The Joy Of Coloring ~ Post No. 5

 

I'm doing well, but friends and relatives I love are going through difficult times. 

I've been feeling sad, sort of helpless, because of course I can't really help. I'm finding it difficult to snap out of this.

But I know that finding ways to be creative always helps me get to a happier frame of mind. 

I like colors and a few years ago, my friend Judy gave me the most gorgeous coloring books with Scandinavian motifs. 

I hadn't colored since I was a child. Once I started, I seemed to have knack for it. I certainly enjoy it.   

So when I need to cheer myself up, I bring out my coloring book. I'm still on the first one, a favorite. 

Pretty soon, I'm smiling again.

I finished the ram a while back and right now I'm coloring a rabbit and its environment in different shades of blue.

Thank you, Judy, for gifting me all this fun, something I would never have thought to do for myself.

The Joy Of Coloring ~ Post No. 4

Before we get to the bears, I want to thank you for your kind and caring comments on my posts about Errol and also about Soldier. I haven't visited any blogs, I've been tired, fed up with the continuing hot weather and smoky skies, worried that neither I nor the dogs can go for our walks. 

The weather person at the Bakersfield station said we would have "sunshine mixed with smoke." 

So there it is, I will do better, I care.

In honor of Fat Bear Week in Alaska's Katmai national park. 

Adult male brown bears in Katmai are among the largest in the world and each year there's competition for the title of Fat Bear. Actually a female bear, named Holly, won in 2019.

The public votes and voting to determine the winner for the most portly brown bear of 2020 is taking place right now, culminating in Fat Bear Tuesday on October 6.

I got this information from the Washington Post. They get involved in this contest each year, and so do I. I believe the Post feels we need a break every now and then from all that's going on and I couldn't agree more. There are lots of pictures of some very, very fat bears in their latest edition. Which lives on my Kindle Fire.

The Joy Of Coloring ~ Post No. 3

The Joy Of Coloring ~ Post No. 2

I thought of my blogger friend Sandy as I colored these  houses. Sandy lives on another mountain in Southern California and has a couple of blogs. This is the one I follow,

http://ayearofsandyskeches.blogspot.com/

on it Sandy writes short stories, charming, sometimes quirky  stories, accompanied by her sketches.

She has another blog full of photos of houses. Which is why she came to my mind as I colored these. I could wish that I was talented enough to also draw them but, alas, I'm not. So I'm grateful for my coloring books, thank you Judy, as they provide peaceful times in a not so peaceful world. 

I love Sandy's blog, please check it out. 

The Joy Of Coloring ~ Post No. 1

Some years ago now, my friend Judy gave me a beautiful coloring book with Scandinavian motifs. She actually gave me several, but there was one that spoke to me and I began to color.

As I colored the drawings, I realized that the quality of the pencils were of the utmost importance. I believe the ones Judy gave me came from Barnes & Noble and I don't think you could find a better set. 

I have taken it up again and I'm right now working on a beautiful ram. I hope I can do him justice. I hope I'm doing all of them justice because the drawings are excellent. 

I would recommend this very peaceful activity in times of trouble, like right now. You don't have to be good at drawing since that's already done, all you have to do is pick your colors and try to stay within the lines. 

Note:

Thank you for your kind comments on the story I wrote when I was eight. I was a good kid, I respected my parents and believed they were right when they warned me about things. I believe this has helped me navigate my life safely. Being cautious while having adventures.