more more playtime

more playtime

phalaenopsis delight

more phalaenopsis orchid delight

phalaenopsis orchid

phalaenopsis orchids at Lowes (maybe). i thought the spots at the edge of the petals on this one were particularly fetching.

sketchbook bits and pieces from february 2013

structure

valentine card sketch

crystalized and nebulous

crystalized and nebulous II

oh herrro!

sea glass(es)

pebbles with no name

cheetahprintkisses

uoyevoli so much

collateral damage

sumptuous rose that just won't quit

gracias mi amor

FLORAL OXFORDS got me blushing, get in my closet

Daltrey Oxfords by Jeffery Campbell 

at Nasty Gal

I am so terribly in love with bold-patterned oxfords that I might finally have to sacrifice a basic pair to rework in to something fantastical like this or this..

marc quinn againNNNN, BURNING DESIRE, sundaysexappeal

'Burning Desire', painted bronze, Marc Quinn in Monaco(?) Casino Gardens

j'adore Marc Quinn. magnificent. 

photos from this blog, Monte Carlo Daily Photo

Agarita (Mahonia trifoliolata) with various lichens

Mimosa and Pecan from the balcony

Signs of Spring, Ground Orchids and Snowbells

Ground Orchid

Spathoglottis plicata

Snow Bells

Leucojum aestivum

Stargazer Lily

Strange Fruit, San Antonio Botanical Garden

I still do not know what this free-loading vine is.  It had grown up the backside of Paliurus spina-christi (Christ Thorn) and produced these wonderful spiked cages for it's ruby-red fruits. 

Cypress Knees at San Antonio Botanical Gardens

Lakeshore Park Snippets

 I thought this iron support looked like a xxx-long twin bed.  Sleeping over water is incredibly soothing.  A hammock would be delightful.

The Eastern end of Ladybird lake before Longhorn Dam, after which, it becomes the Colorado River again.

It was 60ish and windy so Chupi was in and out of the water too fast for decent photos.  I like the movement of foliage in this one.

The East side of Longhorn Dam.

Retama or Palo Verde (Leguminosae Parkinsonia aculeata) is one of my favorite Texas native plants.  It has thorny green bark, sparse, blade-like leaves that create an airy effect and brilliant yellow flower bunches in the spring.

watercolored wallpaper fantasy

Enchanting photograph of a silvery Weeping Willow from The Selby's series, The Selby x Hennessy at Hennessy Chateau Bagnolet in Cognac France.

Headed South on I-65 through Kentucky