Gods paintings

this was what it looks like outside ..the `woodsy' picture is just around the corner from the house-the road I take to get into town. I LOVE the palette outside -as all the trees change colors. Since I was a child I have been aware needing to be near water. Fortunately I grew up with Lake Michigan practically in our backyard, and every house we have lived in has been located close to some body of water. It is calming-spiritual-quiet-peaceful and being pretty introverted-& claustrophobic living near large bodies of water was helpful as it meant that there are less people around..heehee.. cant have houses & people in the water...hahaha I adore the `mirror' images reflected in the lake & rivers. I have taken rolls & rolls & rolls of film of `trees & leaves' on our journeys. Kayaking the Delaware river & Mountian hiking to the tops of the hightest points in PA & NJ yeilded many spectacular photos of the rolling hills & river-rows of photos framed line the stairway in my house allowing me an everlasting reminder of the treasure hunt that is my life.

I grew up thinking that God stayed up at night painting the skies - so when we woke, the next days' colors burst forth to greet us. I began sketching & painting as a child pretty much `copying' Gods paintings. I was lucky to grow up with woods & forests on all sides of our house, the only neighbor was my dear grandma. She had an apple orchard in her backyard-all kinds of berry bushes-my mom & grandma together had the most glorious flowers & gardens galore. The colors & smell of nature were always all around me... How fortunate I was. I never to tire of the changing seasons & what wonderful `Gifts' The Lord leaves for us was we welcome each new day. I have everlasting thanks for the life my parents gave me & the ability to understand & appreciate all the gifts of nature that surrounded me.

& the most spectacular `paintings' are the leaves changing colors