Monday, July 12, 2010

A Good Day






Yesterday I had such a good day. I can't say I got lots done, but I did enjoy the small wonders of the world around me. I had plans of getting into my studio and working and while pots set up I was going to weed the garden and then head back into the studio. This plan was interrupted by at empty vase on my back deck that was calling out for flowers to fill it. So I filled it and then noticed another set of vases and another...before you know it I was gathering flowers and placing them around and enjoying my time with mother nature and art. They go so well together.

Then a tiny hummingbird came into my life. This little creature was sitting on the fence to the garden. I put my finger in front of him and he sat on it then flew back to the fence. What a joy to hold such a tiny creature and barely feel it's touch. Later in the day the same little guy was resting on the leaf of a sunflower and it's parents took turns coming and going and feeding their little off spring. It was an amazing site to behold.

The vases above are skillfully created by Barb Campbell, Susan Goebel, Brenda Scott and Vince and Sabrina Maldonado. In the Susan Goebel vase picture you can also see a John McLaughlin mug in the reflection of the mirror.

“We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” Frederick Keonig