Although I worked a bit of overtime last weekend, there was still time for a lovely night walk with my younger son out in the woods - we were looking for bats, impossible to photograph but there are a lot of them around here.
I felt inspired to do a little picture of the wildflowers I have seen this week: valerian, bluebell, jack by the hedge, herb robert, garlic and dandelion seedheads.
I also had a solitary early morning walk and, whilst gathering up pine cones, saw a wood pigeon's egg shell drop down from the pine trees, the little bird must have just hatched.
The first elderberry flowers are out...
At the end of this week we are off on our travels for a dose of sunshine near Portugal, with nothing going on but book reading, swimming and relaxing :) My holiday suitcase allowance is 20kg - far more than I need for a week so I crammed in my paints and brushes just in case I feel inspired.
I 'm off now to catch up on your blogs.
Those are the colors of nature that bring me hope for beauty in the world
ReplyDeleteYay for a sunshine-filled holiday!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you have space for your paints!
Have a lovely break Betty, and hope there will be sunshine for you.
ReplyDeleteWalks in nature are times of discovery about yourself and about surroundings.
ReplyDeleteLucky you to go to sunny Portugal area for a weekend! Enjoy!
Betty, I admire the ease you have in painting what you cannot photograph
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely break. Sounds perfect!xxx
ReplyDeleteGlad you are able to take walks. Wonderful art too. Have a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteI love your wildflowers painting! Yay for a little break and sunshine. I do hope you find time to paint some too! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are beautiful Betty - so pretty. I hope you have a wonderful time & its a great idea to take your paints along too. A holiday sounds pretty darn perfect right about now. Enjoy Betty xx
ReplyDeleteWe went on a bat walk a while ago and the leader had a device that slowed down their calls to our hearing levels. Fascinating!
ReplyDeleteI love your painting. Watercolor? It's really lovely. Have a fabulous time in Portugal!
ReplyDeleteLove your wildflower painting, Betty! Spring everywhere! Enjoy your holiday in Portugal! Hope to see some paintings!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen a bat for a while.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
Beautiful wild flowers painting. Here, we have bats in limestone caves.
ReplyDeleteHello Betty chuck, I love your weekend watercolour :) I am excited for your holiday and super glad you packed your paints. I mean, who needs spare knickerbockers or other such essentials when you have paints?! Those elderflowers look perfect for cordial making. Have a goodun' xXx
ReplyDeleteYou'll be in Portugal now! I hope your having the best time and have squeezed in plenty of painting amongst the sunbathing and reading! Your art is stunning! xxx
ReplyDeleteI do like your wildflower painting, the colours are lovely.
ReplyDeleteHope you are having, or had, a great holiday in Portugal.
All the best Jan
I hope near Portugal is spectacular! xx
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