Making Memories

We are in the thick of a stubborn winter! Over the past two weeks, we’ve accumulated another couple of FEET of snow and because the temps remain cold, nothing seems to be melting. It’s currently higher than our decks (I'm shoveling snow UP!) and the forecast is for another 10” of snow this weekend. While morale may be temporarily low at the Kinsley household, we are people of Hope! Even if the weather doesn’t cooperate, we continue to see wonderful glimpses of spring. A Purple Finch scout arrived at the feeder the other morning and when I went to record his appearance in my much-loved bird book, I found that it was the exact same day as last year for the first sighting of a Purple Finch – March 30. Isn’t that incredible? Despite the fluctuations in the weather, they are totally in tune with the rhythms of the light. And we’ve had such fun welcoming the Sandhill Cranes and Red-wing Blackbirds back and hearing their loud cacophony of calls across the lake and wetlands.

I’ve got fishing on my mind, and this week’s painting, Making Memories, 6.5”x15” on 300 lb. watercolor paper, recalls the joy of “fishing buddies” spending special times together at the lake.