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How about an early morning walk in the woods?

an early morning walk

My contribution today to the theme.

Mosaic Jewelry Box And Wish Pendant Set - $55.00

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Stay peaceful,

Cindy

Picture Day

November brings rain here in PA.

Before the rains came, we had some activity from the area's pine trees.

And even when it rains we have a few minutes here and there of sun.

This is my tree this November (photo taken 11/07/2013). It's colors are as wonderful as last year. It's beautiful and inspiring to me.

Stay peaceful,

Cindy, Earth Mother Mosaics

Picture Day

Today is one of my favorite days for my blog. I love sharing photos of the area where I live and my daily life.

Waiting for the bus, Little Dude found a feather.

Getting to the top of the hill so he can run down really fast.

The back of the courtyard looking towards our bldg.

Looking up.

Looking down.

The last one is my favorite. I love this time of year!

Stay peaceful,

Cindy, Earth Mother Mosaics

Picture Day

Today is picture day! Yay! It's the newest weekly post for Friday's but it literally IS picture day at my grandson's school. It will be his first official school photo. Awwww.

Practicing his smile. All showered and ready to go!

I went out for a walk yesterday in the gloomy rain and my mood was gloomy as well. I love the cooler temperatures but I like sunshine. I like rain too, honestly, but some days I just don't feel connected to the Universe if the sun doesn't shine.

The sun did come out for a brief hello, but I wasn't bothered by the cloudy darkness because I found that nature, once again, gave me a lot of inspiration. I found pine needles blanketing the earth, surrounded by sap covered pine cones. My inspiring tree in the courtyard of our apt complex shared a bit of sun even while it was raining. Green leaves were still green on my tree but on the other side of the courtyard I found one of my favorite spots, filled with moss and roots from a strong tree that has grown like steps over the years looking especially beautiful today surrounded by fallen leaves. And I found color. So much color. I'm grateful for this day. I'm blessed and humbled by what is around me. It's amazing. And there it was ... my connection to the Earth and the Universe.

What do you think? Pretty awesome, right?

 Stay peaceful,

Cindy, Earth Mother Mosaics

In The Studio

Happy Wednesday!

It's the 3rd day into the new format here and I'm loving it. I am more focused and centered on what needs to be done both in the studio and with marketing/networking/social media.

Let's get right to the fun things happening in the studio this week. I've made some peace sign coasters that will get grouted this weekend. I think they turned out really groovy. Here's what they looked like earlier this week.

I finished them up yesterday. I love them!

And I love making useful art!

I'm doing 'double duty' today starting on two new Flower Power projects. One is round and needs time for glue to dry before turning it to continue working on it. In order to keep the momentum going, I've got a nice flat substrate to work on too.

Depending on how quickly these go, I may be working on the next project after this before the week is through. This is an old cutting board my Dad made in a kidney design shape quite popular when I was growing up and again popular now as Retro. And a favorite of mine in design choices.

One it has the mosaic magic on it, it will be Retro wall art. Yay!

The other night I had an idea for a small mosaic for a nursery that will be done on wood. I drew out the templates but may not even use them. However, here is what I've got on the 'drawing board'.

I took a few photos of my tree this morning. It is the time of year when I am watching it, taking photos of it often and sharing its transition preparing for winter. I haven't edited them all yet, but I found one I like so much and thought of the song, Morning Has Broken sung by Cat Stevens. http://youtu.be/e0TInLOJuUM

Stay peaceful,

Cindy, Earth Mother Mosaics