DAISY

Her name was Daisy.  She wasn’t the most beautiful in the pen but, as the caregiver explained, she was only 10 months old and would eventually fill out and her fur become more luxurious.  I wasn’t completely  convinced but I had looked at fostered bunnies for months and none had measured up to the ones I had adopted over the span of 15 years.  The first one, a darling one month old with Siamese markings  I named Booges Bunne’ Dupre’, then a little grey Angora, Ollie Meatloaf,  a multicolored spotted lop-eared, Mozart, another, Manfred and now a long wiry Belgium Giant.  DAISY!   I became interested in owning a rabbit after reading an article in the newspaper about exotic house pets and thought it was a great idea since my line of work had me on the road quite a bit.  I was not that eager to invest in another dog so soon after Daiquiri passed.   Oh, Yes, I forgot to mention….I’m an artist who earns a living doing Art Festivals.  So now, Daisy, it’s you and me kid!

Summer Heat

We had a quick-lunch inside, then a computer lesson.  The patio deck, unfortunately, was way too hot today……about 102 degrees.  We are definitely paying for the beautiful desert spring we had.  The next four months will be spent writing and illustrating.  Work that has to be set aside during our busy tourist “season”.  I love deadlines so, knowing how I work, everything will start coming together in the third month……I’ll never change……….

Memorial Day 2010

My father has been on my mind all day…..Gordon Eugene Firebaugh USN …..1911-1996…..I get my strength from his career as a fighter pilot, never giving up.  I shall finish his portrait today.

Balmy Tuesday

I love looking out onto my deck and viewing the plant called Yellow Bells I just potted, along with the new umbrella (6’x8.5′) I bought.   Black shade cloth  hanging from the canopy  blocking harsh sun rays.  Now, refinishing rattan patio chairs with new cushions I made, I will be able to paint in a creative environment.  Life is good!

Patriotic Evening

………an evening in the Palm Desert Civic Center Park……military band, Marines, from Thousand Palms.  ……a beautiful pond, hundreds of ducks, mallards I think, and some large white ones waddling through the crowd begging.  It is the beginning of summer and the air is still spring…..barely hanging on…….

I finally made it!

I’m looking out (over the wall ) of my deck and imagining huge waves instead of  a large sandbox that seem to swallow me up sometimes.