Awesome day!

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Did you ever want to take things from a finished piece of art to use on another?

I bought the Milagros hand in a small shop in NYCity and would love to add it to

to an art bracelet I am making. I can't let myself do that because this is the art challenge

that introduced me to the Glitter Sisters. I entered the piece to a CPS challenge and guess what? It was rejected. At first I was shocked then I remembered...

I did it to reconnect to myself.

The whole time I spent working on this piece I was totally LOST to the rest of the

world. It was the clarity I needed. I've grown so much since I worked on this piece.

I've opened up parts of me that I forgot about. I've made so many new friends since then.

I am so very grateful everyday for so many things.

Tonight I saw a patch of purple flowers along the backwaters.

No one was fishing so I pulled over and opened the hatch door,

sat and just listened to the quiet. I felt like I was "under the influence of water."

I was glad I had my camera but I didn't have a sketch pad or markers,

tomorrow I will.

She's also called the RED BROOM!

In the background are the wild flowers . . . . and I did

stop to smell them!

The backwaters (as they are called) are kind of like "small lakes" that

are close to a large dam on the Ohio River. The water goes UP and DOWN all the time.

If we are in a flood situation the water goes above the

bridge and highway to the left.

This small patch of wild flowers reminded me of the movie,

"what dreams may come."

A few feet away were the usual beer bottles and trash from

irresponsible boneheads! LITTERBUGS......THEY really make me crazy!

I did pick up a small piece of paper that read;

You know that I am writing this through tears and I can

barely see ........

(that was it)

On to something funny.

A friend went white water rafting downstate and they were selling

Tshirts; "If you hear BANJO music...paddle faster!"