For the past few years we have been fortunate to rent a cabin (in Vermont they call this a 'camp') on Nelson Pond just down the mountain from my son's farm. It is delightfully rustic, with a large screened room that overlooks the pond. There is a great dock - access to the cool, clear water . . . great swimming!
We spend a lot of our time with the grandchildren, so I don't even bother to take painting supplies. However, I love to spend a quiet morning or two sitting in various places with my sketchbook. Each year there are flowers in new/used containers - sap buckets, barrels, a coal skittle, the ripped out seat of an old chair and more.
Here is one of the barrels. It's the end of summer and the delicate blossoms were doing a rather dainty dance routine.
On the short walk down to the dock there is a fire pit area. It's set up with comfortable seating - Adirondack chairs and a bench. Here is the bench by the fire pit. . . it just called to me to be sketched.
As I was sitting on the bench, a dragonfly paid a visit. S/he seemed very at ease and enjoyed the sunshine just inches away from my sketchbook.
Alas, summer is almost over and now it's back to the 'real' world. . . after I make a few notecards with these new sketches, that is.
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