This little lady was walking on my wall.  Rushed to find a camera and all I could come up with was my Ipad.  She and her little ones had a hard time getting down off the wall, but did make it, and scurried off to my neighbor's yard.  You can't tell, but I think she had at least 5 babies.

OK, here's an old watercolor painting that I revamped with pastel.  I think I put a little more life in it.  If you will note, the outhouse is not in a good place.  Too near the pond!! Should have put it back a lot further, we don't want it draining into the pond.

California Hills

Latest Pastel Work of Art

My favorite time of year is Autumn.  I love the colors ....browns, orange, yellow and reds.  This picture is mostly orange.  It is of a river in the Smoky Mountains. (one of my favorite places to visit).

We went up to Sequoia National Park this weekend so I could take pictures of the fall leaves.  But, to my disappointment only a few leaves had turned, and believe it or not that was at the bottom.  Plus, it rained most of the day.  We need rain so badly down here in Southern California, only wish I could have had it follow us home.  Took a few pics in the rain, take a look:

This picture was taken at High Tide August 29 2014.   Storm was brewing out in the Pacific bringing us "Big" waves.

Bird of Paradise Three