Where the Sidewalk Ends One of my favorite books is Shel Silverstein’s, Where the Sidewalk Ends (and of course A Light in the Attic). Any time I find the end of a sidewalk I’m reminded of that book and it brings a smile to my face. This spot is at the very end of my […]
Palau is an island country in Micronesia, it’s located seven degrees north of the equator and back in 2002 I was privileged to be able to visit this gem. I have a stack of photos two inches thick all from Palau, but I’ll spare you that and only share my favorites. I started with background […]
I was inspired by the box itself for this piece This one isn’t actually a cigar box, but it was nice enough to make it into the collection. The box came from Spain, filled with food items. I like that this one came with it’s own acrylic cover. I painted the inside with foliage to […]
Houston, Texas was built on oil. Well, technically it was built on a swamp, but it’s oil that brought life to this town. Houston was born on August 30, 1836 when founding fathers Augustus and John Kirby Allen put an ad out with land for sale. They boasted that it was well-developed and steamboats were […]
There’s a hike and bike trail down the block from me that I like to walk on. One spring day I was venturing on my favorite trail that goes around a small lake. I was lost in thought and not really paying attention when suddenly saw this tree full of yellow pom pom blooms. I […]
