My first attempt at an impressionist painting.  It's not my composition.  I plagiarized it from an art instruction book I have.  But I think it turned out well, and I'm pretty happy with it.  

Life has been better lately.  I've realized, thanks to the help of some friends, that we don't have control over some things and aren't responsible for outcomes that we can't control. Hope you all have a wonderful 4th!  I've missed being here, and I wanted to say thank you all for visiting and leaving your wonderful comments.  They mean so much to me.