49! and Bingo People

We usually play bingo on Friday evening and we call this guy '49' because when the number 49 is called, he calls it back in a very distinctive loud voice.  The story is that he won a BIG pot on the number 49.
Makes it fun.

I sketched him during break as he was sitting a table in front of us.  Amazingly it looks very much like him.

Then I started sketching other people around me.  This is done right on the 'bingo information' sheet.

Have a great weekend.

Sometimes....

Sometimes I just need to sketch something so th eplant on my table became the subject..

Done in colored pencil on cream-colored paper.  Doesn't scan very well.

Happy Thursday

Bluebird

It's bluebird time.  

They are flying around looking for nest boxes.

They are so beautiful.

Everything is blooming!!!

Crab apple tree.

Lilacs.

Pine trees.

Spice bush.

Happy Birdie and SPRING Wednesday.

Oklahoma Torrnado

Prayers for the tragedy in Oklahoma.

Red Cactus Bloom

I did this in colored pencil a long time ago but I needed some happy red today.

Happy Cactus Monday!

Trio Theme

The theme at 'Creative Tuesday' is 'Three' or 'Trio'.

I had a great idea but time ran out so when I was doodling last night I realized I had my three right there.

I am also adding my haiku from yesterday:

These are not just weeds

These are weeds of much beauty

A gift from nature

Creative Tuesday are so inspiring, stop over and see what everyone else is doing.

'Weeds' As A Prompt

The prompt at 'Woven Dreams' this week is 'Weeds' as suggested by me.

My haiku:

These are not just weeds

These are weeds of much beauty

A gift from nature

Stop by Geraldine's Woven Dreams on Sunday to see what others have to say about weeds.

Rose's Toes

This is what happens when my daughter visits:

we talk

we work in the garden pulling out the dead stuff

we talk

we make supper together

we talk

we walk

we talk

we sit in the sunroom

we talk

she gifts me with a new sketchbook

we talk

I try out the sketchbook

we talk.

I love when she comes for a sleep over visit.

ps, she has toes just like her Dad!  lol

Birds, Birds, Birds

This poor Rose-breasted Grosbeak hit our front window the other day and sat on the ground for two hours while it recuperated.  It didn't look like it was injured in anyway but probably had a bad head injury.

While it was sitting there I had a good chance to sketch it from the window.

Then he flew away.

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have a special meaning for me.

I am guessing this is the same bird.

Or maybe hoping.

But I think it is the same one.

Our backyard feeder has been hopping with activity.

I put grape jelly our for the Orioles and several of them are visting all day long feasting on the jelly

No hummingbirds yet.

I even have a couple of Indigo Buntings.

Spring is such a fun time for watching birds.

Happy 'Birdie' Wednesday!

Painting With Tea and....

I was painting with a cup of tea on the side when......suddenly I was painting WITH tea.

Have you ever done this?