Poppy and Piper

Two years ago, I started taking art classes here in New Braunfels, and was fortunate to find the best teacher around! Linda Calvert Jacobson of Casadelinda Studio. With her encouragement and guidance I have been able to do something I had always dreamed of - PAINT! She has led me through my frustrations and doubts, to a sense of ability and accomplishment. Thank you, Linda from the bottom of my heart.

The paintings above are of Poppy (top) and Piper (bottom). They are 2 Jack Russells that are the proud owners of my dear friend, Ann Brawner. Poppy is now a retired agility competitor, who keeps in shape these days by chasing buzzards out of her yard! Piper will soon start competing in agility, where I am sure she will be a spectator favorite!

Ann told me should would hang them in her office........I'm thinking - maybe the closet!

Big and Little

This handsome boy is already showing 11 points. I wish I could wrangle him before hunting season and remove his antlers.

This little one is enjoying an afternoon siesta, during another very hot day in Texas.

Keeping Cool on a Hot Day!

Spook, our OCD Border Collie and Connor, our most loving Sheltie, find a great way to keep cool in the hot days of Summer. Turn on a sprinkler and they are in Heaven. Reminds me of when I was little, and during the Summer, all the kids in the neighborhood would spend hours running through sprinklers, spending most of the days OUTSIDE and getting HOT and TIRED!

Sneaky Snake

While most people don't share my enthusiasm for ALL kinds of nature ( since we moved out in the country 12 years ago from the city life) I have a whole new appreciation for everything. Even snakes. I am fascinated with them. This fellow was crossing through our yard yesterday, and I could only get a shot of him - at his level - before he took off into the woods. He was between 4-5 feet long. Cool - huh?

The Yard Visitor

Saw this beautiful Hawk in my front yard yesterday, and grabbed my camera. Only got one shot before he took off!

The Boys at Play - Part 2

It's not really a Part 2, but I was having so much trouble getting the words to go with the post -without running up the side of the photo all fragmented....Oh, the horrors of learning how to do this........It worked with the cat.
Anyway - I had gone outside this morning to spend time with the boys, and they decided to show off a bit! Look like big horses??? NOT!

They are miniatures. Don't let them know that!

The Boys at Play

A New Adventure

That's what this is - a new adventure!
Don't know where it will take me or how it will develop - but for today - it is here!
After seeing a friend's new blog today - I thought I would give it a try, and realized that it is fairly simple to get going - and looks to be a lot of fun too.
Beware my friends - I will most likely pull you into this as well :) :) :)

Oh - the photo? Just put it on to see how easy it was to do!

This cat - Callie - is one who adopted us as her family a few months back. She is gorgeous to look at - but has a serial killer mind - as she has murdered a few of my wild birds, actually snatching them from the platform of their feeders, as we watched the unassuming little bird fly in for a snack. I have since heightened all the bird feeders in my yard, much to her disgust!