Recently I went to the
Madison Arboretum. It is an amazing place. I walked through the Grady Tract Plot to find some wild lupine...some of the trails were quite wet, flowing water mid shin. I didn't find the big stands of Wild Lupine but I did see this little self seeded lupine on the edge of the path. It was so sweet and small, my painting is about life size at arms distance. I wish I would have brought my phone or camera on the hike with me. The trails were so "wild" and quiet...at one point after walking for a half hour or so, I saw a huge dark object and jumped because I thought it was a bear...just a big fallen tree. Lots of little birds around me as I quietly painted...I am eager for the night to get cool so the mosquitoes die off!!
