spring is in the air

and i am

already thinking

of all the fun

excursions we can

go on!

these pictures

are from beautiful

st. augustine, florida

where karl and i

spent our anniversary.

beautiful Flagler College

palm trees

Casa Monica Hotel;

Castillo de San Marcos

AND of course
st. augustine beach.....

at sunset.......

til later, llb~

a little thing called love

today is

valentine's day;

the day for love and chocolate

and flowers,

however

as i considered

today's post

i kept coming back

to these pictures

of my beautiful daughter

on a horse.

don't you think

love is....

a girl

and her horse.

DREAM BIG.....

exhausted from the work.....

isn't she cute??!!!

all i do is dream of you

my daughter Kate

will be doing her jazz dance to this

at her recital in April!!!

Isn't this the most

adorable song??!!!

this weekend will be chili

I made this last weekend

for the Superbowl;
(yay PACKERS!)

it was delicious!

You have to love

anything with

CHOCOLATE!

I used HERSHEY

but you definately

could use any kind

of your choice.

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE CHILI

prep time: 15 minutes

cook time: 2 hours 30  minutes

                                                                                                        
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
1-1/4 pounds ground round beef
1-1/3 cups chopped onion
1-1/3 cups hot water
2-3/4 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with garlic, undrained
1-1/4 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1-1/4 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained

1-1/4 (14.5 ounce) cans whole kernel corn, drained 

1/4 cup and 3 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips
2-3/4 teaspoons chili powder
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1-1/4 teaspoons of salt

Directions:
1. Combine ground round and onion in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring until beef is browned, about 5 minutes.
2. Transfer cooked beef and onion to slow cooker. stir in water, tomatoes, kidney beans, black beans, corn, chocolate chips, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and salt. Cook on high until chili begins to bubble, about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cook until thick, about 3 hours.

foggy weather

foggy, misty days,

shades of brown, green and grey

and a few yearling calfs, scared to come too close;

curious from a distance

will become braver each day....

cornbread

ONE

of my favorite

ARTISTS

is

JOHN "CORNBREAD" ANDERSON

These below

are

only a few

of my favorites!!!



Cardinal in the Snow

"CORNBREAD" was raised on a farm

in Lumpkin County, Georgia

in the Mill Creek community.

Coon

 Growing up on a 40 acre farm,

he spent a lot of time

In Flight

 exploring

Hare

the fields and the land around him.

Buck on the Other Side of the Creek

"CORNBREAD"

paints

in an energetic, strong style!

Read Guinea Chicks

His use of

bright,

bold colors 

Black Circus Guinea Chicks

are what make

his paintings so charming.

White Rooster

FOX, QUAIL, and GUINEA HEN

are his favorite subjects to paint,

Cotton Tail

but
RACOON, DEER, FISH, BIRDS and BEAR

Male and Female Cardinal in the Snow

find their way in too sometimes in combination.

Owl

Most of his work

Blue Birds in the Maples

is ACRYLIC ON WOOD.
Large scale works

are magnificent to admire.



Many of CORNBREAD's paintings

may be purchased

online, or at galleries

across the country.

 

conversation between two

image source

 i heard
two owls
across
the field

talking
the other
night;

one hoot
who-o-o who-o-o,

the other
who-o-o who-o-oed too;

i wished
i had who-o-o
who-o-oed back.

image by Robert Suplee