Enjoying a little afternoon sun & some more iris blooming in my garden. Sure, I “should be” prepping, pricing & packing for this weekend’s art fair in Schaumburg… but we all need a quick break now & again, right???

With crashing waves & just a very brief moment of sunrise beauty.
And then right back o the grayness of the day!!!

Kickin’ off my art fair season this weekend in the ‘burbs at the SCHAUMBURG PRAIRIE ARTS FESTIVAL. The location still has a bit of construction going on, but we’ll all still be there Saturday & Sunday from 10:00am-5:00pm. I’ll be in the same booth space as last year… on the other side of the pond from my usual “pre-construction” location – Booth 96. C’mon by & say “Hello!”

Looks like “someone” has a lot of trimming to do today… flower pots & drip plates here we come!!!

While the day is gray, the colors are still blooming in my garden. I love these purple bearded iris! The colors, the patterns & the scent which brings back childhood memories.

And sometimes a bigger cloudy skyshow requires a bigger cloudy panorama shot!

Another cloudy morning with a new chill in the air.
The temperature dropped overnight…
a welcome surprise for another early morning sunrise surprise!

So last week’s class demo on throwing a large chip & dip bowl…
also became this week’s demo on stamping a large chip & dip bowl!!!
Gotta love a good double-duty demo piece!!!

But never double-dip a chip!!!

Gotta love iris season! So many great colors & combinations. Too bad the flowers don’t last longer… although I do enjoy the green “sword-like” leaves as well. Luckily, I’ve got a good assortment in my garden… including these pretty bi-color ones! And they’re all starting to bloom!!!

Sometimes the cutest little flowers need a cute little vase!
Such an aromatic perfume from these little cuties!