waves

Looking for mandala with Water as the subject I came across this one taken of waves in Hawaii. it is titled "After the Crash" we were looking down on the ocean from above. Patterns that form in the process of making these Mandala always amaze me. There is almost a three dimensional ring mid way in the circle.

Water Droplets

Water droplets always intrigue me. I have come close to having an upside down reflection in one, but not this time. The stair step opening on the stucco patios in Sedona made the diamond shapes in the middle of the mandala.

lights in the gardens

It's time for Celebration in the City! Blossoms of Light is up and running at the Denver Botanic Gardens. This year they floated glowing balls in the water, the light can reflect off the water or ice depending on how cold it is. They created interesting patterns for the above mandala.

Butterfly on a cold day

This Butterfly from the Butterfly Pavilion got into moisture condensing on their windows - because it was a cold day outside, just like today.  He did fly off after getting free of the surface tension. When I measured outside today there was about 6 inches of snow in my back yard.  It was melting and turning to slush on the roads, driving was a bit iffy.  We need the moisture - it is just sloppy to get around in when it's snow and it's supposed to be spring - as in April showers bring May flowers!

Water lilies

Making mandalas from water lilies has not worked out well, so after a recent trip to the Denver Botanic Gardens. I had to post these glorious pictures of the water lilies there.  There were flowers blooming all over the gardens and I will share them with you in the coming weeks.

cannon fodder

Bowling balls from the previous mandala were cannon fodder for the hourly cannon shot into Lake Estes, keeping time for the Scottish Highland Games.  I chuckled when I saw the pile, not on a brass monkey - but stacked the same.  

water droplets

4th of July came and went without fireworks in a lot of places in Colorado because of the high fire danger.  Fortunately we now have had rain for several days in a row!  3 cheers!! It is amazing how things can green up with a little rain. This is the original picture the last mandala was made from.  It is a firework explosion in a seed head, lined with water droplets.

Rosecrans Cemetery

Just came back from a trip to San Diego, we went to the Cabrillo National Monument to see the tidal pools on the ocean side of Point Loma and passed Rosecrans National Cemetery with rows and rows of white headstones. San Diego has a big Naval pressence. You can see the bay and downtown San Diego on the edges of the Mandala after following the radiating lines of headstones.  The cemetery caps the peninsula, out to sea it looks like a solid line of white.

more water droplets

Another version of the water droplet. I like this one because of the drops suspended in mid air over the green area. The flower was a white ivy geranium with pinkish red streaks. I played with these flower pictures for a while, it was fun seeing what kind of effect I could achieve.