Sky Too Blue

I thank you God for this most amazing day,

for the leaping greenly spirits of trees,

and for the blue dream of sky

and for everything which is natural,

which is infinite, which is yes.

~e.e. cummings

Spring may not be official but it sure seemed

like it on Saturday.  Chris and I enjoyed walking the

path at Skinner Butte and the sunny downtown streets

of Eugene.  We stopped for slices of pizza and 

salad at Sizzlepie across from Kesey Square.

I'm not usually a fan of the food shot....

but Yumm!

Kesey Square was all a bustle...

 "Further" dropped off a load of laughing teenagers 

and picked up another for a magic trip......

Further was a school bus purchased by author Ken Kesey

in 1964 to carry his Merry Band of Pranksters across the

country.  Beat legend Neal Cassady was the driver for the 

maiden voyage to New York for the publication of Kesey's 

novel Sometimes a Great Notion.  The bus is also featured

in Tom Wolfe's book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

Young artists were spread out in the square

with their jewelry and wares.

This is Bree (I forgot to ask the spelling)

taking advantage of the warm sunshine

to work on her paintings.

We topped off the afternoon by sitting outside

Red Wagon Creamery for two delish one scoop waffle cones!

Sky Too Blue

~Shade Nelson

I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening playing with

my watercolor and Inktense pencils.  Here is one I finished

up from a sketch I did last summer with my friend Sandi.

We sat across the street with our cold Chai teas, and sketch pads

balanced on our knees...until the ants chased us out.  Little buggers..

Maybe we will go here next weekend!
(LOL...I just realized I spelled Espresso wrong...
don't set me loose in the tattoo parlour...)

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!!