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Tonight's Watercolor (Original Post) samplegirl Jul 2025 OP
Wonderful! LoisB Jul 2025 #1
Beautiful SheltieLover Jul 2025 #2
eggscllent AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #3
Made me smile. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2025 #4
Awe good samplegirl Jul 2025 #13
A very elegant mushroom. dgauss Jul 2025 #5
Lovely, samplegirl judesedit Jul 2025 #6
Welcome samplegirl Jul 2025 #14
Really nice fronds splat Jul 2025 #7
Love it! blue_jay Jul 2025 #8
And fiddle heads ... really, really nice! KPN Jul 2025 #9
It was fun samplegirl Jul 2025 #15
What a composition Figarosmom Jul 2025 #10
Thank you samplegirl Jul 2025 #16
Don't forget the ferns! HeartsCanHope Jul 2025 #11
Ty for the compliment samplegirl Jul 2025 #17
Beautiful, Thank you! HeartsCanHope Jul 2025 #19
Lovely niyad Jul 2025 #12
That mushroom is magical !!! Martin Eden Jul 2025 #18
Very pretty! Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #20

HeartsCanHope

(1,758 posts)
11. Don't forget the ferns!
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:56 PM
Jul 2025

I love your watercolors, samplegirl, they always make my day. Thank you, dear friend!

samplegirl

(14,124 posts)
17. Ty for the compliment
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:46 AM
Jul 2025

We all need distraction!

I don't remember where I got this but I saved it
It struck me.

"Every soul needs sanctuary—a quiet unfolding of time untouched by duty or demand. Maya Angelou's wisdom reminds us that stepping away is not abandonment, but a sacred act of self-preservation. In Paul Gauguin's 'The Siesta,' we see this truth painted into stillness: the body at rest, the mind unburdened, the spirit gently returning to itself. A day away is not an escape—it is a return to wholeness." ✨

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