As this has been the final week of adult classes for the Summer Session… my Intermediate Wheelthrowing class was “celebrating” with a fun White Elephant game… and the trade category was two matching dinner plates. These were my plates for the trade… and also one of my first demos for the same class!!! Not my normal style… but I do love some chattered slip patterns & textures!!!

But before they started trimming today…
my Summer Campers scraped & cleaned all of their used wareboards!
They’ve never been so clean!

And when they asked if they could clean the sinks & wall too…
it would have been wrong for me to say “No”… right?!
Knock your socks off kiddos!!!

Summer Camp today started with a LOT of pots!!! For having just two days to learn how to throw & make pots… my kids this week are killin’ it! Today they trimmed, carved, stamped, decorated & added handles to their pots. And tomorrow they switch to handbuilding!!!

As I had stopped to snap some sunrise photos… a man stopped just short of getting in my camera frame. I thought that was nice, but unnecessary. I can wait until you cross. And yet he stood there while I snapped my pictures. Then he approached me & said he sees me every morning stopping to take my sunrise pictures. And he wondered what I did with all of my photos… and if I wanted to see the photo he just took of me. He said he knows I don’t ever get a sunrise photo of myself… so he AirDropped one to me… and here it is!!! That’s me on the lakefront taking my pictures… at one of my “usual” stops apparently… thanks to the nice man in the red hat that must enjoy the sunrises almost as much as I do!

Another beautiful morning along the lakefront today. Quiet & serene with a bit of a damp chill in the air. Wispy clouds & colored reflections… only to be outdone by a big “red ball” of a sunrise!

Another day of Summer Camp… and another day of fun… for ME!!!
Looks like someone spilled water all over the floor…
so that same “someone” had to clean it up right away!

And Ella knew for a “fact” that more sponges would work better!!! Not really…

And just in case my sunrise photos don’t make you smile…
perhaps a little “found” sidewalk art might brighten your day!!!

Another quiet morning along the lakefront.
Quiet pastels early in the morning, followed by vibrant colors as the sun
finally made its way through the wispy clouds.

The morning’s forecast said “5% chance of rain”…
and I got a full 5% of a drizzly rain at the end of my ride.

Luckily, it came with a nice rainbow as I pedaled home to dry off!

And once again… bigger skyshows need bigger photos!!!