My backyard covered in snow at -6 degrees! Oh my.
It’s -6 degrees this morning… brrrrr! This temperature is more typical of what we expect around here in January and February. Not to say we like it but it is more usual than the 40 degree temperatures we have been enjoying.
After my morning coffee I’ll need to bundle up and head out for provisions. The cats need their vittles and I could use a few things myself. I don’t want to waste my day at Wally World so I’d better get moving so I can get back home. Home… where I’d rather be when I’m at Wally World.
I’ve got lots of things I’d like to accompish today. I intend to hunker down, stoke the woodstove and paint the day away. But first I’ll need to get moving. Stop back later. Maybe I’ll have painted something really good!
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P.M. Update:
"Temperature Changes" Watercolor
I did manage to get in a little time to paint this afternoon and decided to use one of the photographs I took yesterday (no more sunsets for the moment). The sun was out (yesterday and today) but it made no difference in the temperatures. Cold… bitter cold is still holding strong here at my house!
I loaded the woodstove, got a fire started and then set up my paints downstairs near the warmth radiating from the fire. There’s nothing quite like the heat that comes from a woodstove with the smell and warmth feeling so different from my “force hot air” furnace. The heat from a wood fire is steady and comforting and the perfect place to spend the afternoon. While listening to my favorite music I painted the afternoon away. This was a perfect day.