Little Foxes

Well it's been about 2 weeks since I aired my thoughts here! Sometimes I don't know exactly what hits me or why, but for some unknown sane reason I decided to paint my shed....I mean paint something whimsical...First I had to clean out my shed, which had not been really attended properly for about two years. Needless to say, there were enough mouse droppings to sink a ship(not really,but still too many). So I prayed that I wouldn't get the Hunta virus and dug in. At 74 I've always been a hard worker, but lately my WANT TO is much bigger than my CAN DO. Anyway after I had it all cleaned up, that's when I decided to paint a mural?? These days it seems like we can get so caught up in all that's wrong with the world around us that we forget to stop and smell the roses. Well, my roses aren't blooming yet....so I tried an alternative. As I sat,battling the desert wind trying to paint with acrilyc paints, I could barely get the brush to the building before paint was dry. That along with some ridges in the side panels made this effort a bit hectic....but I really got a kick out of it. It's really not quite finished as I have some things to add like a caterpillar or two, some bees ( in honor of my missionary kids who are beekeepers as well, perhaps a hanging basket and of course some hummingbirds for the feeder .

My daughter Maureen, who teaches at the university in Roswell, emailed and said she hoped the hummers didn't break their beaks trying to drink from that metal image.....At any rate I've worked on it a couple of days and have to say it lifted my contenance a great deal. I just did something that was silly and had no purpose really but for my pleasure and don't feel a bit guilty about enjoying it! When I thought about our Father God and His creation I couldn't help but think about some of the creatures He might have just had a little fun with as well....the spoonbill platypus, the anteater, the giraffe, and maybe just maybe.....Adam and Eve.... for we can be real comical sometimes. The wierd thing to me is that even if we're not comical to begin with in appearance, it seems we spend loads of time and money trying to make ourselves look as ridiculous as possible. Oh well, I'm the only one that will enjoy this latest masterpiece....but you know what , I think I may just try loosening up more often....'What is that verse...A merry heart doeth good like a medicine......so try it....you'll like it!