It's been a detail week. . .

. . . and so it seems like nothing has been done.  I've actually been working on all the bits and pieces that go together to finish works for an exhibition (on Ruth's behalf), so my fingers are glued together with medium and I'm spray-finished with satin up to my jawline.  Fascinating, right?   

The fun part of the week has been getting out into our beautiful countryside, and I've been wowed by trees this week.  I thought I'd show you some of them, given that the contrast of the budding branches against the blue skies has me mesmerized.

As always, Mother Nature is the quintessential artist, isn't she?  She makes the Creston Valley look glorious no matter the season.  I hope your week has been as lovely in your corner of the world, and that your creativity is more fun than watching paint dry.  😉 

Are you red for summer?

It happens every year in our back yard and local environs...a splash of colour that knocks my socks off (literally).

The Creston Valley summer is normally filled with red-hot beauty from the garden.  From flowers in abundance...

to vegetables

and fruit,

we see every shade of red in the book, and some that are not.

What colour is your summer?

It's a mystery...

...to me how a scant few seeds can go from this,

One of John's heritage tomato patches

to this,

Running from the imminent frost

 to this,

Snuck out from the pantry

in just a few months.  This planet is an amazing place, and I'm sure we live in one of the best spots here in the Creston Valley, if only for the colour!

Looking for more colour in your life?  Check out the upcoming Colour Boot Camp at College of the Rockies in Cranbrook - registration closes Tuesday, October 9, so now is the time to do it.