Playing with flowers

I had fun today throwing some paint around and then turning the splodges into flowers, not much of a composition but I was trying out a few ideas out of a watercolour how to book.
Of course I then added my own ideas, not sure if it worked but it is colourful.
Cold day with a minute amount of rain, I am still having to water as it is so dry.
Oscar spent all day on the bed glowering at me every time I came in as he had to have his flu inoculation. He was not pleased.

Camellia, azalea and rose leaves

My grand daughter Celina picked these for me so as I was tired after our 5 km walk I sketched them and added a bit of paint.
Celina came to stay on Monday night and left late on Tuesday. I am doing this first thing Wednesday morning as we had no end of trouble getting on to the internet yesterday, it has been bad for a few days but finally our server admitted to "a few problems" so I am up early this morning in case it gets worse again today.
Still no rain, getting windy again. I am going to Adelaide today to see my mother. Another colt foal this morning, early.
John has not been feeling well so I hope I dont catch whatever he has.

Oscar

Not a particularly inspiring day or sketch but after cleaning the house, which was full of his hair, I just managed to catch Oscar reclining on "his" chair, .
John was fishing and although I wanted to get something else done looking at the diary meant today was cleaning day.
I am back watering pots and I did go for a walk around the mares those who have foaled and those who are waiting.

White Lillies

My youngest daughter Tabby gave me these lovely lillies in the rather gorgeous vase for my birthday. I had to at least sketch them, although today I am feeling rather tired and am aching in strange places, and not for any reason that I can see except that it has gone back to being cold. we did have the odd spot of rain but not enough to make any difference.
I have been busy working on other things and cant do everything, what I do need to do is the house, perhaps tomorrow!!

Waves on rocks

This is another sketch from yesterday, the waves crashing over the granite boulders at the entrance to Horseshoe Bay.
A busy and tiring day today, I have just walked around the mares and looked at the foals, they all look fit and well.
A few drops of rain, I wish there were more.

Pt Elliott

Well another birthday is almost over.
I had a lovely day and I sketched this during lunch at the Flying fish Cafe which is on the beach at Pt Elliott.
Couldnt get it quite straight on the scanner, maybe I had too much wine at lunch.
Family and friends have called and dropped in, a new foal born this morning, the day was cool and pleasant, what more could you want.

Stained glass windows

I am being hounded by my friend P.... to put something up again, I wonder if she ever looks at my other blog, I have been keeping that up to date.
Any way this morning, and for some reason this will be dated Monday not Tuesday, I dont seem to be able to get blogger to change that, so this morning we went to a funeral over at Pt Elliott in St Judes church which is a lovely tiny church but as the person who had died is the father of friends of ours and a local identity we went early as John said there would be no room in the church if we didnt get there early. I think we got there ridiculously early but I had time to sit quietly in the back row next to the wall and sketch the stained glass windows which were quite lovely. Not that it was easy as the church did fill up very quickly and I was bumped a bit as I sketched.
I am not in a drawing mood at the moment so there will be more gaps in production!!!