an early morning harvest from the garden produced a wonderful assortment of goodies~!~peas, zuchinni (green and yellow), basil (two different kinds), eggplants, cherry tomaotes and flowers~!!!!~ i'm just now realizing that i didn't upload the shot that had the eggplants in view . . . oh well, you'll just have to trust me, i guess. a detail of the yellow squash and the purple basil. i thought that they looked so pretty together.

and this is an "after" shot of the harvest. i roasted both yellow and green zuchinnini, tomatoes, both kinds of basil and the eggplants in a hot oven with a drizzle of olive oil and some sea salt. added a small grind of black pepper to the food once on the plate. i wish that i had done a better job on the photo . . . i was sort of in a hurry to eat it, i guess. it was delicious~!!!!!~

i also managed to pick a few stems of lavender and some grasses for a small vase for the table. i didn't take a shot of them but there was another small vase with some roses too. when i was finished with the early morning harvest my hands smelled like lavender, basil, tomato and roses all mixed together. i'm pretty sure that is what heaven is going to smell like~!!~

and now for just a couple of "whimsy" shots:
a small heart shaped stone in a periwinkle colored ceramic bowl

and an early morning moth on the screen door

if you click on it to enlarge you will see some wonderful details.

i finished this fabric postcard yesterday and am pleased with the final results.

i've begun to distress some sheet music for another paper collage.

yesterday i took a break from blogging and collage work. read a little bit and had a nap with the cat. then read some more. it was nice. now that i have accomplished my 365 photo a day discipline i feel a little bit more relaxed about what has to be done and when . . . i think this sunday postcard art challenge is going to be a great fit for the next little while . . .