Mother's Day is Coming

Mother's Day is coming soon! And at photostamps.com you can purchase real USPS postage decorated with your favorite photo of your mom! (or Grandmother, Wife, Sister, Daughter, Dog, Cat, etc!)

If you are an artist or a business, you can even purchase stamps featuring a piece of your artwork or your business logo!

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Vegetable Garden Prelude

Although I haven't started my vegetable garden yet, some of my herbs are beginning to bloom. I feel that this is a successful commencement.

The Mighty Oak

I just wanted to share this photo of a beautiful old oak in its new spring plumage.

Tiger Swallowtail

Here's my latest attempt at an ACEO with india ink and watercolor.

ACEO

This is something new for me. It's an ACEO: a miniature painting on a 2.5" x 3.5" card. I think that I'll try some more of this.

Rose

Here's my attempt using "wet on wet"

to paint a rose growing in the front

garden.

Wild Mustard

This "wild mustard" goes by many names, both common and scientific; but I think "Brassica rapa " is the scientific name for the variety found here in Yolo county. Whatever the name, it can be quite overwelmingly brilliant in full bloom.

California Poppy

Here's a road leading out of the Dunnigan hills into the Sacramento valley, with the Sierra Nevadas in the background. Spring is nearly here, as is evident from these golden beauties.

Tomatoes

Sarge's tomatoes out at the Cache creek ranch are now at the first stage. These are seeds from Totallytomato.com . We had excellent results from these seeds last year!

PhotoWorks

Well here we are, it is early March and the start of "family photo" season. As the seasons progress and you are collecting all those great photos of your family, you may want to start thinking about gifts for parents and grandparents next christmas - and I would like to recommend a PhotoWorks Calendar! Is there a better way to keep your family connected across the miles than a calendar with personal family photos on it that is seen each day? What grandparent doesn't like to see photos of their own kids and grandchildren enjoying life? Check out Photoworks - click on the image below and contemplate a very personal present for next christmas or for that upcoming birthday!

Bluebelly

It was a beautiful springlike day on Cache creek Saturday. Upstream, they were having the annual "Almond Festival". Downstream, some friends and I were just soaking up the sun; along with this young "Bluebelly", or fence swift.