It's a beautiful Wednesday morning. I have walked about my backyard a couple of times, checking to see what new is surfacing. Anticipation and excitement all because a new perennial is making an appearance for the season. I have rescued three frogs from my empty deep pond-well at least I thought that I was rescuing them. Now, it is time to get back to painting- sometimes it is so difficult to get started because I love my yard. Today's piece will also debut at my annual open house. In this one I try to bridge the nature that we see and know with the patterns that I feel . If you are in Ohio get out and "smell the roses" because tonight it is all supposed to change. And me- I'm off to engage my mind in the act of creating something that has never existed- it is cathartic!