Rita Barton: photographs

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Throw Back Thursday (but not the way you think!)

It's throw back Thursday but instead or posting picture of me when I was little, here are some sunset photos I took back in January. Yes, sometimes it can take 3 months to organize 3 photos.

Enjoy!

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Another Day, Another Beach Walk.

I hope you aren't tired of beach pictures. Happy Sunday!

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Ebb & Flow...High Spirits at Low Tide

Someone said to me recently that if one reads my blog one would think I am so together and perfect...making delicious, healthy meals, creating art and keeping a beautiful garden. It's true that I tend to show you the good stuff here but the truth is I am far from perfect and the last few weeks have found me feeling pretty blue. These periods of melancholy are not new for me. Like the tide, my emotions have an ebb and flow. I can honestly say that perhaps for the first time in my life I am being 100% proactive in moving forward in a more positive direction instead of just waiting for the mood to pass. I feel good.

Today my son and I took Obi to the beach at low tide. What a gorgeous day.

Obi found a lobster shell to play with but then he started to eat it and I had to wrestle it away from him.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Color in the Garden

There has not been a lot of art happening lately. I have carpal tunnel syndrome which makes it hard to do much of anything. I am currently challenging my brain by trying to work using shortcut keys and moving the mouse to my left hand...makes for a slower day, that is for sure. Luckily my work has not been busy so I have been able to enjoy the beach and this last week of summer before school starts. Today ended up with thick fog that never burned off close to the beach so I took my 50mm lens out into the yard to experiment. I like the watery backgrounds of the pictures.

A dwarf pomegranate...I wish the little fruit was in focus instead of the leaves in the foreground but I could not get the camera to cooperate! I had almost given up on this little tree, it's been years with no fruit. I was thinking it was just an ornamental variety and so glad to finally see fruit!

Despite my neglect I've still got roses. These are called Strike it Rich.

A little bit of the tropics on a foggy day.

I never get tired of these tiny orchids.

Blood oranges! Like the pomegranate, this is another first for this tree. I can't wait to taste these.

Giant fern.

I wish I could remember the name of this one...another tropical addition to the garden.

Amaryllis belladonna. We like to call them "naked ladies"

Pink Melaleuca

Another one whose name I can't remember!

15 weeks old. One more week before we can take this little guy to the beach.

A monarch chrysalis. My 7 year old daughter thought it was so charmingly located in this little opening in a rosemary bush that she called it "pixie hollow" and decorated it with flowers and pretty stones.

Monday, July 23, 2012

Hello Monday

It's Monday after a great weekend.

Friday night I finally checked out some wine tasting rooms on the Urban Wine Trail in Santa Barbara. Saturday we spent all day at the pool with a bunch of friends, it finally felt like summer around here! Sunday was lazier but we managed to be productive (some of us more than others!)

Hello to this Hungarian folk art design I've been wanting to draw on an old book page for a long time and finally sat down to do it yesterday. Inspired by this felt version on Pinterest.

Hello Oberon who is 11 weeks old today and got his next round of shots. One step closer to the beach! I can't wait.

Hello Io, mischief maker.

Hello to burning onions.
No it's not a mistake, it's the first step to making the best beans EVER which will be our meatless Monday meal tonight.
Try the recipe yourself and let me know what you think.