Art Show!

Last week we got to go to an art show.  It was put on by the Hudsonville School District and included pieces by kids from kindergarten to 12th grade.  This is a large district and includes several elementary schools, several middle schools and the high school.  The art teachers select art pieces to be put in it, and one of the artists was our Ruby!

They gather the pieces and put them on display in the town hall.  They assign different days for the schools, so the kids can invite people to see their work.  It's always a fun thing to go to.

Each artist gets a name tag to wear.

The room is filled with art!

There's such a variety; pottery, paintings, ink drawings, digital media, yarn and wire creations...  Lots of talent!  These were done by middle schoolers.

A frog tic tac toe piece done by a 7th grader.

A drawing done by a kindergartener.  So cute!

A high schoolers painting.

3-D art, I'm not sure of the age of the artist

A 7th graders ink drawing of snails

A ceramic sculpture by a 10th grader

An acrylic painting by a 10th grader

This painting was done by an 11th grade student.  I never thought possums could be so cute!

Speaking of cute - this snowy scene was created by Hendrik who is in first grade. His mom is Sara, one of my friends from work. I think he did a great job!

And here's our Ruby!  She's in 3rd grade and painted this stained glass window.

We had fun and Ruby was proud to have her piece of art shown.  It's pretty incredible to see what some of these kids do.  As we walked out, Laura said something about feeling like her talent is at kindergarten level after being there.  I'm thankful God gives all of us different talents, but I do wish I had just a little ability to draw!

Spring is here!

 It's the most wonderful time of the year!  For me, that's Spring.  After a long, cold winter, sunshine and warm temps are so welcome.  Seeing the spring flowers, buds and leaves begin to pop is a happy sight.
We don't have too many yet, but they are starting.

The forsythia is full of flowers.

The hosta are popping up and we can see the change in them each day.

Pansies are such cheerful little flowers.

These are Grecian Wind Flowers.  They are small; 1 - 1 1/2 inches across.  But they grow close together and and create a brilliant purple carpet.

The snowball bush has tiny little flower heads popping out,

and the dogwood blooms are starting to open.

On the front porch, Bob has taken our glider chairs out of the barn where they were stored for the winter.  We're looking forward to spending time on the porch, enjoying the next few seasons.

Friday Funny

 Jenny the pirate!  This is for you!  When I saw this, combining pirates and the English language I knew I had to post it.