{ a day in the country }

 

~ a beautiful day...

woke to warm sunshine, & clear blue skies ~

perfect weather to spend the day outside in the fresh air!

 

so I donned my painting clothes (grubby overhauls) and flip-flops and headed out....

 

 

I prefer to paint my folk art outside where I can be inspired ~

and it doesn't hurt that the paint dries quicker out here too!




 

 

creating outside always makes me happy...

well, just being outside makes me happy here in the country ~

 



While I waited for the paint to dry, we noticed that Billy had fanned-himself open

in hopes to impress one of our hens...

 

 



 

she was not.....

{{exit, stage right....}}}

haha :)

 



 

I took camera in hand and strolled over to the shop garden

where this beautiful Iris was waiting for me...

 

 



and where Peter was working...

pulling weeds and tending herbs ~

 

 



 

in the pic below, you can see something in front of Pete's mouth...

it's actually a Bumbler-bee in mid-flight, banking to the right...

ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

 

 



 

Hello !

 

 



 

I checked the paint, and then did a little laundry...
couldn't waste the light breeze and strong sun today....nope.

 

 



 

everything has turned green...
such a pretty day!

 



 

and the paintings are dry!!

 

 



 

some big, some small....

all done.

 

 



{{please pardon my farmwife hands...but I love getting them dirty.}}

 

 



since our chores were done,

we played for a little bit with our Toby rooster...

 

he's absolutely gorgeous!

 



have you hugged your chickens today?

 

 



 

trying to get a snap of his iridescent feathers ~ hard to do.

 

 

 

well?

HAVE you hugged your chickens today?

 

 



Toby is so tame.

...a pleasure to have in our barnyard-family!

 



we will have a light supper tonight,

after our peaceful day here at the farm ~

hoping your day was just loverly too!

 

(my folk art paintings will be available on saturday here at our Spring Open House)

 

 

Lori from

Notforgotten Farm