Son Doong, World's Largest Cave

Here is a link to an article about the Son Doong Cave in Vietnam. It looks fantastic! Like 'Land of the Lost'.  http://huff.to/1fIB8Sl

A Work in Progress

I started this painting some time ago and stopped working on it at what I thought was a halfway point.  I am now undecided about whether to continue working on it or leaving it the way it is.  I like that it feels more like a study or a sketch than a completed painting. I just don't know.

A Pipe And A Root

The Laundry Room for the House is located in the garage.  It was originally a bathroom for the owners' hired help and included a phone that connected to one in the Kitchen.  Bobby has remodeled it into our Laundry Room.  I will post photos of it soon.  However, the photo above is of the old clay drain pipe that runs from the Laundry Room.  I was digging in the garden bed yesterday and found it as pictured above.  A root had grown into one of the joints years and years ago, breaking the pipe and causing water to gather under the flagstone patio instead of running off into drainage.  While horrible and a pain, it is strangely fascinating to see natures' destructive force, even on such a small scale.

Morning View

I have always enjoyed sitting on the front porch drinking coffee in the morning, no matter where I lived. Here is a photo I took this morning from the front porch. The tree in our next door neighbors' yard is gorgeous. I love their whole house.

My Bathroom

Now that the exterior of the House is done, work has begun on the interior.  It was decided that the Kitchen (after the Laundry Room, which is already done) would be the first interior room redone.  Because my Bathroom sits on top of the Kitchen and shares plumbing lines, it made sense to redo the plumbing there at the same time.  So, my Bathroom is now gutted, just like the Kitchen below it. The above photo is my Bathroom now.  We will keep the fantastic bathtub and pedestal sink.  I love this photo for some reason.



Small Abstract Painting

These are photos of a small abstract piece I just finished painting.  I found the antique frame at a shop here in town and have been looking for an abstract work to put in it.  I never did find one, so I finally decided to paint one myself.  Here it is hanging in the Living Room. 





Painted Landscapes

I have been working on one landscape for almost a year now.  The painting has vexed me since the first day I started it. I told myself this past week that yesterday was going to be the last day I worked on it. The whole thing has become ridiculous and I seem to use the painting not being done as an excuse to not work on anything else. So in celebration of completing it (at least for now), I thought I would repost the five landscapes that came before it. All of these have sold except for the fourth one. That one, I may keep.

Mikey.

Even though the temperature has hovered around 100 degrees every day for the last several weeks, all the plants are still in full bloom, lush and green. The photo above is of my boy Mikey, sitting on the back fence amongst all that green, enjoying the cooler morning temperature.