Distractions

The top painting is from my withering garden,thanks to extreme heat and lack of rain. I guess i could make the excuse that i have been doing a rain dance for two months,but there are so many other distractions and excuses; grand babies,books,dogs,walks.... The bottom painting is peaches and lemons painted this morning at the kitchen table since the both the back porch and my art room are boiling hot! I actually saw a grass fire on the side of the expressway.