The last work day during my 30 days of painting. I was looking at the sun shining outside while I was at work and hoping it would hold out until 8:00, but it did not and I got caught in the rain. At least I was mostly done before the rain started and I could do the finishing touches once I got back inside.

This is a different view of my patio area under the lilacs. I’ve never painted the view from this side of the house. Maybe because I am not finished my plantings over here–right now it is just dirt and leaves and everything I’ve tried to plant here so far has died, but I have some ideas to try out for this summer.