Christmas is a wonderful time for children especially.

Here's a line drawing that my youngest has pasted proudly 

on our front window.....

I rather like the detail.

The garden is flourishing at the moment, and I especially love white flowers

indoors, but these one's I must confess make me sneeze a bit.

We've been making hand made stars from clay,

to give to little friends.....

And finally some photos taken outside......

these will inspire my next painting.

There's nothing I like more than a good summer storm,

and we've had no shortage of them the past month.

Infact , we've had the heaviest rain since records started 

early last century......no doubt climate change is partly to blame.

And as the human race continue to live without a concern for

their offsprings', and their offsprings' future,

things will only get worse......not being pessimistic but realistic.

Still , these alto - cumulus clouds reaching for the heavens

just blow me a way, and I love a thunder storm such as this.

One loud and wild enough to tell us 

- who's boss.