After a Week, the eggs have hatched

Thousands of tadpoles have hatched in just a week!

Along with the 1/4" tadpoles are 1.5" long slender blue dragonflies.The pond is amazing!

Another big green frog floats on the surface.

The branches create an abstract composition.I need to keep the image in my mind!

Froggy Monday

Charisma and I walked to the pond again, our daily ritual. The frog chorus was full. You could hear hundreds of different voices and a few bullfrogs interspersed. Charisma almost pulled me into the water, when a frog splashed !

One green frog floating.

A leopard frog, I believe.

Three pairs of frogs, mating. Look closely at the black sqiggly lines in the water. If you zoom in, the lines are dotted. Eggs!!!!!!

Another shot.

Pink.

My Brittany pointing!

Look ahead, there is the duck in the water....

Saturday Photos at the Pond

We witnessed a cormorant swim, dive twice, then catch a fish (amazing) and swallow it.

He stretched his neck, the fish bulged in his throat. I am so glad I had my camera. I wish I had started shooting earlier. I didn't really know what the bird was until I zoomed in on my computer!

The cormorant's beak was distinctive.

And his wings.....

Mallard. So close.

Turtles on a log.

And an out of focus Green Heron. I thought it was a sandpiper until I looked closer. It is so hard to see what you have shot on the monitor, in the sun!

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Photos at the Chicago Botanic Garden, beautiful flowers, bee hives and baby geese greeted us

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'via Blog this'

Weeping Red Bud Trees

Painting With Fire

Another artist I found interesting at SOFA was Nathan Bennett. He creates patina paintings. Just magical!

This is a new title for my page!!!

I thought it was time to rename the site... I no longer have two dogs. Just Charisma, my little companion in nature!
Lately, I have been taking  a lot of photos of things that interest me for future reference. Pehaps they will be paintings or another form of artwork.
I just don't know. I thought it would be good to keep tabs on many ideas and see where they take me.
Here's to a new journey!!!
Barb

The SOFA Show in Chicago 2015

More Pieces from SOFA 2015 

Glass by Keith and Deanna Clayton.
I met the young artists at one of their first shows in Cleveland. I wish I had purchased something way back when...
The work has only gotten better every year!!! I have watched their skill and collectability soar.

Geoffrey Gorman 

These found object sculptures are by artist Geoffrey Gorman. I love the process he uses to create colorful creatures. I had a great talk with Gorman about repurposed materials: canvas, branches, wire, Gorilla Glue, paint and nails. I hope he had a great show!!!