Sunday Snapshots

Sunday was a BEAUTIFUL day.  It was windy which kept the mosquitoes from landing.  It was between 20C - 22C which is about room temperature: not too hot, not too cold.  There was not a cloud in the sky and the the air was so much cleaner after a few days of forest fire smoke blowing in.

I sewed nothing.  Nada.  I took the whole day off to play, hike, swim...  it was awesome.

Enjoy.

The above was taken at Pike Lake into the evening.

Below was take at Beaver Creek Conservation Area.  Bee Balm, right?

Oh it was GORGEOUS.  None of these photos were touched up or brightened.  It was just that pretty and bright out there today.  : )

High above the Saskatchewan River...  look!

joy

And Ooooh!  Look!  The Saskatoon Berries are ripe!  mmmmm....

high at the tops of the bushes

Is it me?  These photos make me want to cry.  They are so clear and colorful.  I can't take credit for them.  It's all mother nature.  The prairies seemed to be so vibrant today.  : )  It was really worth my while to head out and take a day off.

And then just as we were heading back, deep in the bushed in a remote trail I found them!!  Prairie Lilies - our provincial flower - in full bloom naturally.  *Those suckers are hard to come by.

Yay!

Happy Sunday.  I hope you enjoyed yours as much as I did.

Working on One More...

I was planning on putting "A Prairie Dress" into my display at the Centre's Jade Gallery (which would look REALLY terrific in there!) but now I'm thinking I can't.  It needs to be delivered to the offices of the Saskatchewan Craft Council very soon.  Wow - I still can't believe I am saying that!  This new show I was accepted for is called "Seeds" and runs Jan-Feb 2012.  It is specifically for emerging Saskatchewan artists who are in the first five years of their career.  I am only 2, so I'm thrilled to be able to get in on such a fantastic opportunity!  The problem is that now I have unplanned extra space in the Centre gallery (which is a large public display wall behind glass in one of our biggest malls in the city).  Remedy?  One last piece...

work in progress...

YOU might not be able to see it, but I can.  It's bare, bare bones right now.  It's going to have an old post in it.  The inspiration for it is from these particular photos I took in July, one of which is incredibly teeny.  I was hunting for good compositions to stitch.

I may incorporate these prairie lilies too.

how lucky to stumble upon wild prairie lilies!  (our provincial flower)

We'll see how this one turns out!  I know I'm going to enjoy stitching in all those silvery grey leaves.  Can anyone identify that for me?  Is that what they call wolf willow?  There was a lot of it this summer.

I've also decided to try something different.  I've had this cropped shot on my desktop for some time now.  I took it at the end of Bergheim Road, just before getting back onto the highway from Bernie's this fall.

this is a perfect example of a crappy photo that could inspire something great.

There's no sky in the shot, but I love the colors and I think it makes an interesting composition.  I also think I'll have to try this one in a large scale at a later date.  Can anyone identify those dark dried up plants by name for me?  They were seriously abundant this year too.

...off to do more stitching : )

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