Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge
Originally uploaded by Woods Babe.

Ahhh...Sweet revenge!!

She thought

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RUN

RUN
Originally uploaded by Woods Babe.

Run... run... run...run as fast as you can. Nowadays it seems everywhere you look something is either running or has a run. People run, animals run, faucets run, hose run, clocks run even wallpaper has a run! Oh Oh, look out! Now even the paint has a run!

Look at the word run for a while.....it looks weird.

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Babe

PAINT

PAINT3
Originally uploaded by Woods Babe.

This is a rendition of our "circle" driveway. At least it will be as soon as Scarecrow finishes his stonewall. I do have to admit that there are a lot more trees than painted, none are majestic and the scale is a little off but if you weren't here.....how would you know? There is however Coral Bells, Iris, Burning bushes and, oh yes, that magnificent stonewall.

All but the lantern's glow is watercolor. The "glow" is sparkly paint.

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Babe

PS
Wall is done!

MATCH

Match
Originally uploaded by Woods Babe.

This is a replica of a wallpaper print (there are two - because they match) I used in our home in Texas to compliment the tomato red toile' paper hanging in the dining room. We loved the toile' so much that we decided to use it again. I had no trouble finding it but the complimentary basket weave is another story. I cannot find it or match it, so the only thing I can do is paint it on the walls.

And if you think I am going to paint a basket weave that is one inch square on two walls that are 4'x15'........

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Babe

FINAL BLOW

S.C. - Hey! Come see what your dog is doing. B. - MY dog? All of a sudden he's MY dog. So I look out the window just in time to see roots hanging out of our Scottie - Max's mouth. Gosh darn it!! Drop it, drop it right now!! But of course it's too late. One of two flowering plants are gone. Well at least I have one plant left.




S.C. - Hey! Look at your plant! B. - Not again! NO wait, it's a darn squirrel! Oh no, look at that plant! It used to look so pretty. Where is that ____ squirrel? S.C. - In the tree, there. B. - Lousy rat!




B. - Well it's not too bad, still has leaves and a few flower heads. I think it has a chance.




HOLY COW!! That's it, where is the mothballs?




S.C. - Don't you think it's a little late for that?

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Babe

Damn Pranksters

Damn Pranksters
Originally uploaded by Woods Babe.

Every year, it's the same shit. If I ever get my hands on those kids, I'll cook 'em!!

Apparently not everyone likes to have their portrait done.

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Babe

Play

Play
Originally uploaded by Woods Babe.

It was the mid 80's to the early 90's when I played tennis. There were 8 of us that would venture every summer till early fall and play our hearts out. At the end, we would have a party and I would write up a summary of the years play. This one is vintage 1991 titled.....

WILSON-PENN-SPAULDING

When someone decides to take up tennis they go through the ritural of buying the best or affordable racket they can find. They take up tennis lessons and purchase those cute tennis outfits. Everything to make them feel like tennis players. Bags, wrist-sweat bands, wraps for their racket handles, shock absorbing do-dads and last but not least, the BALLS. I can't speak for anyone else but I do know that I never realized there was a special ball for every type of play. You have the PRACTICE balls and the HARD COURT balls. There are SOFT COURT balls and MATCHPOINT balls and there are the balls for the CASUAL PLAYER.

But the tennis balls our group purchased had qualities that WILSON-PENN-SPAULDING never dreamed of. For instance, the balls Sue had. As I put it, those balls were from Hell! So powerful they returned with the speed of light and out of sight. I believe they were good for many games. Then there were the balls that had minds of their own or was it just Maxine's aim that got that ball stuck in the pine tree? Remember Pat's high balls that few could return? Did you ever see balls bounce so high? Dirty trick Pat! and what about the $16.00 tennis balls Maxine brought. Did they bounce better? And of course I had to purchase balls with slits in them, but they bounced just the same. Proving technology has hit the tennis ball.

But as we go out next year and purchase our balls, maybe we should look for a tennis ball designed more for us. The SOFT BALL for the CASUAL PLAYER on HARD COURT cause we aren't CHAMPIONS going for the MATCHPOINT. Do you think WILSON-PENN-SPAULDING would be interested?

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Babe

My apologies for the lengthy post and poor coloring on the players arm and hand..... I am still in training.

Capture

Capture
Originally uploaded by Woods Babe.

I kind of based this from a situation many many years ago with our son.
He had a gerbil and we kept it the basement of a raised ranch. It hadn't been finished yet, so it was a very good place to keep it, I thought. Well the little stinker, living in an aquarium, learned how to get out. Many a time we had to catch it and put it back in, then it would get out, etc. Well, one morning our son, Dale, came to us and asked if we found his gerbil. He had looked all over for it but nothing. So he thought it came upstairs. We looked and looked and discovered the back door had been opened just a little. Plenty of room for a wee gerbil to escape. Many tears later we convinced Dale that if his gerbil got out it probably found another gerbil and started a new life running around and being happy. Satisfied with that, Dale and the rest of us went back to a normal life. Well now you would think this story has a happy ending, huh? Nope.
While cleaning out the sump pump in that basement, guess what Scarecrow found. Yep.

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Babe

Black & White

Black & White
Originally uploaded by Woods Babe.

As you can tell, I love flowers and everything associated with them. I was inspired by a note pad with this bird house on it. Then in my Country Garden magazine the Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan) was featured in the most beautiful garden. Apparently the pictures were taken BEFORE the heat wave.

I must admit I wanted so hard to color this. But had to stick with the rules, so its all black and white, pen and pencil.

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Babe

MUSIC

MUSIC
Originally uploaded by Woods Babe.

It's hot, windy and hot! But our backyard is full of birds and if you can whistle, you can "talk" to them, they whistle back to you. I love hearing these beautiful birds and add a melodious windchime and you get quite a concert.

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Babe