Floral Tribute

detail from work by Elizabeth Wallace

Midsummer, and the gardens are crispy.
Lawns crackle underfoot and cause nasty friction burns for every heroic slide to first base.
Only the patch under the inflatable wading pool shows any sign of non-dessicated life and the lawn-mower is gathering cobwebs in the shed.
Ah summer!

ceramic bracelet by Jan Pavlic Falkenberg

Was it only a couple of months ago we were raising our fists to the sky, raging against June-uary?
What twits!
So, with furtive pre-dawn sprinkling operations in full swing and Art Knapps running out of drought-tolerant succulents, let Blackberry Artists remind you of luscious garden flower beds without the heartache.
It will snow soon.

detail from floral bracelet by Amanda Maxwell