It started as STUNNING!!!

Continued as “beautiful” as the clouds moved in and the color disappeared.
And now it looks like we might have cloudy grayness for the rest of the day…
finishing with some bonus rain! Hey, well at least it started as STUNNING!!!

DESTINY FULFILLED!!! Looks like my salmon bowl has been filled with a “salmon bowl” for new Salmon Bowl Saturday!!! Thanks for sharing Rachael… and so good to “finally” see a real “salmon bowl” out in the wild!

My Summer Camp “tour of duty” begins Monday!!! Looking forward to their unbounded energy & enthusiasm. So funny. So entertaining. I have several weeks coming up… starting with a week of Wheelthrowing & Handbuilding with 8-10 year olds!!! Giddy-up!!!

Sunrise at the Chicago AIDS Garden…
with the oversized Keith Haring sculpture “Self Portrait” presiding over the area.
The impressive 30-foot tall sculpture is the largest of its kind…
now residing near Belmont Harbor along the lakefront.

Another beautiful morning along the lakefront.
Enjoying the quiet moments & gentle reflections.
Always the best way to start the day.

Not all milkweed plants thrive.

Milkweed along the lake. The monarch butterflies’ favorite… this time with a beautiful view!!!

When I left my studio last night, I cleaned off my wedging table & scrubbed it clean. But you gotta love when you come back the next day… and there’s a “sweet surprise” sitting there waiting for you! Let the mystery begin…

Incredible weather this afternoon. So glad I had a chance to break away from the studio to get out & play for awhile. A great escape! I highly recommend playing hooky to everyone!!!

Getting an early start… knowing that I need to fill a soda kiln in just over a week. And I’m not quite ready. So I’m making as much as I can this weekend… starting today with another 10×10 Challenge. More than ten pieces thrown before 10:00am!!!