Hope in Winter

gratitude for the floral brightness amidst the endless winter greys, offering a glimmer of hope

series of hot beverages from lines, color, squiggly lines with palette / brushes used
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Wednesday WrapUP Beverage Doodles

beverage doodles / mindful art

shrub-steppe at the edge of the town of Grand Coulee
A Bit of My Day, Poetry, The Daily

Where the Wildlife Begins

Daily Note Every day, a photograph, a poem. Guthrie and I walked on one of the two sunny days this month up the top of a hill next to Crescent Bay Lake and below the edge of the town of Grand Coulee. I love the look of the row of houses on the cliff /… Continue reading Where the Wildlife Begins

opened matchbox illustration in print-screen style of limited palette: yellow, blue, tan
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Matchbox

Lisa Bardot's tutorial on using a reference photo to create an illustration with a limited palette in a screen-print style

illustration of polar bear on ice
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A Polar Bear on Ice

#bardotbrush paint the same polar bear photo as a creative prompt

steppe mouse-moss, Coscinodon calyptratus
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No Buttercups Yet

searches for a buttercup, the first flower of spring, but has only found moss and lichens so far

Crescent Bay, still, at a high level, leaving the logs on the shore.
A Bit of My Day, Poetry, The Daily

Nature’s Peace

The lake's fluctuating levels and peaceful reflections serve as inspiration

waxy, spiraling leaves of the noxious weed, dalmation toadflax
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Noxious

Dalmatian Toadflax beauty is deceptive, as it disrupts the ecosystem and impacts creature's food sources.

snow on the dark purple and green leaves of the Oregon Grape
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P24 Oregon Grape In Winter

Oregon Grape's deep purple and green leaves offer a glimpse of spring, blessing the spirit and brightening cold day; infusing warmth into the season's chill with each verse and image.