Hi everyone. I hope your week has been going well. My week has been very busy again, but not with anything too wildly exciting. 😏 We also had some high heat and humidity, the first of the year, and the toughest thing is we hadn't fully done the change over from winter to summer (putting up the storm windows, putting AC's in place and other such tasks) because none of the heat up has been gradual. Monday morning it was only 45 degrees F/7.2 degrees C and by yesterday afternoon it was 92 degrees F/ 33.3 degrees C. It certainly makes you jump to it and get summer ready when it gets so hot. 👍
It's Friday so it's time for Nicole's Friday Face Off and Gillena's Friday Lunch Break. Since I'm sharing a piece of art I'm also linking it up to Matilde's People challenge at Art Journal Journey. There's quite a few faces on this journal page.
What an interesting journal page, beautifully designed. Wow, what a temperature difference! Your flowers from the garden are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHave a happy Day! Hugs Elke
Your irises are beautiful, and unlike birds, stay put while you take their picture! Have a great weekend. All the best - David
ReplyDelete...I LOVE your iris!!!
ReplyDeleteAgreed Erika that the iris is a beautiful flower and the purple blooms are always a favorite with myself.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful irises!! They are my favourite too. The Bee page looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteOh my! Irises are one of my favorite flowers too! But I can't seem to grow them for beans. These are fantastic, Erika! Well done and beautifully photographed.
ReplyDeleteWasn't the 90 degree temp awesome? I took a page out of your lunch book. Your iris are so pretty. Hopefully storms rolling through won't be too bad today
ReplyDeleteThe exotic shape of the iris flowers makes other flowers look ordinary. Their colours only add to the impressive quality that makes the iris flowers stand out.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, gorgeous blooms! and I loved your journal page too.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for suggesting book bub-that sounded familiar and I discovered I had an account there from over 15 yeas ago that I totally forgot about-smiles-updated my email etc - that is a neat site for good buys on books
Happy Friday still raining here
Hugs Kathy
Lovely page and fabulous Iris photos!
ReplyDeleteI love your bee-themed collage! And irises are one of my favourite flowers too -- your photos are great!
ReplyDeleteFabulous page! I love that you were able to use some pieces to work with from your work table too! I can't believe that you have Iris's blooming! We haven't gotten any come out yet. We have a purple and yellow like yours, I can't wait to see them either! Your photos are stunning!
ReplyDelete'...bee live...' what a fun 😁 🐝happening 🐝, a nice page👍🏼
ReplyDeleteBeautiful irises, blue is my fav😍
Have a wonderful weekend ahead my friend 🪻🌿🌞
Luv luv luv your awesone flowers and journal page for 'people'
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to AFFF 161
MUCH♡LOVE
Fabulous page and so many faces - perfect 😊. Loving those irises, aren't they beautiful! I would be excited to have them in my garden too. Take care and wishing you well! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteWonderful page, great using the images.
ReplyDeletelovely flowers.
Happy Friday
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos
Your irises are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the remainder of Friday and have a good weekend.
All the best Jan
Oh wow. I love your latest journal entry. You used a LOT of those TH paper dolls. I love how you captured the moment and created this remarkable entry. This is a great entry for Matilde's theme at AJJ.
ReplyDeleteYou have some stunning irises. Mine are long gone and waiting for next year to arrive.
Dear Erika,
ReplyDeletewhat a dramatic weather change you've experienced – from jacket-and-boots to tank-top-and-sandals in just a blink! 😅 We had a similar shift here in Austria – although perhaps a touch less extreme. One day I was still in boots, the next I was hunting for my sunhat…
Your journal page is absolutely delightful – a miniature artwork full of texture, movement, and buzzing energy 🐝. I especially love how the hexagons and collaged layers come together so harmoniously.
And then – those irises! 💜 The close-up of the very first bloom is truly fascinating. It almost looks like the flower is playfully sticking out its tongue – nature's little surprise, beautifully captured!
Sending sunny greetings and best wishes from across the Atlantic,
Traude
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2025/06/der-rest-vom-mai-und-u30blogger.html
Lovely collage work and awesome floral photos ~ thanks,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores ~ clm
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Oh I love this art. The flowers are so beautiful. Wow! I would love to have a 90° day. It is still so cold. Thank you for sharing with FFO and have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteYou created a beautiful journla page, Erika. Thankfully so far we only had a couple days with over 90 F - at the moment we're in the mid 70s and I wish it would stay like that. Our morning s and evenings are always cool. I'm not a big friend of Iris, but yours are very beautiful. Your close-up photos really show their beauty. I hope you have a lovely weekend as well. Hugs - Carola
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colors on those irises, they are so pretty! And I like your page, the composition using the text blocks and seating the Tim Peeps is very cool. So sorry about the heat "stroke" or should I say "spike"! That would be like me having to wear woolens all day long, no way. Hope you got cooled off! XOX
ReplyDeleteSuch an interesting journal page. I like how you have used newsprint columns like that and put the two males on them - great idea.
ReplyDeleteLove your play on words - very clever of you to do that with your word stamps. So much of interest in this page and I like the main colour of the background once again in your ledger journal. I don't think you mentioned the cord down the left hand side but that is so effective - well done on something different.
Yes, Iris are lovely flowers and especially when you have them in so many colours. I only have yellow and blue.
Take care, have a good week
Hugs, Neet xx
Erika, your irises are absolutely beautiful! I had a wonderful time admiring all your photos. And the masterpiece you created for Matilde’s people theme is amazing and incredibly creative. I particularly love your Bee theme and clever sentiment! I hope things are getting back to normal where you live - that sudden change in temperature must have been quite a shock, and it happened so quickly. I hope you are staying cool now! Sending hugs, Sharon
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and a lovely page for Matilde's challenge at Art Journal Journey.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Mia
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