Pressed Leaves

Because the coleus leaves are so lumpy and dimensional I decided to press them after scanning them.  The color drained quite quickly.  These are only a week from the day I pressed them.  I shall have to see if pressing fresh leaves overnight gives me some flatness and color. 

Shades of Pink

My Coleus Obsession

I've been pretty obsessed with my coleus plants ever since I brought them home with me this Spring.  I'm in the process of attempting to propagate them so I can move them inside this Fall.  I have in mind keeping each of these alive until I can replant them next summer. 

Rose of Sharon

Some of what's dropping off the trees these days. My zucchini plant has succumbed to some pest. Very sad although we did get a bunch of great zucchini from it before it died. I promise not to scan the droppings of whatever creature is entertaining himself in our garden. It looks like an enormous rabbit so I think it might be a ground hog. Today we are off to the studio so perhaps I'll have some updates from there soon.

Sluggish

I seem to be in a sluggish blogging period. This is primarily a result of lack of camera activity. (Maybe some absent mental activity as well...it is summer after all.)
Our 14 year old lab doesn't seem to be able to smell very well anymore. He's now operating on deductive reasoning. Plastic often contains food, therefore all plastic must be removed to the cage and inspected for possible morsels. He has recently "inspected" the cardboard bottom of a 24 pack of water (with it's plastic of course) and my little baggy of pieces. I had to fish my graphite holder out of the cage as well. Just more evidence that getting old sucks.