Finally...

Now, a title...

A little farther along...

Winter Cardinals

I feel so fortunate that we have SO many cardinals in our backyard at the feeders. These two are my favorites...the male is so red, it almost does not look real. The female is so beautiful, I can't get enough of her. I love the fact that I can look out my window and paint what I see.

New painting...

I have been working on this one for a while...hopefully I will be done by the end of the week.

Beauty in the cold...

Not too far from me, trumpeter swans stay all winter. The local nuclear power plant dumps warm water into the Mississippi keeping the ice away and giving these beautiful birds a place to stay. The neighborhood residents feed them and give them a refuge. The park, known as Swan Park is completely run by donations and gives people a chance to see these amazing birds up close. You can read more about them at www.monticellochamber.com/swans.cfm

We had a hoar frost on Wednesday and I got out to take some pictures. There is so much beauty in the winter here, you just have to go out and look.