cooling down

I think I must be the most contrary person imaginable. After complaining about winter and yearning for spring, summer has worn out it's welcome with me already. Maybe it's the heat and humidity here in NJ. At 91 yesterday, it was not as hot as some other parts of the country, but it was too hot for me. :)

So I have abandoned the bright colors of summer and taken to creating black & white conversions with added textures. And I am quite enamored of this little vase of mini-sunflowers. Just think of it as summer without the heat. :)

Ah! Sun-flower

"Ah Sun-flower!  weary of time.

Who countest the steps of the Sun:

Seeking after that sweet golden clime

Where the travellers journey is done.

Where the youth pined away with desire,

And the pale Virgin shrouded in snow:

Arise from their graves and aspire.

Where my Sun-flower wishes to go."

                                                                            William Blake

Sunshine

OK,  so I'm  not quite ready for fall yet, and after a somewhat stressfull weekend, I felt as though I needed a little sunshine.  Happy Tuesday!