SUMMER CREATIONS

…about nurturing that creative side within. It does a lot of good activating the right side of the brain.

Marie-Anne Roy

The older I get the faster time slips away.

In June I posted a photo of one of my past backyard creations and said I’d soon share my new ones. Oops.

So the summer slipped away and then the fall. Now we’re closing in on the first day of winter and I thought I should get my act together and show you our summer creations.

But I need your help.

I’d love names for these creations.

Comment on this blog and give me your suggestions.

Living with a beach as our backyard inspires us. Strolling along it there are so many amazing discoveries: driftwood, sea glass, shells. So often I look at a piece of driftwood and just see something in it.

This little fellow spoke “whale”.

This is the shape when I found it. No carving involved. All I did was use some paint, create an eye, and voilà. Love it.

In a similar fashion this fellow came from single piece of natural driftwood and I thought “Pelican”. Then I had to figure out how to paint him. Now I’m the first one to say I’m not an artist. I’ve painted him several times and still not happy. He’s now in the basement so I can work on him some more.

Finding flat driftwood and having an abundance of shells from here and Gulf Shores inspired the next two. if you click on them to enlarge you’ll see I also used some large sea glass pieces.

Richard found this fabulous driftwood. It reminded me of something mythical, maybe because previously we’d watched “House of Dragons”. I searched online and found this. A Nargacuga. See any similarities?

Put them all together and what do you get?

Oh there’s more.

Richard’s son and family visited in July. They immediately became avid beachcombers. The oldest boy found a huge driftwood piece and dragged it all the way down the beach and back to the house ‘cause he thought I’d love it. (What a sweet guy to do that.) He was correct. I do. What a fabulous addition to the garden.

Two views for you to choose your fav. First the original look. Second after cutting away the hostas. Which do you prefer? (We are not in agreement.)

Comment and let me know.

On the beach we found some beautiful two-tone rocks which inspired a lovely rock mosaic circling our much loved grasses. Much loved by us and our neighbours.

Last garden addition, at least for this year, a bird bath from Lambe Concrete in Albany, PE. https://lambeconcrete.com/

The fish I made a few years ago.

A few years ago we purchased a concrete heron from them for the front garden. Sorry I only have a picture from their website.

And that’s it. Always fun to be creative.

Indiscipline – King Crimson

https://youtu.be/tH3phKBbVLs?si=CV58JYtMFlJRLiO7

I couldn’t get the video to embed but please find it on YouTube if you want to listen.

Here are the lyrics.

I do remember one thing
It took hours and hours but
By the time I was done with it
I was so involved, I didn’t know what to think
I carried it around with me for days and days
Playing little games
Like not looking at it for a whole day
And then.. Looking at it
To see if I still liked it
I did

I repeat myself when under stress
I repeat myself when under stress
I repeat myself when under stress
I repeat myself when under stress
I repeat
The more I look at it
The more I like it
I do think it’s good
The fact is
No matter how closely I study it
No matter how I take it apart
No matter how I break it down
It remains consistant
I wish you were here to see it

I like it

Take care and stay healthy.

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