After a
long spell of gray days, we embraced a weekend of warm sunshine. And in the midst of all that sunshine, we celebrated Christmas with our
families. We missed my mom – she’s recovering from a fierce cold – but the rest
of us, moms and dads and 11 grandkidsies gathered at our house for the event. I
love having everyone over and it’s such a treat to have a chance to spend
a bit of time with each of our lovely grown children and grandkids. We think Author Garrison
Keillor said it best in his book: “Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are
strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.” Amen to that! The weather this year has produced wonderful ice on the
lake in front of our house, so part of the day was spent lacing up skates and enjoying the
outdoors. Even with a fairly stiff wind blowing out of the south and with
skaters ranging from 3 to 40 years, it was such fun to see them developing
their skills and having such a great time.
This week’s painting, Sun Smack, 10” x 15”
on 300 lb. watercolor paper, reminded me of the joy of seeing the sun peek
through a cloudbank on an overcast day in Ireland. The brilliant sunray briefly
highlighted a section of the beautiful emerald green countryside. For more information, see my website at www.wildriverarts.com
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