The only problem was “rush hour”, which kept me from pulling over just anywhere.

Here’s my fave…

And second fave…

I am just a sucker for a red barn!

We drove around hoping for some good pictures, but it just wasn’t going to happen.

This is the best I could do.

Wish I could have had a closer look at the place.  This was snapped from the car window.

I kinda wanna go live in that barn, don’t you?

Oh, and if you haven’t been, visit my old photo blog for some other great photos from last year and before that.

Another day with a sick kid, along with 5 other kids running around.

Kids were not cooperating for any sort of good pic.

Got the good picture of the day when I went out for an errand, while my sis-in-law stayed with the kids.

Here’s the shot:

I like also in black and white:

I’m almost done with the barn and corn watercolor.

I spent some late night hours painting today, and it was fun.  Sometimes it takes me forever to get to the “drawing board”, but once I’m there, I love it so much, I wonder why I do this to myself.

Another thing about this painting is that, I am using a new surface.

Instead of the typical watercolor paper, I am using an aquabord.  It’s a composite surface that acts like watercolor paper, but it’s mounted on a masonite board.

I’m still unsure whether I like it or not.  It sure is different than paper.  The good news is that it doesn’t buckle.  The other thing is that if I do it right, I don’t even need to frame this piece.  The thing that is hard is that the surface allows you to go back into the color and lift it up.  But it doesn’t soak in the water and pigment, and so it takes some getting used to.

Here’s what it looks like as of now: