For Thurs. Doors, click on after the lines, or scroll past the comments and click on title Dan’s Thurs. Doors (2)!
Oil, 24 x 24 inch, Butterfly © St Germain
My plan was for butterflies to be a whole series,
which collapsed after the 2nd one
I did in pastel. So much for that:)
Who knows, there will be a time
in the future that I pick up this series again:)
My wish for this country is that it will transform in a butterfly
– beautiful and free to roam wherever it wants,
instead of the ugly constricted caterpillar it is now.
Makro-Tex, Pict. Tue.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA
My weekly smile if for this little girl who visited with her family
last week and tried out Nana’s new pottery wheel and made
a painting for her mom (my daughter)
Weekly Smile
You may know Monday is JuIy 4th, Independence Day in the USA.
You may not know the flag is called Old Glory.
Now far away from us, on the outskirts of Sacramento.
Tue Travel, Sky Watch
One match for the BBQ will light the fire:)
One Word Sun.: match
Strolling with the family to have some dessert – gelato
Pink Saturday
Red Hibiscus
Garden Affair, FOTD, Floral Fri Foto
Thia nation is known by its big cities, Hollywood, national parks etc.,
but after a while you discover
that most of the country is littered with small towns
and country side. These may be less people
in number and clout ($$), but after a few decades, I find
the people who live here, are the heart and soul
of America. (okay to disagree!)
Weekend Reflection
SATURDAY – Garden Affair* Pink Sat.*
SUNDAY – One Word Sun* Sun Best*
MONDAY – Weekly Smile* FOTD*
TUESDAY – Tue Pictorals* Makro-Tex* Travel Tue*
WEDNESDAY – Wordless Wed.*
THURSDAY – Thankful Thurs.* Sky Watch* Floral Fri Foto *
FRIDAY – Fri Bliss* Weekend Reflection*
Your painting is lovely. Have a joyful 4th July! 🌈
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Thank you Guisella. I’ve heard rumors that for some it’s “muted” (not for me though) because all of the political issues going on right now.
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It’s a confused time we’re living in…
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Tell me about it. Your living situation is great to be able to take the good and bad of both countries:)
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Beautiful photos and painting, Jesh!
Happy 4th July!
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Thank you Veronica. Hope things in your country have improved – no more restrictions. lockdowns, masks, etc.
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Great photos and lovely art work. I hope you enjoy the 4th.
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Thank you Dan. My family (5 people) left yesterday, and it was fun but extremely tiring, so I don’t even remember if I left a comment for Thurs. Doors – I’ll be more with it coming Thurs! Hope you have a fantastic 4th!
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Looking forward to Thursday! I hope you can relax now.
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Am chillin’ and on a fast (joking), but three times out to eat last week – I can’t see anymore food!
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I am enchanted with your painting – hope you and your family have a safe and happy 4th
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Thank you Carol – I kind of liked painting this oversized butterfly. After hosting our family this week, it will be a quiet 4th, but that’s okay with me (I already ate too much BBQ-ed meat and brownies, anyway, lol)
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Beautiful post 😀
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Thank you Cee:) You probably are not living close to a Rhododendron farm (joking), or?
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Amazing photos to capture the spirit of July 4th 🙂
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Thank you Hammad. i discovered your Weekend Sky!
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Hey, did you know that Trader Joe’s is kinda subsidiary of German ALDI groceries chain? I hope it reflects in dirt cheap prices.
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“You may not know the flag is called Old Glory.”
As an outsider I did indeed not know that. Always thought it’s called the Star Spangled Banner or sumfink like that.
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It’s both the star-spangled banner, and the old glory. am going to collapse your comments in one. Trader Joe used to be cheap in California – it’s start was in Monrovia CA, but for some reason (maybe transportation?) in Texas prices have really gone up with covid – for us, about $20 per week. But they have these tasty pre-made salad combinations and inventive salad dressings Aldi for sure does not have. In the heat of Texas, all we eat for almost half a year salad is the main dish, haha.
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A beautiful butterfly. I love seeing the slice of life from other side of the world 🙂 🙂
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Thank you Bushboy – actually my country of origin is the Netherlands, but after my doctorate is was because of the kids, then grandkids that we are still here:)
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Family always keeps you in a place. My children are still around here so I won’t be going any where soon.
Emille I didn’t think was a very American name. I guess I should call you Dr Emille 🙂
I am Brian aka bushboy 🙂
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Emille is my blogname, because anywhere on the internet when previous clients discover me, they want to connect with me, so I use pseudonyms and a heavily edited profile image- only use the dr. when people try to mess with me, lol.
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Always pretty your paintings.What a great photo of the grand-daughter. It is so framable. She’s beautiful. Always fun when the kids can visit.
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Yeah, from early on I decided I didn’t want to be a boring grandmother, so when they’re at my house there is always something to do/make:)
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Beautiful art and that last photo…oh my…so peaceful.
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Thank you Mitzi – in my years on the countryside I kept the camera clicking for my blog:)
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Love the butterfly painting and pastoral scenes. Hope you had a great 4th of July weekend!
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Thank you Amanda. JUly 4th was recovery day of the week before of having family over, and the 3 kids kept me running, lol (fun though)
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Great photos!
Hope you are having a good week!
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Great to see back your blog, Lea. Hope you are doing well!
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All enjoyable images, but the child’s smile takes the cake.
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Haha, great play on words. Is your ankle totally healed now, I hope?
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Love the butterfly, you really should do more. As for that smile, it’s so infectious that I’m grinning from ear to ear!
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Thank you Keith, you are the second one who is saying that about the butterfly. McKenzie is a character, with lots of energy, and she loved bugs from very early childhood on, so she keeps everyone on their toes with her ideas:)
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Oh the joy and glee and in your granddaughter’s face!! Love it.
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I had camera in hand wanting to take some pics of the food, and suddenly she stood before me like this – a free gift:):)
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Your granddaughter has a beautiful smile! Lovely photo of the rural country road.
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You having a grand daughter as well, knows they have those moments you are glad you have your camera attached to your hip!
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I like the butterfly. I hope you will do more.
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Thank you Aleta. It is because I like to paint what I feel is on God’s mind taking much time, my own cravings are on the bottom of the list.
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Good.
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Thank you Jim. You must enjoy the summer having these beautiful images around you to photograph!
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We have two white butterflies hanging around in our yard daily. I hope you get back and paint the third butterfly. Butterflies remind me of FREEDOM too. Amazing that they have these tiny wings and can fly all the way from Wisconsin to Mexico where they rest. Your daughter has a beautiful smile. Agree with you that the people in the small towns in the good ole U.S.A. are our heart and soul.
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Am a little bit older than you think – this is my youngest granddaughter. The two oldest are in college:)
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Stunning capture of Hibiscus, Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair
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You are welcome, Arun. Happy this one turned out well:)
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The 4th of July was not very happy in the US 🥲 Terrible things happening in Europe too. I loved most the photo of family strolling on the street searching for gelato! Wishing a sunny new week.
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Thank you Riitta, my middle daughter’s family. Oh, so that news about the 4th of July even reached Europe, eh? It was different for many Christians. We had an awesome picnic with waterslide, etc.
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