I yelled at a frog today

Well actually, I think it was a toad.
I was on my way out to my car this afternoon and noticed that there was dirt all over the table in my carport. I looked around wondering what happened and realized that the plants I'd just propagated and put in a dish were all pushed around because a fat toad had wiggled his way in there and under the dirt. I took a look into the bowl and glared at his smug-toady eyes and told him
"Listen, I'm tired of you pushing your way into all my gardens. I just planted these plants and you made a big mess of everything, pushed my little buds around, and kicked dirt out all over the table!"
Then I scraped up the mess and threw the dirt back in the bowl on top of him with disdain.
Now, don't going feeling sorry for him. This isn't the first time this culprit his thrown his weight around and dug his way into one of my dish gardens. He's welcome to be there if he behaves himself and doesn't mess things up. He has plenty of choices. I have at least 20 potted plants out there he could live in but he went out of his way to get up on that table and into that bowl. Arrogant amphibian! He'd better watch out. I'm going to give him a name and put it on my black list. Watch out toady...It's on!

Sarah and Kirk, this is for you.

My friends Sarah and Kirk, who convinced me to start this blog, reminded me today that I've not posted anything in a while. So, here's a few thoughts for you...
I just watched Rick Steve explore Oslo, Norway. At the end of the program he says " I'm Rick Steve, keep on traveling!" Must be nice. I wish I could keep on traveling Rick...you're a lucky dude. Even though Norway wouldn't be the first place I'd visit.
Along with my delusions of overseas travel I've been having color hallucinations. As I fall asleep at night or have a peaceful moment during the day, I'm overwhelmed with thoughts about color combinations or things I should paint.
I suppose I should get a move on huh? And I call myself and artist. Well, really I don't often. Anyhow...I need to paint. Pray for me.
Yesterday I bought two plates at Goodwill. They're by an artist named Vera Neumann. She was around a long time ago and I quite like her designs...I have a small collection of scarves and cloth napkins with her designs on them...anyhow, the plates, to my surprise, have one of her designs on them...wonderful!! They have blue and purple figs painted on them and now I'm hallucinating in blue and purple...an odd thing for me since I usually gravitate toward warmer colors. I think I'm going to paint my mailbox in honor of my Vera plates. I'll let you know how it goes.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
This morning I was reading the Parable of the Growing Seed from Mark 4 and began to wonder about the stages of seed germination and growth. I've been thinking about incorporating images of sprouting seeds in a piece that I started over two years ago. So, I busted out my encyclopedia and searched for images of....just kidding! I googled it. Technology is weird but sometimes wonderful. Who needs patience anyway right?
Anyhow, I looked up images and found the work of an artist named Michael Yankowski. He works in wood and other materials and from what I can tell he's based in Louisiana. He has several wonderful pieces that reference scripture and I thought you might like to check them out. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to just go ahead and post his site on here but google his name and take a look at them. I think they're a wonderful articulation of the Word.
I also sent him and e-mail asking for more information on his overall influence by the Word. We'll see what he says! Have a wonderful day friends! Happy viewing! Lisa><>