Stormy weather

     I do not like storms.  I am fearful of them even though I try very hard to be brave.  I am not.  They (the weather people) are saying that there is a very good likelihood we will have severe storms in our area this evening and tonight.  My stomach has already knotted up.  Since I won't finish this post til tomorrow, I will let you know how it went.  Hopefully nothing to report!
     Joey's challenge was to use the tangle coil.  I like this one a lot and need to remember to use it more.  That is one of the things I like about challenges, they remind me of tangles I had once used and put on the shelf.  Thought I would play with the hollibaugh effect with this tangle.  The center tangle is krokus.

     My heart has been filled with a lot of sadness this week.  You may have possibly heard that Tripp Halstead passed away.  He was a little boy who captured the hearts of thousands when a tree limb fell on him at his daycare.  I followed the family on FB and became quite attached to them.  I had prayed so hard he would make at least a semi recovery.  But five years after the accident he simply could not battle any longer.  I feel so sorry for that precious family.  I feel as though I know them even though I don't really.
      Every Inchie Monday's country this week was Russia.  My first thought were those gorgeous onion dome buildings!  I love them. I had my inchie all done and realized that I had the colors of the flag in the wrong order - arghh!  So I had to redo the whole thing.  I should pay more attention.

      Diva's challenge was to use our name as a string.  I have recently fallen in love with the tangle feathering so I decided to fill this tile with feathers.  I love the flowing and ease of this tangle.  It definitely defines zen to me.

       Weather update:  We had one slight storm, but nothing else.  No high winds or hail!  No tornados!  There were some areas around us that had some major problems, but we were blessed!  I am so thankful.
      Some days getting on my bike is hard work.  Today was not one of them.  I finished my Road to Hana race - 59.5 miles!!  I hopefully will get my shirt and medal this week!  Now I am off to the California Redwood forest for a journey through the woods!
      My coloring book focus this past week was from Beautiful Flowers and Arrangements by Creative Haven.   I was able to do quite a few because they are really quite simple.  Very relaxing and fun.  Hope you don't mind if I share this past week's work.

      Thank you for dropping by and leaving me some sunshine.  Have a great week!  Hugs!