a Sunday blessing

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and love will follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 23:5-6

 photos from Chapel St. Ignatius

vroom...

passed this car on the freeway- 

wish I could follow wherever they are going

as I bet they are going to have much more fun...

simply colors...

sepia...

 rust, oxide

 caramel, cafe

tawny, chalky

 gun metal, iron

 charcoal, slate

stone, smokey

...some of my favorite colors.

more joint compound

spending time with these guys today,

and I am covered with sanded joint compound.

anybody know if it's ok to breathe joint compound?

little boat

Little Boat from nelson boles on Vimeo.

cute video for your Saturday... 

the art studio is calling me

as well as the sun - 

oh my how will I decide?

labor day means no labor

 if you were coming over today 

I would first offer you some sun tea...

 and a place to sit down

 and then I'd offer you some wursts,

sweet potato fries (the best from Trader Joes).

green beans marinated with onions and olive oil,

peppers cooked about 2 hours on the stove in balsamic vinegar...

and then let out Zoe to keep you company...

and you would hear the nearby fountain

bubbling away

as the glass balls clink

and 

 then you'd see the newly discovered bird's nest
sitting atop its new home...

 and the sun would slowly go down
on this perfect day

 but the fun would just begin.

 we get so few perfectly beautiful summer days here in the PNW
so I just had to share some more photos of the yard
so I can remember it when the weather turns,
which will be soon enough.

 I had fun overlaying these 2 old papers.

you are welcome to pull them off and use them for your photo enhancing.
I first used them here.
So what are you doing to celebrate 
the final days of summer?
ready for the cool crisp days of autumn?
not me...more summer please.
and I do believe today will find me in the studio 
dabbling in some plaster and joint compound too
after I have had my sun fix 
and given you your second helping of iced tea ;)

they labor...

 these beautiful sedums 

 are just starting to pop

 and are being devoured by the bees...

and this variety of sedum

 is being consumed by the furry cousin of the other bees.

So my question is this -

how do they know that the furry ones are allowed on one plant 

and the regular bees are only allowed on the other?

pretty funny...

and yes they do not know they are supposed to be resting.

Happy Labor Day weekend to you all!