Cymbidium Orchid

A number of these potted orchids were sitting around the house when we drove up to Georgia from Florida for a couple days.  This plant was in the room we slept in at Matthew's place. Their oldest still called it "Grammie and Papa's bedroom" for some time after we left. That is quite an honor, as some pretty important company has slept there since our visit.  I know very little about orchids. These are fairly small and maybe fairly common as well, but sure dressed up the house, as well as my sketch pad.

High Tower beach

This was the morning of our flight back to Kansas. We were taking a short walk on the beach, but I got separated from the ladies, as I was taking too long drawing. This was the view south. I was not sure if that was the real name of this beach or not....but I guess it is...
And the terns were being cooperative, though I did not have much time left to sketch...

Library Stop

When you "do" grand kids, your always "doing" the library.  This quick stop was just long enough for me to get a couple sketches done of the Suntree/Viera branch. This one was the more complete than the other. It is an interesting study of the shadows and reflections on the entry glass of the entryway.
Done in ink with a ball point pen in the 5 x 9 inch format I used most of this trip...

Boats & Stuff

You see these guys sitting on the rivers, the Banana and the Indian. There is between the kid's place and the beach, a whole lot more water and sea shells than there is dirt for sure...

 With 2 wide rivers and the ocean, there is never any lack of boats to draw.

Running up Merritt Island these are some of the sights we saw. A canoe hanging on the side of a dock. waiting I guess for some action...

Quick sketches of one boat and a few palm trees....

Sketches from the first town in Brevard County, Florida.

More sketches on the morning school run up South Tropical Trail.