April 6, 2017 (096/365)
"You have to color outside the lines once in a while if you want to make your life a masterpiece." ~ Albert Einstein
So in keeping with my April color theme, I chose these brilliant pink tulips instead of my usual white -- baby steps!
April 5, 2017 (095/365)
"Give crayons. Adults are disturbingly impoverished of these magical dream sticks." - Dr. SunWolf, 2009
I have to admit: I still love to color. Lately, I've been enjoying the Color Therapy iOS app -- It's the digital version of a coloring book and your fingers are the "magical dream sticks."
April 4, 2017 (094/365)
“Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways. ” - Oscar Wilde. My January photos, rather unintentionally, featured the muted tones of winter skies and barren trees, while February's crimson hues and March's verdant shades were quite purposeful -- a challenge that both guided and frustrated me for two months. April began as a literal and creative breath of fresh air, motivating me to work and play outside. When the day was done, I had taken beautiful pictures of flowers waiting to be planted, fuzzy baby birds, and a brilliant sunset. Feeling lighthearted -- released from my own restrictions, I chose a photo of bright yellow ducklings to start the month. Then it started to rain. Sunday, I joked that Eliot was right about April's coquettish cruelty and featured weeping cherry blossoms. Monday, as the rain continued, I offered forsythia as a sunny surrogate. But now, after three days of constant showers, Saturday's beautiful weather feels like a particularly malicious April Fool's prank. So as not to succumb to this week's melancholia, here's the new challenge: April's photos will feature all the color that Mother Nature is selfishly withholding.
April 3, 2017 (093/365)
"April showers bring May flowers." Rain is in the forecast all week to contribute to the cause. In the meantime, here's a bit of sunshine on a gloomy Monday.
April 2, 2017 (092/365)
"April is the cruelest month, breeding ;ilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain." - T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land
If Eliot was right, this weekend was indeed cruel. The gorgeous weather on Saturday was so motivating that we cleaned up the yard, pruned trees and perennials, burned sticks, and laid fresh mulch in the garden beds. Yesterday, it almost felt as though you could watch the trees budding, but today's gloom confirmed that April is the ultimate tease. Still, even a day leaves me optimistic.
April 1, 2017 (091/365)
"There are no ugly ducklings." - Loretta Young ... just cool chicks today!
