Hi Everybody!
Hope your week is going well! Here it is much cooler, which is good, and I am hoping that I can soon really get back to doing more walking when I'm a bit stronger. I'm getting there slowly! Tomorrow I have the second part of the OP at the dentist, where she will cut away the inflamed part of the gums. I'll be happy when it's over!
For Alison's theme at AJJ I have another A3 mixed media journal page:
I love watching the tree behind our back garden and seeing the birds that congregate there. During the day it's mostly pigeons or crows - they don't like each other! In the evening the pigeons spend time there again, and then the magpies:
I love watching the clouds:
I visit the horses on the meadow every day when I walk to the Rhine:
The little park here is full of wild flowers:
Watching the Rhine is another of my hobbies:
Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
Hi Val, good morning. I hope you slept well, I was so tired I slept like a log till the alarm went off. Got a quiet morning here, the kids are all in Kita or school, so that's right b me! Love the new journal page, and the colours which remind me of autumn, you are switching to the new season! Great page and a wonderful quote. Is it from you? Lovely photos, too. We have magpies in the garden, they make a lot of noise! Look after yourself, stay safe, hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, have a good and safe day!
DeleteMagnificent post, your colours in the journal pages are goreous... love your pics and the magpie, still amazed they are out of Australia.. Clouds are interesting I agree, do you ever see shapes, I do. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Annie. Last week I had a dragon cloud on my blog, and yesterday I saw a crocodile in the sky!
DeleteVery adventurous these clouds.
DeleteOh yes, that's true! Have a great day!
DeleteBeautiful photos. I like photos with clouds the most:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Martyna, much appreciated. Have a wonderful day!
DeleteGood morning, lovely art page, love those clouds and enjoyed all the other photos too-enjoy your day-hugs Kathy
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kathy, have a lovely day, stay safe!
DeleteAh, you have real hummingbirds in this set of art, Valerie, just like the one that was sipping on flowers in my backyard yesterday. They are the most beautiful little creatures and it has been one of the great privileges of my life to have seen over 40% of the 330 or so species - all in the Americas! Cool weather must be such a relief for you. I am glad to hear that your final ordeal with the dentist will soon be over. No one should have to endure what you have had to deal with recently. I hope that your strength will recover too and that your walks will become both easier and longer. I will be sure to instruct all the birds to watch over you, to visit regularly and provide amusement. It's the least they can do. Hugs and kisses, David
ReplyDeleteHi David! Humming birds are indeed beautiful, they have them in one of the rooms in the nature / aquarium museum here, I almost cried because they were so gorgeous. I wish I could see them in nature. If you tell the birds here to look after me, please tell them not to poop on my freshly washed jeans jacket again! What a cheek!
DeleteI will be happy when the dentist is finished tomorrow, these past weeks were really hard. This morning 2 magpies and the flock of pigeons in the tree had a right battle, lots of bird-swearing and evil beaking before the pigeons went and left the magpies! Too funny! I need to do some shopping this afternoon, I woud like to cook something again after living off yogurt and blueberries for weeks. Have a wonderful day, hugs to you and M!
I love your ladies and their embrace of nature. What a cool page for Alison's challenge at AJJ. Glad too to hear your weather has cooled off a bit and that you are getting better.. It will be good to get the dentist done with for sure. (Or hopefully it will be done with-sending good luck wishes). And those photos are great. The clouds in the first one almost look like a painting the way the light is playing off of them. Happy Tuesday dear Valerie. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika!It is so much nicer now that the air is cooler. I really hope the dentist will be done with me tomorrow! Thanks for the good wishes. The light here is often very beautiful, I love the play of clouds, light, dark, there's always something to see! Have a fun day!
DeleteLook at that hummer and butterfly in your piece!
ReplyDeleteAhh, the horses. Smiling.
Hope you are well.
Hugs
Thanks Sandra. Have a great day!
DeleteOuch!!!I hate going to the dentist!
ReplyDeleteWishing you the best of luck...at least it is cooler for you. Here we are sweltering and it is so doggone humid!
I'm melting Dorothy!!!
Have a great day
Wonderful art and gorgeous photos...always 🌷☕
Sorry it's so hot there, here it has cooled down at last after several much too hot weeks. I will be happy when the dentist's visit is over! Stay safe!
DeleteHi Valerie, it's Bill here! Lovely Post!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill, have a great week.
DeleteThat dental procedure sounds nasty. I hope you get properly frozen in the location so you feel no pain.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you can create while you are convalescing. It must make the time go by more pleasantly and then we get to benefit by enjoying what you create.
What a lovely sentiment on your tag.
hugs,
Teresa
I will get an anesthetic so should have no pain. Crafting keeps me going! Nature is so wonderful!
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ReplyDeleteI like bird watching too. Your works are beautiful. I wish you good health and good days.
Thanks Lucyna. Birds bring us Joy. Stay safe and well!
Deleteso pretty post:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy!
DeleteI send you a lot of kisses:)
DeleteThanks Kathy, much appreciated!
DeleteA beautiful page Valerie, and thank you for linking up to my AJJ theme again. Well I hope you can link it, as there seems to be a problem on the blog!
ReplyDeleteI love your photos, the skies are stunning, and I love the birds and horses.
I hope all goes well at the dentist, and that your recovery is quick.
Alison xx
I have already linked and didn't have a Problem. Have a nice evening.
DeleteYou seem to live in such a beautiful environment. Love those horses.
ReplyDeleteThanks Glenda, have a great day!
DeleteLove the floating ladies going with the flow, drifting like clouds!!! Hope you dental thing gets over and done!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, that was the idea, going with nature's flow! Have a great week!
DeleteLovely page and photos. All the best with the surgery.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine, I will be happy when it's over and done with!
DeleteSo beautiful photos :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Iwona, have a great week!
DeleteGorgeous page Valerie, I love the colors and the beautiful butterflies & hummingbirds! Awesome photos, the clouds are amazing. I hope all goes well tomorrow at the dentist, sending hugs. Tammy x
ReplyDeleteThanks Tammy. The clouds are always worth watching. I am sure things will go well at the dentists's, the doctor is very good. Have a great afternoon, take care!
DeleteI always love seeing the silhouette images you add to your fantastic pages, todaus looked super.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and clouds do fire the imagination .
Hope the your appointments go well and any pain will be under control.
Take care of yourself.
Yvonne xx
Thanks Yvonne! Yes, clouds are good for dreaming and making castles in the sky. Look after yourself!
DeleteI love the texture of the background, and the hexagons. Magpies are such beautiful birds, even though they have a reputation! Those clouds are simply majestic, big sky wonder! Hope all goes well tomorrow and you'll soon be feeling completely well again.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb! Yes, magpies have a reputation. Clouds are always fascinating to watch. Have great day, take care!
DeleteI just now finished visiting the last of the T group and see I'm already very late to your Wednesday party. I love what you wrote on the tag. Show respect for all human beings. I wish EVERYONE felt that way, but, at least in this country, we seem more divided than ever. I love the nature inspired art and the women, too. Thank you for sharing this with us at Art Journal Journey, dear.
ReplyDeleteLOVE seeing the horses and that anchor at the entrance to the Rhine. Possibly my two favorite shots today, although the sky shots are simply amazing, too.
I hope after tomorrow, you can put those dental appointments behind you. You are quite brave, but at least you are saving your teeth. I'll be thinking about you while you have this procedure.
Thnak E. By the was it says 'all LIVING beings' not just human beings! The anchor is always special to me. Have a wonderful day!
DeleteGreat wording on your tag. Good luck with your visit to the dentist. I always enjoy your walk, Rhine and cloud photos, love the colour changes in the clouds.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot. Have a great day, take care!
DeleteI'm glad it's cooling off a bit and you'll be out more soon. Slow but sure wins the race. Lovely art today!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeanie. Today it's stormy outside, looks wild!
DeleteReally lovely art. I like the ladies. Your photos are excellent. The clouds are just wondrous. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicole, have a great day!
DeleteBezaubernd dein Kunstwerk, ja die Natur zu beobachten ist was schönes ob es die Tiere oder Pflanzen sind. Ich wünsche dir alles gute beim Zahnarzt
ReplyDeleteErhol dich gut davon!
Lieben Gruss Elke
Danke, liebe Elke. In einer Stunder geht's los! Dir einen guten Tag, bleib gesund!
DeleteAwesome post VJ. Good to hear you are getting better.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashok! Have a good day!
DeleteThanks for the laugh!
ReplyDeleteHi Valerie. Hope you are back to walking soon,oh this visit to the dentist doesn't sound so nice hope you aren't in to much pain. Love your mixed media pages ,well done my friend ,stay safe and take care xx
ReplyDeleteThe treatment wasn't nice, but it's over now!
DeleteI love your header so much! And as always your scenic pictures are fabulous. I hate that you've been in pain and hope you're feeling much better soon. Hugs and more hugs, RO
ReplyDeleteThanks Ro! Especially for all those hugs! Have a great day!
DeleteTerrific page ~ I hope your dentist appt. goes well. Blessings & Prayers sent your way ~
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen. All went well, Just feel groggy now! Have a nice afternoon!
DeleteNice skyscapes:)
ReplyDeleteBe safe. Be healthy.
Hugs
Thanks Sweetie! You too!
DeleteI love the hummingbird :)
ReplyDeleteYour nature photography is delightful. I enjoy bird-watching, too, getting to know their habits.
True, it's fun watching birds. I wish we had humming birds here!
DeleteWhat a fabulous piece, it reminds me of an underwater scene. Those cloud photo's are so striking. I bet you're glad your surgery is over and done with, it can't have been pleasant. Take care, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteLovely journal page and photos, what a fabulous sky.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous journal page! I hope you feel better from your teeth soon. The photos are also so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. Have a great day!
DeleteSuch a colourful page and great selection of photographs.
ReplyDeleteAs it's Wednesday night as I type this, you will have had your dental procedure and be recovering ... I do hope it all went well, and it may now all be finished?
Sending healing thoughts and good wishes.
All the best Jan
Thanks so much Jan. All over, done and dusted!
DeleteThat is a lovely page Valerie. I do like how you achieved that background, especially where the figures are. It looks textural. It reminds me of where you have used the 'kissing' technique and it leaves a kind of texture behind with the acrylic paint. But yours is even nicer than that so I am clueless as to how you did it. Lovely page though, gorgeous colours.
ReplyDeleteI like your photographs too and the horse one looks so tranquil I can just imagine you being at peace there. We too have crows and magpies and pigeons but they all come out and about together - the magpies terrorise the poor pigeons who waddle about because they are so fat.
Hugs, Neet xx
Thanks Neet. The technique for the textured background is very easy. Just a big splurge of gesso with 2 or 3 little spots of colour on top of it, then use a brayer to squash it over the page with up and down movements and let it dry. Quick, easy and effective. The pigeons here are big and fat, too, but today they look very bedraggled after the storm.
DeleteForgot to say hope the dentist visits are now all over and you are feeling much better. I dread going to the dentist and think you are so brave having done what you have had to have.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Neet x
Thanks, it's over and done with now, just a control visit in 2 weeks.
DeleteI love those little sweet peas! So pretty and bright.
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping that your healing from the dental procedure goes well and that you aren't it too much pain. won't it be nice when that's all over?
Thanks, it was lovely to see them all over the meadow. It's all over now and I'm HAPPY!
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