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I've been picking the weeds in the yard and putting them in little jars around the house.  They may be called weeds.  But to me, they are beautiful.  Nutritious too!  Before the flowers bloom, I literally eat the dandelions, make creeping charlie tea, and mint tea.  Yes, we have tons of mint.  It is quite aggressive and will take over if given the chance.  I'm okay with that.  I love mint.   I used to have some little containers like porcelain creamers and tiny vases.  I can't seem to find them.  But with spring here and summer not too far off, I plan to find some little vessels for holding the tiniest of flowers.  I think I may press some...

Spring blossoms are everywhere! Daffodil Bluebells Bleeding Hearts Magnolias And redbud blossoms

I found these coral colored roses and couldn't resist taking them home.  It's March 15 but the whole Eastern Seaboard is in a blizzard and we are below freezing with snow here in Chicago.  We need some color in the house!   And this English teapot makes the perfect-imperfect vessel. Look for possibly some coral rose paintings coming soon.

I am having so much fun painting these pretty pink ranunculus.  Beautiful, round, pink pillowy blossoms and twisty romantic stems that seem to be very hardy.   The watercolor pictures are perfect to capture the clean and pure colors. The oil paints are also good at capturing the nuances of color and the texture of the many petals.  Hope you enjoy!