C’mon now… this is just crazy!   CRAZY PERFECT!!!
Yep, she’s at it again…

For anyone who knows me fairly well,
you know that I have a strange fascination with roadkill.
Can’t get enough. Gotta stop. Must take a photo.

Having pedaled thousands of miles across the country & rural farmlands, you see a wide range. And not surprisingly, I now have quite the collection of photos of roadkill I’ve seen over the years. It’s the “Circle Of Life.” It’s nature’s way of reclaiming one of its own. It’s one bad decision in thinking they can out-race that car across the road. It’s the fascination of how thing change, evolve, decay and reveal a whole new system, a structure, a skeleton.

And now two of my favorites are colliding…
roadkill done with that wonderfully whimsical Cory McCrory flair!!!
Gotta love it… gotta have it. You know my birthday is coming up… hint, hint…

She’s started a whole collection of roadkill plates.
And here they are with underglaze colors waiting for the glaze firing.
They can ONLY get better!!! I can’t wait to see the final results!!! Love ’em Cory!!!

So here’s one… “Why did the chicken cross the road?”
To prove to the raccoon that it CAN be done!!!

I stopped into a new grocery store this afternoon to pick up some quick lunch. I was struck by their beautiful displays of fruits & vegetables. Someone has taken a lot of time & pride in their produce displays. Sure, I got told that taking photos was not allowed inside the grocery store… but I just kinda laughed it off like they were kidding and kept taking pictures. They weren’t kidding. But look at the great shots I got of their beautiful produce. Although it was killing me… and I so wanted to start turning some of the pieces to hide that pesky little sticker.

It is good luck if you get a large garden “visitor” in your booth while you’re setting up for an art fair called “Art In The Garden”, right????

With “Art In The Garden” just about a month away, Cory McCrory and I are busy working on a few “Limited Edition” collaboration pieces. Here’s a quick insight (and a few hints) into our visual inspiration… courtesy of Mother Nature!

And then… MAGIC!!!
I love it when this happens!!!

Crashing. Popping. Spraying.
Waves crashing VERTICALLY against the corrugated breakwater shoreline.

So much fun trying to catch them at just the right moment…
and avoid getting wet at the same time.

I did pretty good with both – for the most part…

Dark clouds everywhere… except over the City.

And about 10 minutes later… still TONS of clouds. Just a bit lighter…

After three weeks in Dover, it felt great to finally go home…

And hello Chicago… just in time for a beautiful afternoon bike ride along the lakefront. The perfect way to return home and get “back to normal” right away. Sweet Home Chicago.

After a day at the beach, we did a quick “drive-by” and saw the miniature horses again. And the adorable little baby… even more miniature than the others. The full-sized “miniature” horses are just a bit larger than a German Shepherd.

And new this year, a couple miniature donkeys… including this adorable little guy!!!

After nearly three weeks of working every single day, we finally got a day off today. The semi-trucks are all packed… and we headed off to the beach. We decided to hit Dewey Beach, just south of Rehoboth. We were pleased with how un-crowded the beach was. The day started out cloudy & overcast…

Still nice enough to stick my “painfully-white” feet into the ocean…

After about an hour, the clouds started to pass, and the blue skies were filling in.

And what’s more fun on the beach than making sandcastles?! Well these were a few I found along the way as I strolled along the ocean.