We spotted 77 of these guys on our early morning hike! and herer's my haiku...
Seventy seven
little orange salamanders
in the morning dew
It's become tradition I make a sand mermaid...
Below is the pond we hiked to, I just realized I don't even have a photo of the lake! I take so many every year I guesss I figured I didn't need any more.
And here's some pages in my sketchbook...
And here's a heart sketch for AyalaArt in red and white for Artists PlayRoom and the zentangle for IamtheDiva...
And some mosters for Butterfly effect...
Happy paint party friday!
Gosh you've been busy this week. I love that you share your sketch book with us, and those salamanders are spectacular(as are you little monsters lol) :D XXX
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful time spent at the cabin. I love the falling ladies, and now mermaids? How did you know? I love the Selkies. Having been a Pirate in a former life, I know quite a few personally, but none as beautiful as the one in the sand and the one you have sketched on the journal page.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Falling salamanders? I mean, they had to come from somewhere! Just wondering'
Peace
Love the little salamanders ~ 77 ~ wow and your haiku is delightful ~ Your sketches and sand mermaid are sooooo creative and all created while having fun ~ ~ thanks, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)
ReplyDeleteOrange thingies are so cute. :) Love your sketches and the monsters ar really adorable. :)
ReplyDeleteYour sketchbook must be such a delight to look through with so many wonderful sketches! I love mermaids and, in recent years, I was told about Selkies which are linked to the seals according to Celtic belief.....very interesting. I quite like your tradition of creating a sand mermaid.
ReplyDeleteCute salamander and Haiku! :)
They're the cuties monsters I've ever seen :D
ReplyDeleteIt's my first visit to you and there was such a lot to see
You make me think I definitely need a sketchbook.
Have a wonderful weekend ~ Neesie (APR#11)
Oh my gosh, what a feast for the eyes!! Those salamanders are adorable -they're so tiny!! Your holiday looks like exactly the sort we would choose! I love your journal illustrations of your trip and those monsters are too cute!!
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little orange salamanders!!
i enjoy looking
at your journal/sketchbook pages
as
they make me smile
with happiness...
I love salamanders... when I find one I think of the legends of them being fire-walkers... your art work and sand sculptures are wonderful, and those orange fungi on the trees? I can imagine your seventy-seven salamanders curling up on them for naps! Thanks for taking us along to your cabin!
ReplyDeleteA delightful haiku. What a beautiful spot to contemplate and get the creative juices flowing!
ReplyDeleteOh I just love all your pictures, so relaxing. I hope you had a great time. the sand mermaid is fantastic. I've never seen such a small salamander! So cute and I love the sketches of all those little guys! You have so much great art to share Andrea! I've missed stopping by. Summer has been exceptionally busy for me! "...eating art" - LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten about catching these salamanders while camping in New Hampshire a hundred years ago.....thanx for the reminder of a fun week!
ReplyDeleteHow much fun! I was smiling all the way through. I love all your sketches and you entries to both APR and the Diva, both of which I do also. It looks like you had a wonderful vacation. 77 salamanders! That's a healthy population! How do you make the sand mermaid? Is she different every year? May I send your haiku to my Mom who is 91 years young and love haiku!
ReplyDeletewow you have been so very busy, thank you for sharing your wonderful pages and photos. Happy PPF, Annette x
ReplyDeleteOh, I LOVE the sketches of the salamanders! So joy-filled!
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WOW, even when you're on vacation, you're always so creatively productive- I LOVE everything you did- that book of days is going to be so amazing when you're done with it!
ReplyDeleteoh my you've been a busy bee in your sketchbook. I love all your work but especially the one for my APR, the red watered down to a red-pink is stunning. Those salamanders are SO small!!
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Jenn
I love being able to see all of your sketches. It looks as though you had a wonderful week.
ReplyDelete77 salamanders? I have total salamander envy. and I've made a sand mermaid every summer of my life since I was a wee girl and I've never met another person who does that. how delightful to find a kindred spirit. my son could care less, but I've indoctrinated a friend's daughter and we've made one together the last few years.
ReplyDeleteI love a look into a sketchbook...and I kind of want strawberry leaf tea.... sounds yummy... mind you I have had to hide the blackberry sage as it seems the whole house has fallen in love with it and I am thinking they would be quite keen on that as well... I wish I could sit and flick through your books... maybe one day...xx
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your haiku and little orange salamanders, so cool!
ReplyDeleteHow cute those salamanders. Looks like you are having fun. Great pictures. Love the Haiku and your sketches. Very nice. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed catching up with you during this busy week. I came from APR and loved the red and white. But the mermaid and the salamanders were fun to see, too.
ReplyDeleteLove those little orange salamanders and your painted sketch of them!! Wonderful!
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Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art
Wow! Your art is fabulous! I'm very impressed with your skills. And, those salamanders are so cute. I don't know if I would be brave enough to touch one and I doubt seriously I would ever hold one, but they are pretty neat looking. Anyway, I'm Sarah, I just started following, I look forward to visiting again soon.
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Sarah
http://skylarinc.blogspot.com/
i love love love your collection of family memories shared here!
ReplyDeletejourney pages, photographs, haiku all an outpouring of pure summer joy. thanks for being here brightening my day.
hahaha! you've got a lot packed in here :) your week at the cabin looks like it was a lot of fun! i love the little orange guys - i've never seen those before. your sketchbook pages are really nice! so many fun things to look at :)
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing. I love how you take life and feed it even more life with your colors.
ReplyDeleteI love your sketchbook! Absolutely wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAnd you can't beat seventy-seven salamanders! I can't believe how tiny they are!
Always a surprise to come here, always beautiful work!! Love it all!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful experiences!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Hugs Giggles
Your whole post is a treat! We had those orange salamanders at Girl Scout camp in N. Ohio when I was a girl...
ReplyDeleteAll your sketches and paintings are WONDERFUL!!! I can't pick a favorite :D
What a beautiful spot you stayed in and such lovely drawings. I can't pick a favourite, just love them all. Those salamanders are so cute. Love the heart and the saying.
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looks like a Great place to visit and revisit. glad you had a good time and love your art work!
ReplyDeleteG'yall! You are so creative! Love the monsters and EVERYTHING! :D
ReplyDeleteThe pictures, the journal, what a fun and creative time you had. Too bad you missed a pic of the monsters, that would really have been interesting, lol. Blessings, Janet PPF
ReplyDeleteI, too, always make mermaids in the sand (with seaweed hair and shells to decorate the tail) - how wonderful! I've never seen an orange salamander let alone 77!!! gorgeous little creatures! I love your sketches.
ReplyDeleteNice hearts and art.
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