Isn't Nature Amazing?!

Yeah.. Exactly what I was thinking this weekend when the temperature was soring into the 90's (F). Hot hot hot hot... It was Hot. At least the nights are a bit cooler this time of year, so that much is bearable. So the weekend started off Hot, so hot that Molly spent as much time as she could in front of the bedroom fan. I can't lie.. I did too!

Friday Sucked.. We went to a viewing/funeral for support to our neighbor friends down the street. Their son died tragically loosing his life early last week when he accidentally drown in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Their only child.. 20 Years old is just too young to be gone from this world. So heartbreaking and sad. We were devastated for our friends as they go through this dark time in their lives.

Come Saturday.. We were preparing for a Niece and Nephew sleepover. We planned a nice dinner, games, and fire complete with smores! I spent some of my time Saturday cutting wood in the heat. I had a few pallets I brought home from work, and have been wanting to cut them up to burn. So that is just what I did..

Of Course I took time out from my chores to hydrate! Much needed hydration was found in the garage refrigerator and consumed on site.

The kids requested grilled pineapple as one of the dinner sides, so I cut one of those up to. A slice here, a slice there, and one down the middle. A little brown sugar rub and then grilled to a light golden brown. That's how ya do it. yuuuuummmmm...

I'll plant that top in the garden when I am done. It will root and by the end of the summer will be ready for a pot. I have a friend that wanted me to get one started for them, so when this roots, it's theirs!

Kids came over.. We ate, spent time by the fire, roasted marshmallows, ate smores, played games, watched a movie and then headed to bed around 1 am. ugggg.. too old for this stuff. lol. I survived and was up earlier than I thought.

Up And At It.. early with the birds. I spent a few minutes out in nature again this morning. Walking around the yard and watering what needed a drink. We must be going on two weeks without rain! Things are so dry around here. Everyone is still sleeping, so it is the perfect time to get a little watering in.

Molly took the time to sit in the shade.. She was hot even this morning, so she headed back to her spot in the back of the yard, where the most shade can be found.

She's so nosy. She'll just sit there and watch the neighbors place for as long as you'll let her. Just sits there and stares waiting for any signs of movement.

WHOOPS! Busted taking pictures. She caught me and turned around to give me the stink eye for documenting the situation.

Alright then.. It's selfie Time!!! Come in here Molly, lets take a photo for our Hive audience :-) Nope! She's too busy staring off into the distance, to take a moment for her old man.

Kid's are up and Molly is now happy that the attention arrived.

Later That Same Day..

It was time to check out what nature has provided us. When I was watering the strawberries earlier, I notice that they needed picked in the worst way. So I headed out after the sun dipped down and began to get picking.

There were more berries than I had thought! The plants are loaded.

The berries are beautiful too.. Nice and sweet. Yeah, I ate a few while I was picking. Is there anything wrong with that?

I ended up calling the neighbors over to pick some for themselves. We picked two huge bowl fulls. I know there will be enough to fill another big bowl tomorrow as well.

**Well.. That was my weekend in a nut shell. Lots of stuff got done and happened, but it was nice spending a little time out in beautiful nature! She was HOT and DRY, but she did PROVIDE. We will most definitely be enjoying those delicious Strawberries!

“Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you remember the taste of strawberries?”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

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My art work incorporates a wide variety of subject matter, including landscape, seascape, cityscape, and still life images. My works are the product of a continuing process of exploration through which I seek to portray personal and visionary interpretations of my surroundings. My paintings are impressions of places and events from everyday life, an interpretation of my imagination, and personal responses to what I see and feel on a daily basis. More recently I have invested generous amounts of time into my landscape painting. I am surrounded by natural and man made beauty, which inherently presents itself in the tri-state area, and almost demands that I paint it.

Not everything is art. Art is not everything, but it comes close. Art is everywhere and all the time. Art makes you experience the beauty of the world, the people in it, and the places we call home. Art itself is so influential that it can tell stories, show feelings, and express passion or fury. Art exists in addition to language; expression of sensations and thoughts, revealing a way of thinking too subtle and delicate for words.

For me art requires love, honesty and perseverance. In return, it reveals some personal, non-analyzable, and creative untamed passion. For the public, art with its magnificent beauty, improves mood and health and builds better human beings and communities. It engages the intellect, softens the heart, strengthens the soul and frees the spirit.

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