Petroglyphs, flowers and music

I finally got around to finishing embroidering and beading my petroglyph people after spending awhile choosing colors.

The hair was fun, with French knots for the cropped hair and the feather stitch for the wild one.

I decided that the female would have a green spiral, symbolizing new life that grows in the womb. The male has more angular lines and a tapering torso.

I had an exciting morning this week when I stepped outside for my early morning walk and saw that my Texas ranger had burst into majestic purple bloom overnight! So had all the other Texas rangers in my neighborhood.

These pictures are all of the one in my front yard. Its spiky branches sweep upward and are covered in tiny purple flowers.

Here it is behind the Talavera pot on my front courtyard wall.

And here's my other beautiful flower, little Juniper. I miss her so much! Her mom, my daughter, turns 36 tomorrow and I made her some pretty heart sugar cookies. (Of course, I had to eat the ones that broke.)

Now that summer is over and the weather is sort of cooling down (104 today), our outdoor concert season is kicking off and I plan to go to these two this weekend. I like going with friends to enjoy the cool(er) evening weather. We bring our folding chairs, drinks, and food to share and it's quite delightful.

Have a colorful day