Summer – Picking My Battles

Where the Taconics Meet the Greens

July 31, 2022 Picking My Battles2 Comments

12 x 12, oil on canvas

I see this particular view every time we come back from and the Equinox that I have to go back to again and again because I can’t get them out of my head and they never the same two days in a row. This is another one of those spots.

The difference is I have to remember this one because there’s no good place to park and draw or take pictures, so, each time we round this particular corner at the crest of this foothill in the Taconics, I try to commit another part of this view to memory.

Hazy Days

July 23, 2022 Picking My Battles2 Comments

We’re at the point in the summer where we open the windows of our earth-sheltered house for an hour in the morning to freshen things up and then close everything up for the day.

I go to draw even in the heat which makes the mountains look like they’re melting.

Driving by Fields on a Summer Evening

September 16, 2018December 31, 2021 Picking My Battles2 Comments

Driving by Fields on a Summer Evening, Oil, 8”x10” – SOLD

Prints and originals (when still available), can be purchased on Etsy here.

Survivors

July 11, 2018December 31, 2021 Picking My BattlesLeave a comment

Ironically, not having a ‘real’ garden this year may have saved the lettuce during the heatwave. Tucked into self-watering planters in a shady spot on the deck, the Romaine seems to be surviving the heat, if not the appetite of the resident jolly Greens-Eating Giant.

Blueberries before Breakfast

July 8, 2018December 31, 2021 Picking My BattlesLeave a comment

The Big Guy discovered the treasure last night and sent the boys into the weeds with a bowl to retrieve it. Official sources say we may never know how many perfect plump berries were “accidentally” eaten on their way to the bucket, but the troops were able to bring back enough treasure for dessert. We have ours over Wilcox Dairy Country Cream ice cream. It’s local, so between the blueberries and the old-timey flavor, I’m pretty sure it’s approved on some diet plan.

How Does Your Garden Grow

June 17, 2018December 31, 2021 Picking My BattlesLeave a comment

The first spiky baby cukes appeared today. The cherry tomato plant next to it is sporting a few green ornaments.

I once had the boys convinced that cherry tomatoes and sugar peas were so sweet because they were candy. I admit it, it was fun of watching them fight over vegetables.

The only problem is I think they still believe it, and there’s only one cherry tomato plant this year.