Wild Lupine

 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!!