ALL THINGS MONET

Luscious - Abundant - &  - Fresh

A distant memory ago, - a fall trip to see & record Monet

Museums of Paris that house his masterpieces:

The Orsay, The Orangerie & The Marmottan

A train ride to Vernon

- Monet's Giverny

His Home

His Garden

And for those of us in parts of the USA (or other far flung places !)

where winter is hanging on more tightly than usual,

may I recommend this week's entry at:

 GIVERNY IMPRESSION


Spring has returned to Giverny !!


ALSO
 - suggested reading on our BOOKSHELF :

AND
a captivating display of
 Immpressionism, Fashion, and Modernity
- their paintings and their dress

at the

Metropolitan Museum of Art
(now through May 27)

and

Art Institute of Chicago
(June 26 - Sept 22)


ALL THINGS MONET !

SPRING !!!

It's finally SPRING !!!

...and it will soon be EASTER

Now if the weather will just warm up.

(...today we had snowflakes .)

Spring ?

I'm ready for Spring!

Sunshine

 Warm Days

&

  Cheery Colors

Good-by dreary gray skies

Heavy coats

 Chilling winds ( & snow)!

But here in the Bluegrass, 

March is a mixed bag.......

It can bring us flowery surprises tucked in trees~

                                

        or snow;

quacking duck couples, 

or snow;

and sometimes a glorious display !

 This year spring seems awfully slow, 

and raindrops abound.

A few flakes flutter, 

&

 cold temperatures persist.

The garden is still sleeping ......

Only the earliest of daffodils are beginning to peek out......

                               

...will SPRING will be here soon ???

Summer retreat

The 4th of July has come & gone.

And the long
~ hot
~ lazy
days of summer have set in.


Free time ......

for imagination,
adventure,
& games.


a book discovered and read...
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=swiss+family+robinson&x=0&y=0


a movie viewed




~the imagination sparked

How much fun would this be on a
such a summer afternoon?



And perhaps ~ not far away...


a hidden beach


a blue lagoon


with a foreboding sign....


and a feathered 'lookout'?

the hideout found!

-such a July day

It's summer!

Valentine's Day

A favorite time of year

Paper & Punches ...

Inks & Pens ...

Worktable at the ready ...

Designs taking shape...

 

Sentiments added.

For Family

& Friends ...

Loved 

& Cherished.

Stamped & Sealed

Now wrapped up for this year.

But, just this one more ...

For you

love~