We had a wonderful monsoon rain last night, hopefully we'll have another this afternoon and into the evening. It truly brings everything to life. The bees are out, the birds are out, and the plant life is looking well nourished. I'm hoping that the hollyhocks germinate and that more of the veggies come up as well. 
I am learning a tremendous amount in attempting to paint this piece.
It's corn!!! Garlic, watermelon and beans are starting too.
Mama bird from the front porch light fixture nest.
Mama bird again, perched on top of the garage, waiting to see her babies on the front porch when the coast is clear!
I was having fun in Photoshop adding some digital patterns with the "healing brush."
The new kids - they're on top of the front porch light fixture.
He's back!!! He also eat a dead mouse yesterday and left it next to our back door sage plant. Yuck...
This lighting was gorgeous, I couldn't resist taking another picture of "The Nu."
The same lighting situation here - gorgeious, just like Nikki Nu. 
Mama thrasher just raised & released three babies a little better than a week ago.
The babies are making their way out of the nest!
Here we are, two peas in a pod!
Here we are in our backyard.
Linda Jeffers, Andrea Newman and me, at dinner this last Thursday evening at Vernon's in Albuquerque. Andrea's husband Don was in attendance as well.
It was beautiful waking up to this glorious sunrise this morning! And, the babies - they're growing! They're becoming more defined. Another day in the life of...........here in new Mexico.
Here we are in Sant Fe - our band - performing for the Human Rights Torch Relay in support of a FREE TIBET and in acknowledgment of the multiple human rights abuses taking place at this moment in China. The band is from Left to right: Frank Peter - keys, Danny Greenberg (my husband) - bass, Me, Greg Woods - guitar.
We opened the event at 10:15 am and performed for 30 + minutes.
"Lizard-bear" - watercolor & gouache & ink on rice paper
"Soul Seeker" - watercolor & gouache & ink on rice paper
Dan, Nikita and I went to Placitas, (a little town just north of us) this morning. We went to visit the Sandia Man Caves. They are touted to be sacred vortex areas and were inhabited by Indigenous peoples over 10,000 years ago. Inside the caves are lava tubes, some not more than about a foot in height, but, where it is totally possible for a person to climb or slither inside. Dan took all of these pictures.
This is on the trail at Jemez Hotsprings - "Spence Springs." 
My Sis Linda (aka; Willer Niller) at Soda Dam in the Jemez Mountains.
Me too! Also at Soda Dam in the Jemez Mountains.
Niktia and I discovered this little one this afternoon out in the back yard. He was sunning himself and I almost stepped on him and Nikita almost ate him! Poor little one! But isn't he just as cute as he can be?
