going to seed

We are still going to have 90s this weekend but cooler weather is coming! Things are going to seed, nature herself saying get ready!

debris

Part of Spring in the garden is cleaning up debris from the last year. These are dried grasses.

Layers

Felt layered with beads, paper, plastic and glass. My felt flower made into another flower! Just because.

Happy Thanksgiving

Some Thanksgivings people are out playing golf over the Thanksgiving Holiday in Denver. Not this year, we have lots of snow still on the ground, an overcast sky and the threat of more snow tomorrow. Brrr Cold! Have a Good Day where ever you are!

blown away

blown away

Blown away with the wind - the milkweed seeds; actually had a monarch stop by my small growth of milkweed when they were blooming, it was beautiful! We had a huge cold front blow in last night. It finally started snowing this morning; the cold is supposed to remain around for 3 days. No more summer! Did get all the houseplants safely stored inside out of harm's way.

old mandala

Was going thru a box of old pictures and thought I could post an old mandala that I really liked. Original picture was of shadows on a short stairway taken one time when we were down in Sedona, AZ. Making it into a kaleidoscope was just the ticket to make this image pop. Someone at an auction bought the original last year, so the pattern must have appealed to at least one other person. Hard to believe it is already October.

original green plant

Not Grass but "grass like" I liked the patterns the plant base created in the center of the earlier mandala.

patterns in green

‘Patterns of Grass’ Another mandala inspired by a plant (not grass) in Rob Proctor’s garden-from the tour on August 25th.

train

Not a flower, but long line of train cars on side of the road. Liked the pattern that formed. Was on my way to Palmer Lake for art show when I saw this, train cars, ground, sky and a telephone pole!

white forsythia

The opening of my white forsythia was delayed by the latest snow. They will open next week with the warming temperatures.

dried leaf

Liked the texture of this dried leaf and the star that formed in the middle. No red for Valentines Day, but celebrate anyway!

Halloween at DBG

Denver Botanic Gardens is decorated for Halloween; the mandala is one of the interesting plants inside the conservatory. Always fun to visit!

Fairy Wings

These Fairy Wings are actually a close up of dragonfly wings in kaleidoscope form. The body of the dragonfly creates the brownish circle you see. I considered printing this mandala on transparent material, cutting them out and making wings for a physical 3D fairy, but it hasn't happened yet.

fairy fire

Continuing the Fairy Theme I made a tiny campfire for the fairy gardens from a tea light, some twigs and rocks. Mandala above is the fire. Just for fun!

the eyes have it

Always liked the "fake" eyes on butterfly wings, it distracts the butterfly's prey and it makes for an interesting pattern in a mandala.

butterfly wing

Butterflies are movement in the garden - beautiful, colorful movement. I enjoy having them in the garden. The speckles in the middle are reflected by the speckles on the edges of the wings in this mandala.

lotus center

Another summer flower - the center of a lotus.

The Spider

Spider in mandala and having a bite to eat.

spider sat down beside her

It's October - time to be spooky. When I took in my house plants for the fall this spider came along with the staghorn fern. When I discovered her I gently but quickly removed her and her web to the outside, where I took some pictures. Whew! She is well camouflaged and quite big about a quarter in size.

victoria amazonia

The water lilies and lotus are out in a splendid display at the Denver Botanic Gardens Monet Pool. Even with cooler summer temperatures the Victoria Amazonia lily is blooming (they like it hot). It is the lily with giant lily pads - so the expanse of blank space in the mandala above is the surface of one big lily pad. A bloom and a bud are shown with reflection in the water. Victoria Amazonia lilies are night bloomers, so it probably opened the night before. Other lilies open in the daytime and close at night.