Gone To The Beach: 04.29.2023

Saturday, April 29, 2023

April Showers & Miscellany

Good morning! It's April still, so no surprise it is freezing cold [40*s], very windy, and pouring rain. Just now I peeked out, steeling myself for Mo's walk, and noticed a large fat Mr Robin hopping about in the rain, looking for worms I guess.

Mo and I were hoping to find a dandelion in bloom for my new perpetual nature journal, but I don't think that's going to happen. Mostly because dandelions are ferociously removed on the small lots of public lawns near me. I do see my neighbor has a few in his tomato plot, maybe he will share? [web pic/ inspiration, below]

Journals update:

Earlier April scribble journal was more collage and pressed leaves than drawings. "It is what it is...," as my old production guy would mutter, explaining why that dress has three sleeves, one carefully and neatly sewed into the neck, hahaha.

rough draft from notebook.

The second page for April is drawings.

I do need to step up my bird drawing ability if I am going to include them.

rough draft:

Often the reason I draw the scribble sketches is to remind myself of things I want to mention on my blog. Here you can see Mr Sparrow and his giant feather that I described last week.

I thought you might like seeing where I stash these little pages:

Other pages may be random collages of important to me quotes and ideas I want to take note of.

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Perpetual Journal....some random recent pages and their inspirations.

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Recent pocket treasures. The dime is 1975. Not sure if that is ''old'' or not as I rarely have coins or look at their dates unless I find them on the street.

Finding coins supposedly means a ''departed loved one'' is spiritually nearby.

Huh. Mom?

I'm pretty sure my dad isn't tossing out money from the Beyond, he was, politely---a frugal man.]

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Despite Covid's resurgence here, I have been getting out now and then. Trader Joe's for flowers and cheese.

For color and profusion even out of focus. Some woman shoved my cart/ me.

Quick stop at Home Goods to get a small gift for a friend and some shelf paper, but no. Its Messy Hallmark Store look is still going strong.

Sweet glass birds but either not plant stakes or not hens:

Still wishing for a yellow hen.

These tall skinny mercury glass vases were very cool. Tall as my knee or more but slim. I had no use for them but kinda wish I'd bought one. $12.99.They were not only silvered but weathered and rough like seaglass.