Summer in the City - One Williams Center

Here is my One Williams Center shot from mid-day today.  Blazing hot and bright!  Security would not let me take photos from inside - ever.  Today, they were on high alert for some reason.  Very fun way to spend my lunch hour.  Click to see it larger.

Hot Summer

It's 97 degrees out at 6:30 pm, and I have no air conditioning.  A new air conditioning unit will hopefully be installed tomorrow, but until then I am relying on an oscillating fan and plenty of ice water.  At least I have electricity. 

So, perfect time to upgrade my web site with all the florals that I made in spring.  What a great spring!  Tons of rain and cool temperatures.  Very unusual for Tulsa, which usually jumps right in to summer around the end of April.

 

  
Delinda@lovettsgalley.com was kind enough to update all my new work from the last six months into my portfolio, so take a look there as well.  I recently sold a 54"X36" photography on metal piece that was made in November, titled "Leaves".

And, if you haven't already, head over to Lovetts Gallery and see the "Lollipop Guild" Exhibition.  Everything in the show is 12"X12" or smaller.  It will hang until the end of this month.  I was excited to see the red dots next to my two entries, which sold the first evening.  "Jerry's Ride" and "Harry's Ride" both pay homage to the actors that played the part of the Lollipop Guild in the iconic 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz (there were three members in the guild, but a two piece limit for the show) .

Don't forget -- there's still a one million dollar reward for the return of Dorothy's Ruby Slippers!

 





Jerry's Ride



Harry's Ride

  

 

Overachiever

My backyard is alive with irises of all colors, from purest white to darkest purple.  They bloom in beds of colors, and the latest is a kind of Dutch blue.  I've noticed that there is a second, smaller species of lavender iris blooming next to the blue.  I can loose myself in the scent and beauty of these amazing flowers until there is so little light left that my camera can't focus.  Irises are one of the things I am grateful for.

Iris Buds

My iris beds have shot up in response to the weeks of intermittent showers.  First the blue blooms, dark against the deep green ivy, then come the white irises with their gold beards.  Next will come the yellow and lavender.  This is a blue bud, still tightly wound, against a  backdrop of  the wooden fence.

Bestie

My beautiful babe, Hilly, helping me with my gardening chores.  

April Showers

This is one of my favorite times of the year.  I can sleep with my windows open, and enjoy my amazing home.  The scent of wisteria invades the entire house, and it is as if there is a florist's bouquet in every room.  What was a twisted, barren vine only days ago now hangs heavy with blossoms, spilling a lavender carpet on wet stone after the rain.

March Sunset

March, unpredictable.  The end of winter, a promise of spring, ...rain.  How had I forgotten how much I love the rain?  I used to live in places that had rainy seasons, and the rain would come down for days and nights without end.  It would go on for weeks.  Now, an entire day of rain seems like a gift.  It brings back memories, unsolicited impressions of the sounds and smells of rain on earth, rain on tin roofs, rain on sandy beaches, rain on city streets suddenly hushed by the hustle of people rushing to get somewhere, rain seen through the windows of shops, making traffic abstract and beautiful. Running in rain - soaking wet and feeling like a kid again, sleeping with the constant sound of the rain slowly lulling everything in the world into its peaceful reverie.  March is nature's workhorse, setting it all up for the ephemeral spring and glitzy summer, but staying in the background like a good rock drummer.  I like March, and savor her gift of rain even more now that it comes so rarely, briefly wrapping my world in otherness and introspection.