Rain, anyone?

The raindrops are so big, I thought for sure they'd show up in this pic! This is my beautiful garden room, where in the summertime my dh and I can sit out in front and enjoy dinner. I feel so rich in those times, and we've had several of them. But on Monday it unexpectedly started pouring down rain... how could those weatherpeople not see this much rain coming? All I can think is that the rain must have come from Texas and snuck up on them from behind.

But this is Washington, where if we didn't live life while it was raining we'd have no life at all. So last night we went to Lakefair, where the rain kept away most of the crowds. We were treated like royalty while we grazed on Demo-Burgers, hand-dipped corn dogs, and Vietnamese egg rolls. Then we bought lottery scratch tickets and got a tee shirt and hat so we felt like big winners.

I spent the last several days reading "Long Quiet Highway" by Natalie Goldberg and cleaning out my studio to a Zen-like state. But now I'm ready to make a giant mess again, inspired by the wonderful spray paint stencil art of Judy Wise and Dispatch from LA. Those bright colors and smiling faces are enough to lift anyone's spirits!