easing into...

as the ochres and umbers are easing into the landscape

of longer shadows...

so too they emerge inside...

i pulled out just a few fall-ish items from the prop room (attic)

and played with color and texture today.

my favorite corn husk wreath will soon be hanging on the front door.

i have started making a new wreath from corn husks, which i'll share soon.

the change in seasons inspires me so...

and some really good news...

the photo shoot at one of my gardens IS going to happen!! in fact, you may see the "shoot" on the t.v!!

i was so excited after meeting with the uber cool peeps, that i didn't think to ask them if it's o.k. to talk about.

of course i'll tell you all about it as soon as i get the o.k.

i am thrilled...it is going to be so much fun!!

yippie skippie!!

wet paint...

we had the most beautiful weather this weekend and it is just a tease for what is to come.

Autumn in Tennessee is the pay off after a long hot summer.

so much time will be spent playing outside before shorter days and dormant gardens.

it looks like one of my gardens will possibly be featured in Southern Living Magazine, with a photo shoot at the end of this month (cross your fingers!) i'll be tweeking and gushing over that garden for sure.

fall will be fleeting and i am feeling an urgency to drink it all in.

i look forward to spending more time in my studio, brush in hand, music inspiring me.

these days, i can't seem to get enough of David Gray's tunes. i love him even more after seeing him in concert a few weeks ago.

i thoroughly enjoyed painting these recent works, listening all the while to his lyrics about our
"dissapearing world" and "life in slow motion".

my brush in harmony to the rhythm of his tunes.

music is a huge motivator for me and certainly has a profound affect on my mood.

it is an important part of my life.

something i truely can not live without.

i recently removed my Playlist from my blog,

as i realize it's not every ones cup of tea.

i wonder what you all think about music on blogs?

if you have a second please vote yes or no on my sidebar for bloggy tunes.

thank you.

i hope you like my paintings.

erin

"The sun above the cotton grass

Is sinking down like lead

The seagulls know the truth of it

And scream it overhead

Hold on to St. Christopher

The sky is murderous red

Go to sleep my one true love

Our glory lies ahead

Then we'll be running

Afraid of nothing

Then we'll be running. "

lyrics by david gray

sunny and breezy

we are having the most gorgeous, sunny and breezy day here in tennessee...

with mild temperatures in the 70's!!

a Chihuly Glass Exhibition at Cheekwood Gardens last night, which took my breath away,

tonight an Art Crawl in downtown Nashville,

and tomorrow night sitting by a campfire in our backyard with some neighbors.......

one of the best weekends ever!!

and this change in the weather,

is most welcome indeedy.

aaahhhhhh.

i hope you are having a wonderful weekend too.

filled with lots of warm sunshine,

lovely breezes,

art and inspiration,

love and laughter.

xxoo

compost and clematis

well, after a long, dangerously hot summer so far...

it's a pleasure, indeed, to have anything blooming, especially on its own accord.

right now, the sweet autumn clematis and cypress vine

are blooming their little heads off!

and i just love it!!

how adorable is this sweet smelling vine of little white clusters...

and i just love how it has scrambled along the chicken wire fence, which hides my

compost pile from the neighbors.

here is the other side of my compost pile...not bad looking either.

quite beautiful actually.

ahhh...
composting.
so easy to do.
good for the environment.
reduces landfill waste.
and a fantastic soil conditioner.


basically you add brown and green stuff into a pile and let it cook.
done.
that's it.

brown = carbon (fall leaves, shredded newspaper, small sticks...)
+
green =nitrogen (grass clippings, food scraps...)

2/3 brown + 1/3 green = the most ideal ratio

occasionally stirring and keeping moist is great,
but here's the deal folks...don't make a big deal over this!
quite frankly, i have better things to do than monkey around with a compost pile (apparently, i have been known to monkey around with monkey grass though...see previous 2 posts)
have you ever seen a forest floor? perfectly composted every year without measuring and stirring and all that fussing. my compost pile is... leaves and grass and garden waste, etc. thrown in a pile and basically left on its own for a year and every year i have wonderful, fluffy, sweet smelling compost.
the end.

this sweet autumn clematis showed up on its own, on the other side of my deck. so i coaxed it over onto the bench. i just love those little surprises in the garden!

this gem is growing in my friends back garden...in fact, i think she gave me my vine, or it may have been our other neighbor who gave it to me. i can't quite remember.......that's cool about us gardeners............we love to share.

my friend

Z at old grey mare

is having a blog party called

Project Genesis

where other bloggers are sharing ideas of how we can make small changes to better our world.

please check her out.

and here is a good site with more composting info for you, if you are interested

http://eartheasy.com/grow_compost.html#e

one thing you should never, EVER put into a compost pile is bermuda grass!!