we have sharing time in the little class in the big city every day. you can blab about whatever you want for 1 minute. one kid shares his ipad every single time. and tells us the same exact thing. some of the other kids are tired of hearing about his ipad, but i told them they would sit and listen, and be supportive and imagine they are hearing it all for the first time.
a breezy day by charles courtney curran 1887 oil on canvas
dear reader,
i’m afraid you’ll have to do the same thing. you see i have flowers, gardens, walking, and sketchbooks locked firmly in the grip of my imagination. i cannot shake them loose.
wait! here’s something different. but it’s about a flower.
at a garden.
i walked into a clivia show & sale. and bought 2 tiny specimens that were bred by an old man who has since died. his wife told me they would bloom peach & yellow. they were only $3 each. i planted them in the shade. now i just have to wait 365 days or so to see them bloom.
so that’s different. sort of. not really.
let’s try this. while i was at the garden someone left the hot house unlocked and i was left alone to wander through an orchid paradise.
also i did a periscope broadcast from the desert garden yesterday. i had poor cell reception so it was choppy & pixelated. i swung the camera around and made myself dizzy when i rewatched it. oops.
maybe by the time i get to sweden i’ll have improved.
we’ll see.
i go back and forth about social media. how much is too much?
i don’t have an answer – still thinking.
and walking and sketchbooking.
wash rinse repeat.
perhaps you would like to sit on this bench for a few minutes and disconnect.
maybe a squirrel will approach and ask for a nut.
so long from los angeles where it’s 64 degrees and partly cloudy. see you soon!
Keep all the posts coming whenever the fancy strikes you. We enjoy all of them. Loved all the pix in this post, but oh, my heart — that bench smothered in purple petals. LoveLoveLove.
YOU and your work are so inspirational
Aburrirme? Me encanta encontrarte en mi buzón todos los días. Adoro pasear por el parque contigo , y ver tus dibujos? ……eso es lo más!
As always I must say “you inspire me”
Oh please oh please. No more suggestion that you are like the little one who repeats himself over and over. Although you circle round to familiar topics and subjects, they are ones I am interested in too. And you never bore! I’m not into periscope (don’t know how), but I love your blog with all the wonderful watercolor, travel, school mentions, neighborhood ramblings, and photography. And I should mention your humor too which is relish! My day brightens when I see I have a dispatch from LA awaiting my attention!
Are your periscopes saved anywhere for future viewing? Love your lavender drawings and so much more…especially your little glimpses into classroom life. Also love that you have this blog for you…the best reason ever.
hi there kate,
i love the impermanence of periscope as it was intended…so i just let them fade away after 24 hours.
Like everyone else said, this is just plain beautiful all around. I mean gardens, squirrels, painted flowers, real flowers, the petal-surrounded bench. You may do as many repeats as you wish Miss Moss.
You certainly are not boring me! I feel stalker-ish because I keep looking all over your blog and travel journals. As for social media, sometimes I get totally disgusted with Facebook in particular. It started out as being fun, when I was trying to sell my artwork in an Etsy shop, and now it’s just aggravating a lot of the time. Maybe I need a no-FB day.
I want to go to sleep on that carpet of petals. ZZZZZZ
Lovely. The lavender, the squirrels. All of it.
The squirrels have returned to my backyard and four bunnies were feasting there all evening. It must be Spring!
I always get a kick out of your classroom stories. Thank you for sharing!
You always make me smile Mary Ann………..I would love to be the one sitting on the bench surrounded by the beautiful purple/lavendar petals and watching you sketch!
I very much want to disconnect on that perfectly petal drenched bench with the squirrel companions. Another commenter noted your reassuring soothing voice. Much needed – lost a lifelong friend very suddenly on Friday morning (again); checking in with you is a sanity compass. Much love.
I want to sit on that bench and be immersed in that fabulous color and eat that sald that you showed. Maybe i would share a strawberry with one of those squirrels!!
I could look at your sketches over and over….. actually I do! I enjoy them so much and am always happy to find a new post in my email!
Oh Mary Ann ! We couldn’t ever tire of your wonderful wanderings and meanderings, transporting us effortlessly (well it seems effortless to us) to such beautiful places. Everything. Is. Perfect. Love the paintings and the parks and travels and trevails. All of it. Cat Posse Power! You are such an amazing photographer and painter – thank you so much for sharing all of it.
I enjoy what u share specially your humor and also your way of sharing ur travels here or Europe.
Keep enjoying yourself your world….social media? Don’t question it. Be, just keep being, living, and enjoying this life.
Its almost spring yay!
–I know we both live in California–still our spring is heavenly lovely in our own state of minds?
I don’t leave comments much but my I think I like to read you here
As 60 mph winds whip about and heavy rain comes I close my eyes and am sitting on that bench surrounded by lovely flower petals and dreaming of squirrels. You’ve covered it all beautifully.
This post is so beautiful and makes me so happy! There is so little sun in Pa these days, and your weather and adventures and sketches look glorious! Love this so much, and what you do!
Oh my…a bench surrounded by a carpet of pink petals…be still my heart! Heavenly…
I check in with you every day, Mary Ann. Wouldn’t want to miss any of this, especially the sketchbook.
I will never ever tire of your sketchbooks, garden walks, flowers and hearing all your travel adventures. Please continue to wash rinse and repeat!
XO
And cat posse updates, too!
We are not bored or tired of reading your posts about sketches and gardens and school stories. It’s all good as far as I am concerned. I only wish I would take up a pencil or watercolor brush and do more sketching!
i’m going to have to insist you start this minute. get out your sketchbook, grab the closest pen, and do a blind contour of someone on television. guaranteed to make you laugh and those positive vibes will keep you going.
You are a great squirrel artist, Mary Ann. I will do a painting of a squirrel in the near future and share it with you.
You are my favorite blogger. There’s no such thing as too much social media when it comes to you. Your wonderful spirit comes through so strongly in just a few words. The pics of your art work and the places you visit are totally inspiring.
OMG
That bench.
Yes, please.
It’s been an easy winter in Maine…but it’s still winter.
That bench.
Yes, please.
I love your posts, also walking, flowers, and painting. I especially love seeing different places, gardens from far away, and inspiring sketchbooks. Thank you for continuing to amaze and inspire, Mary Ann!
MAM…..your dispatches are soothing and reassuring. We know what you love and we love to see how you constantly react to the beauty around you. Write on!
Sounds like you feel a bit as I do…you make, you write (share)…and wonder does it make a difference to anyone?
well actually andrea i am not nearly as warm-hearted as you. even though i’ve come to know many lovely people through my blog i do it for myself, not to make a difference per se, but to document my life here on planet earth 🙂 although occasionally i do consider my audience and wonder if i’m boring them to tears. but it’s only a passing thought. i keep doing exactly what i want regardless. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
That bench! Want!!
I’m enjoying your posts, flowers and periscopes.