It’s kinda crazy my how fast the flowers on my purple hyacinth bean vine actually transform into these beautiful pods!!! It seems like it was overnight! And what a wonderful aubergine color… before they dry to brown & it’s time to collect the seeds to grow again next year!

Again, bigger skyshows need bigger photos… so here you go!!!

Plenty of clouds & plenty of humidity… another morning during this mini-heatwave we’re currently in. Luckily, my sunrise ride is early enough that the sun has not heated everything up yet… but it will. Until then… this morning was gorgeous & I was more than sweaty!!! Another great morning.

But then I couldn’t stop myself… so I made MORE flowers!!!

I figure they be great at ART IN THE GARDEN in Glenview…
I mean, every garden needs more flowers, right?!

Over the summer I made a lot of handbuilt flowers with my Summer Campers.
Not really sure what to do with them… but I kept making more…
even some with stamped details. Go figure!!!

And for those following along… my baby mourning doves were still hanging out this morning in my back deck. It appears that mama dove has left them in their own. They can definitely fly now… but might just love the quaint coziness of my back porch?!

And in case you’re wondering… my neighbor has named them Fritz & Fredericka!

Also this morning… the latest dahlia blooming in my garden.
Pretty… but I don’t recall ever planting “white” dahlias?!
So I’m a little confused… and intrigued to see if it changes color at all
as it blooms larger & matures a bit on the stem. White?… really??

Another stunning sunrise… another sweaty morning! The clouds were impressive again… the humidity was oppressive!!! You know it’s going to be a “warm” ride when it’s already hot & sticky even before the sun has started to shine though. Done before the temps flare up later today to dangerous levels. It did feel great to make it into the shower when I got home!!!

Hard to believe it’s already September?!
Summer Camp is over & now I’m focusing on my next two art fairs.
One is in a GARDEN… and one is in a BARN!!! Literally…

ART IN THE GARDEN
Glenview, Illinois – September 12 & 13

ART IN THE BARN
Barrington, Illinois – September 26 & 27

Pressing one of my handmade clay stamps into the clay one by one… by one… by one…

Now if only that center section weren’t so plain & flat?… more to come???
More is more!!!