Rain, leaking roof, fungi and dabbling of art...

Remember a few weeks ago when I was bitching about our drought? Actually, we're still way behind in rainfall, but it's been gloomy, rainy and drab for the past two weeks. Normally our summers are bright and sunny, with a daily late afternoon shower during our rainy season. I think Mother Nature must be going through menopause or something because she's all screwed up. Instead of daily brief afternoon storms, we're having day after day of heavy cloud cover and with periods of rain. And now toadstools are popping up all over our yard.






And the rock garden is thriving...




And the palm trees are flowering and producing berries or whatever the hell they are called:

And I just took this photo a few minutes ago. See that bank of clouds? That's where the sun should be-

During one of our recent heavy rains, we discovered we have yet another leak in our roof. Remember a year or so ago when during a stormy period a section of my bedroom ceiling caved in from a leak we didn't know we had? We got that section of the roof repaired, but Mike thought the rest of it was okay. Now we know it isn't, so time for a new roof. This freaking house has turned into a real money pit. We should've just had a new place built instead of trying to renovate this mess. Anyway, depending on the weather, a new roof will be put on sometime next week. Now, I just hope we don't have any heavy rain and get any inside damage before the new roof can be put on. Have I mentioned how much I hate being a home owner?



With the depressing weather and on going house problems, I hide in my studio, blast my stereo and play. This week it's mostly been Santana ( the Supernatural album- was that not the best album ever!?!) and Amy Winehouse. Amy really needs to get a handle on her addictions and craziness so she can cut a new album. I love her music, but that girl is sure a mess. What is it with so many talented and creative people who ruin their lives with drugs and alcohol? Such a waste.


And of course with all my time in the studio, I'm completing ufos at a record pace! Nah, not really, that's another one of my big fat lies as you can see from the pile of unfinished projects on one of my tables.

These are some more images I did for magnets. Using watercolors pencils, pens, markers, acrylic paint, and colored pencils. I just need to put a matte finish on this and mount them on the magnet sheets. They're 3"x4". Not a good photo of them but the lighting is crappy today.

I hope you all are getting more sunshine and blue skies than we are-