It's What I Do...

I've been really busy at work lately, which has it's positives and negatives. The downside - I'm really busy. The upside - I have been pushing myself to try new things and take more risks artistically. Sometimes this job can be quite intimidating because I'm showing off whatever skills I have everyday to strangers, coworkers and my bosses. There are times where I feel like I have no ideas left in me, and there I stand with a five foot long board in front of my face. Ok, create. In four hours. Or sooner, if you can. Not having any true training, I get a little scared at times. I don't know much about color theory, I'm horrible at blending and shading, and sometimes I feel like I flat out can't draw at all. Yet, that's what I have to do. That's what I get to do. I love my job. As scary as it is, I get to practice, practice, practice (although everyone sees the practice work) and I get to take that practice and put it to use in my personal artwork...if I have any creative energy left in me to do personal work :o) Oh well.

So, here are a few of the newest signs I've made. It's what I do.

Photo Project: Night Shots

Well, here are my night shots. I think I'll call it, "Night Blooms"
Most of the shots are from the Waterfront, when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. It was gorgeous, and I have lots and lots of cherry blossom shots, but I figure I'd change it up.

I took several shots of the paddle boat. I'm not too crazy about this shot, but it was the best one I had. I still need to practice a bit with my camera. I'm a work in progress :o)

One of the many cherry blossom shots. The amber lighting created such a beautiful glow through the delicate blossoms. I tried to capture that with these blossom shots.

Greg and I peeked through the walls into the Chinese Garden. I would love to walk through here late at night! Oh well, I'll just have to be a peeping tom.

My favorite shot ♥

Man Down! Man Down!

Holy crap! The tree in our backyard fell over! We've been having wicked crazy winds lately, and I guess a few days ago, the wind ripped some of the roots out of the ground, and broke whatever roots were left! I had no idea this had happened until yesterday, when Greg found the tree lying in our neighbor's backyard! He texted me the news as I was driving home, but I thought it was an April Fool's Day joke. Joke's on me, our tree FELL DOWN!

Luckily, no one was hurt, and it didn't hit our house (or our neighbor's house). It did, however, knock over their crappy fence, but I think we did them a favor by letting that thing fall. It also may have damaged their tool shed, but we won't know until we clear out the branches and check for any damage. That shed is super old, and already had tons of damage to it, so I hope the owner doesn't blame that on the tree. Oh well. Wind happens.