Yesterday and today have been beautiful and sunny. Chilly and breezy too!!! Still waiting for our pier to be put in, but our neighbors on both sides have theirs in. Ours needed some parts…but those are in now, so hopefully soon!

The mama Robin has hatched her baby birds. I didn’t get this centered too well. Tried to get a quick pic while she’s off rustling up some food for them. #birdwatching #babybirds #nesting #magicianlake #lakelife

I created this little art piece for a show and later gifted it to my friend. First I carved a stamp, and stamped it with black ink. Then I colored it using colored pencils. #stampcarving #speedball #prismacolor #coloredpencils #cottagelife #art

The border mural is up at the gift shop of the Illinois Route 66 Association Museum in Pontiac, IL. It’s painted freehand with acrylics on plywood. I painted it on a table (to save my back and make it portable), and then it was installed later #route66 #mural #handpainted #art #acrylic

More continuous line drawing. The Blue Whale in Catoosa, OK on Route 66. #bluewhale #artjournal #continouslinedrawing #route66 #sketching

Mama Robin made her nest in the arch next to our back porch again. The eggs seem so much darker than usual. Another friend noticed the same in the nest at her house 150 miles from this one. Anyone know why they might be different this year? #birdwatching #robinsnest #nest #sisterlakesmi

March 2026, One Second a Day

Happy Earth Day! A little late, but better late than never. Turn up the volume on this to hear a wonderful spring serenade. #sisterlakesmi #magicianlake #earthday

My sis and I made up some whistles and zines. As the Boy Scouts say, “be prepared “. #beprepared #bettersafethansorry #resist #whistle

Some continuous line drawing to try to calm my nerves about the crazy people in power. Along with protesting and other projects of resistance. #anxiety #arttherapy #art #continuouslinedrawing

Stayed longer because the electrician was working on the cottage. The weather was perfect and the lake so calm. #cottagelife #lakelife #standardpoodle #sisterlakesmi #puremichigan

Postcarding for Pennsylvania judges to be retained.

Don’t stop rubbing their noses in the teachings of Christ.

www.facebook.com/share/1CcDhQ... This is what democracy looks like! Good job, Chicago!!

Caruso’s for ice cream and candy. A good outing for a cool day at the lake. #dowagiacmi #candystore #familybusiness #michigan

On the way home from Springfield, I stopped in to see the American Giants Museum. Check it out on #route66 ! #roadsideattraction #americangiants #mufflermen #atlantail

Hibiscus we planted last year is now waist high! Also arranged the back porch so that I will have a little place to make art. #lakelife #cottagelife #michigan #sisterlakes

Woohoo…making progress on the cottage. The electricians are almost done with rewiring the whole cottage…no more fuses YAY! And now the pump and sump are easy to turn off and on with the flip of a switch. soon we will get to move on to other cottage projects! #lakelife #cottagelife #vintagehouse

Here’s a reminder that, if you are having a bad day, getting outside can help. And if you are having a good day, getting outside can make it great! #takeahike #walking #outside #nature #mentalhealth

Love this. Thank you Mr. Stewart….this started my birthday off with a bang.

RIP to one of the most remarkable human beings I’ve ever known . chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...

Last year I started an embroidered journal, but never finished it. Life started getting crazy, and embroidery was not happening. Once I get moved, I might go through Fb posts to fill it in. #embroidery #journaling #slowstitching #leapyear #calendar

A journal cover I painted several years ago. #art #acrylics #artjournal #bicycle #maryoliver

Hungary is on fire with their fight against dictatorship and celebrating freedom! #freedom #pridecelebration #hungary

Have you ever made a timeline of your life? I did so once with a very meandering path, not in perfect sequence, but highlighting many important things in my life. #artjournal #art #collage #drawing #sketchbook #therapy #timeline #moleskine

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

A journal page of loose sketches from various photos of folks floating. It’s one of our favorite activities. Also a #margaretatwood quote. #sketchbook #quote #water #compositionbook #art #sketch

#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1960: Harper Lee publishes her first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Noted for its treatment of a child’s awakening to racism in the South, the book won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It was an immediate success, eventually selling more than 40 million copies.

Things happening at the cottage lately. We and our neighbors had to take a tree down😢. Greta got a heat wave haircut. Electricians rewiring the cottage (goodbye fuse box!). #lakelife #cottage #michigan #heatwave

A government ban on Hungary’s Pride parade backfired Saturday as over 100,000 people marched through Budapest, far more than usual PM Viktor Orban warned people to stay away, threatening “clear legal consequences.” But the warnings only turned a modest event into a mass rally against his government

Heat wave at the cottage! Good grief…we need some air conditioning if these spells are going to last 10+ days. But the bees are having a heyday on the wild rose, and I got the back porch cleaned up a bit. #puremichigan #cottage #lakelife

RESIST: (1) DEMAND name & I.D. (2) DEMAND they unmask (3) VIDEO the license of the vehicle of kidnapped people. (4) REPORT the kidnapping to local police IN WRITING. (5) REPORT the men POSING as employees/contractors of DHS...TO DHS...IN WRITING. 6) real ICE are required to name the offenses

Another fantastic sign! #protestsign #nokings

Collecting protest signs ideas! This one is brutally honest in image and text. 👍🏼 #protestsign #nokings

» I'M JUST BEGINNING. « 🧡 87 yo veteran was released from DC jail today after being arrested yesterday on Capitol steps for protesting against #TrumpParade, Army spectacle and U.S. war machine. He was met by jail support who stayed up to help over 50 vets. He also answered this question:

This is an extraordinary moment in the descent into fascism - imagine a white senator attending a press event - and being put on the ground and cuffed ? You can’t imagine that can you ? Fascism

Listen to this great American. This nation is privileged to have a man of this character in the United States Senate. Thank you @padilla.senate.gov. We stand with you.

This is part of a mural I painted that will be installed this fall in the gift shop at the Route 66 Museum in Pontiac, IL. This panel is already installed, so check it out! I’m not a portrait painter, but I’m pretty happy with how Mr Lincoln turned out. #lincoln #landoflincoln #route66 #art

Part of a journal page. “Use your freedom to serve one another” #compositionbookjournal #artjournal #scripture #mandala #service

The idea is: share some cool science and then tell everyone it’s all at risk and here’s how to annoy your legislators about it! Have open discussion. Everything you need to do it is here www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...

I’m at the lake and it’s been cloudy today, but there is still a beautiful sunset! #sisterlakes #puremichigan #sunset #myhappyplace

Fun on the Red Carpet Corridor which runs from Joliet to Bloomington on Route 66 in Illinois! Pic 1:Gemini Giant in Wilmington 2 and 3. Joliet History Museum 4 Sun Motel movie site for Planes, Trains, and Automobiles #route66 #illinois #redcarpetcorridor #roadtrip

Over the weekend a bunch of us traveled the Red Carpet Corridor (Joliet-Bloomington) on Route 66. Art imitating life imitating art! Great times with great friends! Wonderful local festival town by town. #route66 #redcarpetcorridor #art #geminigiant #wilmingtonil

Wood Thrush arrived this morning. Listen for the ee-oh-lay with a trill at the end. It’s such a nice song. 🔊 🪶