November meanderings

 A few new art pieces

 She sold at a local art show...

 A view on my drive home from work

 Frost is creeping in here and there..but it's been unseasonably mild this November

is it really over?..summer..sigh

 It's hard to fathom that July and August have slipped by.and now almost September..it never fails to amaze me that September heralds a colorful display of flowers and grasses even before the leaves light up in Autumn..The chickens,goats,pots and cats are taking in all of the outdoors they can muster before frosty days ahead confine them..Similarly i try to breathe in all I can..I am a reluctant gardener.. appreciating perennials yet tired of pulling weeds and edging..let Ma nature fill in her own gaps..it's still glorious!

September

 Eddie is an irresistable subject..

 a block or two from home..

 sunrise...

 Suphur Springs park.a gem of a conservation area-and better still ..a walk in the midst of my work day..

  a new little painting..trying to loosen up a bit

original collage

currently available in my etsy store..http://www.etsy.com/shop/MaudStarr?ref=pr_shop_more

August is fresh air..natural meanderings

 Eddie transfixed with the outside world..

the days are getting a little shorter so I have to maximize my outdoor time with the brood! :-)

a sign  on my way to work..:-)

Silkie heaven

 I am not too hard to please..Give me a few silkie chickens and I am content..I attended the Tuesday small animal auction at Keady and although part of me despises the idea of amimals as a commodity .(.and the way small rabbits were grappled and chickens/geese squished into crates)..it is one of the few ways to select a chicken of your dreams..I actually bid on these three lovelies..and "won" them for 6.25 each (I reassured them their home would be grand!)

 They are blending quite well in with the other lonely silkie-she seems to have adopted them into her circle...

 and the piggies were quite pleased to be outside in this glorious non humid weather also

Summer time meanderings/distractions

 Enormous Hanover dog (they grow 'em big there..:-)

 Hanover street sightings

my local scape,flowers

Summer is a time where I feel quite literally split in many directions..There is the outdoors..nature..wild unruly garden, animals/fur family..and art ..What to do..and yet i must take time to relax and ponder too...

 After a friend's wonderful art opening-a reception in a beautiful country home..a bit of paradise!

 a Birthday lunch at a divine little cafe in Neustadt Ont..Simply Natural(best homemade soup I have ever tasted!)

Neustadt is a five minute drive from my workplace..a lovely spot to meander