A Little Series in Black and White

I played in my room. Mom took pictures.

Mom left a few in color, just because.

Pancake Breakfast at the Arboretum

Mom, Dad, and I went to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum for a pancake breakfast with real maple syrup on Saturday.

The pancakes tasted okay, but they were way too absorbent.

I mostly went for the good maple syrup, and I could hardly taste it. 

It finally feels like spring might actually be on its way.

In other words, I was able to go for a walk outside without having to complain about how cold I was.

Still, it was chilly enough that warming up with a walk through the greenhouse at the visitor center felt nice.

It was warm in the greenhouse, and there were actually flowers in bloom.

Outside, there's still just snow on the ground and bare tree.

After the greenhouse, Mom and I looked at the Tiny Treasures: Fairy Gardens and Gnomes exhibit while Dad renewed our membership to the arboretum.

Although we live farther from the arboretum now, we still want to visit often.

It's one of my favorite places to go.

The fairy gardens were fun to look at.

Except, I kept wanting to touch the little figures.

There were some amusing set-ups.

It was a fun day, and it makes me anxious for warm weather to arrive.

Watercolor Painting

While waiting for spring to arrive, I've had to get creative.

The past few weeks, I've been putting my energy into art projects, from coloring with markers, to painting with watercolors. 

I begged Mom to get my watercolors out today, and she did, along with the camera.

By begging, I mean that I repeated over and over, "Mom, I want to paint. Mom, I want to paint. Mom, I want to paint." 

I just love tapping into my artistic side.

My goal is always to cover the entire piece of paper with whatever I'm using, whether it's paints, markers, stickers, or stamps.

I work very hard at my craft.

And sometimes I have a little fun.

I like to sing or whistle while I work.

And I like to set myself up in front of a big, sunny window in the living room.

I tried to get Mom to paint with me

 It's okay that she didn't want to, I guess.

We still had fun together anyway.

I used every color available on my picture.

By the way, it's a portrait of Mom.

Ready for Spring

The other day it snowed a couple of inches. Then it got really cold, with wind chills as cold as -10 during the day! I like the snow, but even I'm ready for spring.