2 pounds/used to be 3

We went to Tim Horton's to buy what we always referred to as "three pounds of coffee" and I decided to look at the amount of the contents, I discovered I was buying slightly more than 2 (two) pounds. Also, a one-pound bag is no longer ONE pound--it's LESS!
Oh well, we love the coffee and need our "fix" so we buy it anyway :-)

I tried to capture these pouffy clouds on the way Downtown (Detroit) last Friday--We were going to Sindbad's on the Detroit River for their "Clams & Chips." We rarely eat fried foods these days...but decided to have one last fling before the summer was over.:-) Sindbad's is a great Seafood place and attracts many people to the Marina (on the Detroit River) out front. Then they come in and eat. Anyway, CC is painting the Fall Cloud patterns, and I am making a "stab" at joining her.

LABOR DAY 2010

It's Labor Day--we're having a relaxing day after a big family BBQ, firepit time, and just enjoying each other! This is our entrance and the flag is up and I can't believe we are winding up the Summertime. It's been a lovely weekend.

Drawing in Church

Our Choir is on "Summer Leave" until September--so our Director of Music has been planning several different combinations of people from our congregation to sing together. This morning, this group of young men sang so well together, I just had to put them down on paper...too bad you can't hear it :-)

Sketchbook Watercolor Journaling Class

I was in Petoskey last week for my Watercolor/Sketchbook Journaling Class with Catherine Carey. These are a couple of the sketches/wtrclrs that I did while we were there.
This is the Bay View Post Office.














This is the Charlevoix Lighthouse--just did this on my own...Sometimes my husband and I buy some Smoked Whitefish or Whitefish Pate' to take to a picnic table there and eat while watching the sights. People look for Petoskey Stones along this Beach. Have found a few myself.




Just "practicing" painting "what I see" This was a fern and also my sister-in-law's Vase/Jug that she had on a bookshelf. Thought it was interesting.

I sometimes "sketch" my Sermon Notes (then watercolor them when I get home). I thought I was the only one (adult) who had the urge to illustrate (drawing in Church) my thoughts. But then I saw someone else's "drawings in church" and decided I should post some of mine. Wish I had kept some that were tossed out. :-(

Butterflies and Asters

The Butterflies are out and about in the flowers these days. It 's difficult to get them to "land" long enough for a good picture or sketch. I had to buy myself a guide so that I could tell which are which :-)