August Nature Journal

August hasn't been very productive as far as advancing my art, or anything else for that matter.  My mind has just been elsewhere -- baby kittens to play with, high school reunion (a big one!), outdoor festivals and chatting with friends and neighbors in the long summer evenings, not to mention keeping up with exercise classes, working on my contract project, and other mandatory things. 

With all the rain we've had this summer, flowers are plentiful and not being scorched by the heat as in other years.  I was inspired by the beautiful white crape myrtle tree in my back yard to record the sight of flowers and butterflies in the sunshine that I enjoy from the air-conditioned comfort of the sun room.