July 11

The sun came out today. It’s been cloudy and cold all week. I spent a leisurely breakfast around the table with other residents - two poets, two writers, a song writer for musicals and me. Doesn’t that sound enjoyable! Everyone is so delighted to be here and it shows in their generosity in telling stories. Afterwards, I took a long walk over to a dairy farm. Enjoyed the fresh air and sketched along the way,

Typical view on most of my walks.

quick doodle of abstract shapes of barns and silo on a hilltop

It’s absolutely gorgeous here but what interests me most are the shapes of buildings—which surprises me. Those pick up sticks of kindling are driving my thoughts and how I am seeing the landscape. Back in the studio, I continued playing around with those sticks. I could do them all day long —wait —I am doing them all day long!