Too Pretty to Eat

 Finishing out my trilogy of sweet-toothed blogs,

a gem of a cupcake.

 Make that two!

 Strawberry and banana cream.

 

The cake is fluffy and frosting thick.

 Tell you the truth, I'd rather look at them than eat them.

Blemished

This doughnut seems to have picked up a bit of sprinkled frosting

from a neighbor.  It makes it even more perfect.

Bright bold colors against white, my favorite design scheme.

Some of the side sprinkles are sticking out at a rakish angle.

I can't explain it, but images like this always make me a bit happier.

Marbled Brownie

A fabulous looking batch of sweets from Nutcakes Bakery.

There is one that looks especially mesmerizing...

A marbled raspberry and Bavarian cream brownie.

The berry is jelled and juicy.

Cream liberally cascades into the crevices.

The brownie is chocolately soft and dense.

A delicious dessert landscape.

Me and Mom

I think its pretty clear I got my love for colors from Mom. We're doing
a self-portrait with an ipad, it took 20+ attempts until we both were
looking at the tiny camera, and I almost dropped it a few times first :).

We can both have fun anytime, anywhere (thanks, Mom!).

Blending Watercolors

Blending paints is not something I do naturally.  I like

everything neatly colored within the lines.

Luckily Daniel Smith watercolors blend like a dream.  Here are three

of my favorite colors: Manganese Blue Hue, Nickel Titanite Yellow,

and Quinacridone Pink (of course :).

Ready for Fall

Its a box for us!

Something this charmingly wrapped must be a luxe scarf

from Marian of Beautiful Place.

Vibrant fall colors (to sniff).

Cascading threads.

A chiaroscuro balance of light and dark.

Perfect grooves to run my fingers along.

I'm ready for fall (almost).

End of Summer Fruit

A few photos from late August I didn't want to lose...

 The last of the rugosa roses are fading.

Replaced by large red hips, nestled in the leathery leaves.

The Shiro plums, long overripe, are mushy and ready to collapse.

A few shaded plums were too late to fully ripen.

The rest are shriveled and falling to the ground.

Apples are ripe, including these grown up from a casually

tossed apple core.

The pears are almost ready too, still a bit hard and green.

Except for the Asian pears, they are already buttery honeysweet.