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Watching my Cosmos bloom is bringing me so much joy (it’s the small things these days). They look like a dancer twirling around in a delicate, ethereal, flowing dress as they unfurl.

#ArtYear #Gardening #Garden
A white Cosmo flower is in mid bloom. White delicate leaves, that are scalloped on the ends, are half opening, revealing a yellow center. The flower is in a big pot and a wooden fence is in the background.
July 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Struggling a bit with a fun / creative take on today’s theme. So when in doubt … cats.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Sideways
#Caturday
A black cat is laying down on his side with his front paws in front of him, while his head is turned to the left looking over his shoulder. He’s laying on concrete patio blocks in a backyard with potted plants to his right. In the distance, slightly blurred, there is grass and some more pots with flowers in them.
July 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Sliding in with an hour to spare on today’s #JuliArty. I was hoping to do a cool mirror shot outside but alas the rain derailed that plan.

Thankfully last year a still lake provides the perfect mirror.

#JuliArty #JulyArty #Mirror
A still mountain lake reflects the mountains in the background, a small island on the left hand side with pine trees, the pine trees that line the shore on the right side and the blue sky that is peppered with a few white fluffy clouds.
July 4, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Today’s #JuliArty theme #Maple is fitting - Happy Canada Day. 🍁

#ArtYear
A red maple leaf that has fallen from the tree sits upright on a green lawn littered with other fallen red maple leaves. A house and the maple tree are in soft focus in the background.
July 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Lilies aren’t my favourite and super toxic to my cat so it was a challenge to find anything I had to fit the theme for the past few days. Thankfully I have this gem from a zoo trip.

#smArtist #WaterLily

#ArtYear #ArtChallenge #EastCoastKin #Photography #CalgaryZoo
A close up of a light purple water Lily sits upon bright green Lilly pads in a pond. The water Lily has 15 oval shaped leaves that taper into a soft point. They are a light purple with subtle lines of white. The center of the lily is bright yellow with fine dark purple spikes sticking out of it. More water lilies can be seen in the blurred background.
May 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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I am not sure what kind of flowers these are, but I love them. Yellow flowers are my favourite.

Taken at the Butchart Gardens a few years ago.

#MayBlooms #Yellow
#ArtYear #Photography
Close up of a yellow flower with ten petals that are broad and taper into a point. The center of the flower is dark orange with lots of little seeds. Around the edge of the center are fine filaments that are yellow. Dark green leaves are protruding from the stem underneath the flower. More of the same flower can be seen in the background.
May 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Layers and layers of stunning succulentness.

#MayBlooms #Monochrome

#ArtYear #ArtChallenge #EastCoastKin #Photography
A close-up view of a dense cluster of small, tightly packed green succulent plants. Each plant features rows of thick, smooth, oval-shaped leaves stacked in a spiral pattern around the stem, giving a slightly corkscrew appearance. The leaves are a soft green color with edges tinted in pinkish-red. Tiny droplets of water cling to the surfaces of the leaves. The background is blurred but filled with more of the same plants.
May 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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One of my favourite begonia colours.

Day 15: #AColorAdAyPRIL
Prompt: #Peach
#ArtYear
A peach begonia sits in a ceramic pot.
April 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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So many options for today, finally settled on this beauty.

Day 7: #AColorAdAyPRIL
Prompt: #Pink

#ArtYear
Pink crabapple blossoms on a tree.
April 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Today's weather has me dreaming of the garden.

Day 6: #AColorAdAyPRIL Prompt: #Purple
#ArtYear
A close up of a osteospermum flower. The middle is dark blue tiny seeds and the long petals are a light purple the gradients out to a dark purple/pink.
April 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Happy Saturday! Love when I find a photo / piece of art that meets the theme of two challenges.

#BlueSkyArtShow Theme: #Silhouette

#SensoryArt Theme: #Light
A view from the underside of a bright green leaf. The sky can be seen in the background, the sun is shining on the leaf from above making the midrib and veins stand out. A silhouette of a flower and butterfly can be seen and show up as a dark green.
April 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Watching butterflies flit around feels like they are dancing to a mashup of every song in the universe. Or maybe it feels like me surrounded by nature. "Oh did you see this beautiful flower? These leaves are so intricate. Ooooo I love this colour."

Day 4: #AColorAdAyPRIL Prompt: #Green
#ArtYear
A Malachite butterfly (green and brown patterned wings) sits with its wings wide open on a plant with medium width leaves shaped like a teardrop.
April 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Autumn vibes for April. A little piece that covers the first 3 day of the April art challenge, red, orange and yellow.

Day 3: #AColorAdAyPRIL Prompt: #Yellow
#ArtYear
A coiled sketch book is open on a white table. The page is divided into different sized rectangles, inside each rectangle shape is a flower with the petals filling the shape of the rectangle. The flowers are different colours - red, orange, yellow, brown and the petals and centers are outlined in a thin black marker. The space between the rectangles and flowers is filled in with black marker.
April 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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I'm so excited about this month's art challenge! The possibilities are endless and yet it might just be 30 days of flower and nature photos.

Day 2: #AColorAdAyPRIL
Prompt: #Orange

#ArtYear #Photography
Gazania flowers in a pot in a garden. One large flower is takes center stage in the frame. The orange and dark red striped petals are slightly curved in at the tips. The sunshines on the petals and they cast shadows on the green leaves below.
April 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Light and dark in the garden.

Sneaking in at the last minute on this week’s #SensoryArt theme #Opposites.
A solar panel light that looks like an old street lamp - it has arches on the light and an angular square top - illuminates the flowers of the container it’s in. As the light only reaches so far the plants out of reach descend into the dark blue evening light.
March 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Two Jack Lakes in Banff National Park this summer. Nature never disappoints.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Arch
A old tree submerged in a mountain lake, one of its curved roots protrudes from the water making an arch. The arch of the root frames the mountains and trees I. The background. The gray mountains, vibrant green trees, blue sky with puffy white clouds are reflected in the water.
March 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Still and sparkling.
Wild and raging.
Hiding secrets under the surface.
Water Whispers.

#mARTch #WaterWhispers
#ArtYear #BlueSkyMonday
Small waves ripple on a mountain lake. The water is deep blue fading to light blue closer to the edge where rocks can be seen just under the surface. Sunlight glistens on the rippling water.
March 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Outside the Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Arizona. The biosphere is 3.14-acre laboratory with active research systems spanning from ocean to desert environments - it's fascinating!

Day 10: #MarchIntoLandscapes
Prompt: #Arid

#ArtYear #Photography #Arizona
A round cactus with yellow spikes (barrel cactus) sits in a rock garden beside three cacti with green, triangle shaped leaves that have small spikes around the edges (Agave plant). In the far background are some trees and tall cacti that are blurred.
March 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Nothing says spring to me like garden planning and flowers!

However it’s false spring here in Alberta and there is still snow on the ground. So a photo from last year it is!

#BlueSkyArtShow #Spring
A yellow pansy plant in a beige fabric pot in a backyard.
March 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Mine sits on the heat register in my office, blocking any heat from entering the room. If he’s feeling generous he might scooch over a centimetre.
A black cat is curled up on a heat register next to a wicker basket filled with toys.
February 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Birds, he sees birds. He thinks of them as food not friends. They were magpies and would kick his butt.

Day 6: #FebruARTy | Theme: #Eyes

#CatsOfBlueSky
A black cat with a red harness on is sitting on his person’s lap outside. He’s looking up towards the sky with a focus look on his face and his yellow-green eyes are wide.
February 7, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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For Christmas I started making felt advents calendars for my nieces and nephew.

And what’s an advent calendar without a Christmas sweater?

Let’s not talk about how long each one takes.

Day 5: #FebruARTy | Theme: #ArtYear
A 2” felt ornament sits on a white craft table with a pair of scissors and the top of a glue container. The ornament is an orange sweater with a plaid ribbon across the bottom and a wooden reindeer on the front. The ornament has a blanket stitch around the outside.
February 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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I’m working on getting out of head and actually putting pen to paper. This piece was inspired by Rokia Love.

Please excuse the awkward hand position as I try to get a decent photo of this piece. 😂🙄

Day 4: #FebruARTy | Theme: #Purple
#ArtYear
A coil sketch book being held with one hand. The drawing is 4 rows and 3 columns of purple flowers. The petals are drawn so they look like they are contained inside a square. The center is a dark purple and the petals are a light purple with dark shading at the top and black lines coming from the center.
February 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Fuzzy. Buzzy. Bee.

Day 3: #FebruARTy | Theme: #Fuzzy
#SensoryArt #Photography #ArtYear
In a ceramic pot in a backyard is filled with orange bidens, a type of aster flower, and a brown dracaena. A bumblebee is sitting on one of the flowers.
February 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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2/20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookChallenge #20BookChallenge
The cover of Sea Prayer by Khlaed Hosseini. The cover is a watercolour painting, There is a silhouette of a father and son walking through the sand and long grass towards the sea. The father and son are in a charcoal gray, the long grass and sand are in tones of yellow and brown and the sea is a light blue. The sky is clouds of light yellow, dark yellow and some pink.
February 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM