Super Winter Storm News

Josie watching the noon TV news weather report
 in Maine as they described the super winter storm

along the coast.

She was very concerned!

Josie

reaching out!

Warm and Snuggly

Josie loves cotton throws...

as a winter chill permeates the outside air.

New Watercolors

I am so excited to try out my new watercolors 

that I got for my birthday…

They have a different effect on the paper

than I am used to.
 I love using these colors to
achieve a soft subtle feeling.

Here's Josie in progress.

A Favorite Spot

This is a new favorite spot for Josie's naps.

Peace

and love

and the beauty and lovely surprises in nature

on our walks around the village we collected chestnuts

to share with squirrels and chipmunks in our yard

and this little red squirrel 

discovered them.

Now they are all gone.

Painting with Josie

While in the midst of painting autumn leaves

this morning, Josie hopped up to supervise

and meditate.

We grew some vegetables in containers on our deck

and these are our own eggplants saved from the frost.

I find them so beautiful that I am painting some of

them which makes it difficult to actually cook with them!
I've been enjoying painting from life what we have grown…
the tomatoes, Asian pears, squash, apples, peppers,
  eggplants and leaves so far.

Back On the Porch

Josie is back on the porch…

watching

and  this….

Josie's New Winter Entertainment

The other night I discovered a

cat app for the iPad.

It's a mouse that moves around the screen

and squeaks when one taps it.

Josie does like it. She demurely studied it

for quite some time, then gently tapped it.

She was so gentle it didn't make a sound.

Eventually we heard the squeak and even

saw her trying to bite it.

Looking Out For the Winter Wildlife

Josie is fascinated and excited

by what she observes outside her windows this winter.

I feel the same way….

We try to make sure the food for the critters doesn't sink

beneath the snow and squash seeds are a special treat.

Through the Screen

An mild October day to enjoy the porch

but tomorrow may bring frost.

September afternoon

A beautiful, clear cool day...

and I spotted this dragonfly who paused long enough

to capture its delicate beauty with my camera.

bees and sunchokes

Josie enjoying dappled sunlight...an afternoon nap.

End of August

A lovely surprise in the marsh, a juvenile Night Heron

appeared briefly and vanished into the reeds.

In the evening, Josie ran to the window to stalk something.

I thought it was probably an insect the way she cautiously

crept up upon it. From my vantage point I couldn't see what it was

so I quietly went over to investigate.

Sitting on the outside of the window sill was a tiny frog.

It eventually climbed all over the outside of the window

and it was amazing to see how it stuck with suction as it 

traveled and we got a view of the underside.