Are these not the coolest?! Tracy Melton of focuslineart on Etsy.com creates these lovelies. These original pieces are painted on dead elm trees which the artist cuts down herself with a chainsaw. I love when an artist can take something from their surroundings that is otherwise expired or useless and turn it into such a beautiful item full of new life.

Each an every one of Tracy’s paintings is so gorgeous. Good luck deciding which set of 3 you’d like to purchase! I know I can’t. While I’m particularly drawn to the cooler paintings, I would be thrilled to own any of these beauties. Aren’t they just perfect placed over the bed? I’d love to add a set to my home.

Yellow. I have a new fondness for yellow. I even painted our entry and part of our guest room BRIGHT yellow. Some days, I wonder if it’s too much, but most days, it just makes me smile. Enjoy! More color week goodness found at CuriousBird.

Yesterday completely got away from me, but here is my blue inspiration for “Blue Monday”. I will share soon what this beautiful blue belongs to!

If you’d like to see more Blue Mondays or just need a dash of color in your day during this dreary, cold winter… check out all the Color Week participants on Curious Bird.

My husband and I were married three years ago in July. Since then, we’ve only lived in “summer” between Key West and Hawaii. This is our first autumn since we’ve been married! I must say it is just LOVELY! I am in awe of the gorgeous colors of the leaves. I grew up in Virginia, so I of course remember autumn, but it just blows my mind! I’m so thankful to be able to take it all in, and I’m so happy to share some of it with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I am. These are some photos from our daily walk to the park to play with our dog Bonsai. Enjoy! 

Our street in the Fall.

Bonsai bringing back the ball.

Bonsai and Dustin. I was playing with our new zoom lens!

He is a sneaky one, that Dustin.

This tree is my absolute favorite.
I love the contrast with the dark bark and bright orange.