State of Not-Wanting

http://melissabluefineartandgardendesign.com This is a little out of order, but then, that is often how I seem to approach things.  Here is a vernal pool.  It is a depression in the woods that fills with clean cold water when the snows melt, and attracts frogs and salamanders, and so is one of my favorite places.  Also,

Butterflies, Goldfinches, and Other Happy Things

http://www.melissabluefineartandgardendesign.com   Picture a warm summer afternoon in the nature preserve.  The sun is beginning to sink, sending its rays glancing off the flowers, creating highlights here and there like flitting memories.  And then your eye is caught~ a swallowtail! That is the story behind this latest painting. Today I’m blissing out : gentle rain