The Big Rock Path

There are many paths in the complex in which we are staying.  Everything is beautifully landscaped and well tended.  Some of these paths lead to the beach, others to the pool, and others are just walking trails.

My first time to the pool I looked back and mentally marked the path I had taken (so I could get back to our villa!)  There is a big rock there with two small palm trees and some flowers.  I really liked the way the rock and the plantings were laid out and kept thinking that would be a fun sketch.

So, one day on my way back from swimming my laps, I put my towel down on the grass and got out my sketchbook.  How lovely just to sit in the sun and draw.  When I got back to the villa, I got out those dried-up paints again and did some watercolor washes. I always lose myself when I paint - even when I am challenged by aging paint.

Well, am I glad I decided to do the sketch when I did... the next morning the lawn crew showed up and snip, snip... the flowers were gone and everything was trimmed back!  Plant life is lush here and I guess these guys know what they are doing... but those flowers would have lasted a little longer at our house.  Chances are, there will be more blooming within the week, but my sketch reminds me of my first sighting.

 Oh, how I look forward to fresh paint - tomorrow!