petal is forward

petal is forward

at my local grocery store the other day, they were handing out free roses. everyone got two: one for themselves, and one for giving. they said something about it being “petal it forward day”. i ave not googled petal it forward, but i am guessing it was intended to remind up how fun it is to gift flowers, for no reason, at whim, on an otherwise ordinary day. i gave my second rose to my mom. she was delighted. if you get a chance, maybe you can try petaling it forward this week. i think it will make you and the recipient equally happy.

pink rose

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infinity in a dried leaf ♾️

infinity in a dried leaf ♾️

i went to a friends house for dinner the other night. on the sidewalk in front of her house, i found this dried leaf. an escapee from the neighbor’s landscape plantings. in the early evening darkness, all i noticed at first was the nice bass clef-curve of the base. i picked it up thinking i would use it in a composition some day, as i can always use curved pieces. but when i lifted it to my eye, i noticed the even finer curling tip, i squealed with delight.

(unidentified) dried leaf

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one red oak

one red oak

this red oak tree in my neighbor’s yard, which is in peak autumn color, had a large branch that was low enough for me to reach. so i gathered a basket full of leaves and cut a circle from each one. what looked like a uniform brilliant flame red in the sunshine, has a lot more color variation on close inspection.

leaf circles from the same northern red oak tree in autumn

  • Old Lady Gardener says:

    Beautiful! Mother nature surprises us at every turn, doesn’t she? Do you use a large “hole punch” of some sort? Can’t imagine cutting out 50-some circles by hand.
    I hope tomorrow is a color gradient of the same circles :-)

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committed

committed

this is what ten years of filling my pockets with pine cones looks like.

pine cone collection*

*most of these pine cones are from minnesota, california, and southern france

  • Old Lady Gardener says:

    It’s truly a splendid collection, MJ!

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  • Carol Sommers says:

    Gorgeous

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still life with pine cones and evergreens

still life with pine cones and evergreens

i have been doing a lot of commissions lately. this assemblage was one take (of four) for a recent one. i don’t particularly like doing commissions. i end up spending my time trying to guess what the client might want, instead of doing what i intuitively like. yes, i know this is my issue. and i suppose i could “work on it”. but, the reality is, i like my STILL practice just the way it is: i see something that lights me up, i arrange it in a way that (hopefully) flatters it, and then i share it with you. it’s an uncomplicated exchange. it suits me. and since you are here reading this, i assume it suits you too :-)

 

  • Dianne says:

    It does. Suit me, that is.

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