Ahhhh Summer... what's on your coffee table?

What is on YOUR coffee table?
Mine is usually cluttered with whatever holds my interest that day. On this day, it was my IPAD for research on Colorado, nail polish, salad bowl from lunch, writing notebook, book on living a great life, magazine, and home listings.

I'm joining a new link party today, ABC  and the posts written are varied and creative!

It's up to you to interpret the letter of the week, and this week it's "A"

So I'm writing about "A is for, Ahhhh, summer" and "A is for Art"

First is the Ahhh, summer. In summer it's my joy to sit on my porch perch and read, write, paint, meditate. I miss my quiet companion especially this year, my 14 year old poodle Cole who also enjoyed just sitting and looking and meditating on the porch. Milo is too young at 4 months to contemplate anything much. He just runs everywhere he can and bites something when he gets there.

I am still doing the exercises in the book, Five Wishes by Gay Hendriksen. An important book for those striving to live a complete life. I'm also enjoying the insights from this well written book by E. Kubler Ross.

I took a moment to look over the well illustrated quilting patterns by Angela Waters too.

I painted my nails, and looked up stuff on the little IPAD after eating lunch.
(Are you bored yet?) (I'm never bored BTW, too much to discover and learn! )

My friend Carol at quiltedfabricart  made me the most useful notebook holder reminding me of the Adirondaks and mailed it to me for a surprise gift. No reason but friendship, and isn't that the best reason?
I use it for my writings of any kind while on the porch. It makes me content and feel connected. Note the reading glasses... aging eyes need some help. When I was young no one told me about all the things that show up as you age, all I know is I didn't order these problems!

While on my perch one afternoon the sun came in at a good angle to remind me of a still life which brings me to the "A is for Art" portion of this post

ps, on this day I had a magazines out, to read then recycle.  Being an artist by inclination, (a recovering social worker by trade) I look at the world in terms of interpreting it in paint or fabric, writing or photography. Telling a story. I noticed the sunlight. dancing around. Then this...

How many artists have drawn spheres??? I noted the shape, the lines on the ball VS the lines of shadows both from the ball and the post. The lines water create falling VS the curved lines of the fountain itself. Lines of ferns caught in a split second of movement. Note the organic colors VS the bright primary on the ball.

How would I capture the moment? Words? Paint? Fabric? Memory?
Then I saw the light playing on another still life... so rare this kind of still life!

linking to some parties:


Let's be social Wednesdays 
blogpaws doggie bloghop Wednesdays   
create-with-joy pets
Midweek makers wednesdays