A day in the garden with Dan Bifano

Mosaic Studio

Sparkly Tortoise

Dan Bifano - Master Rosarian

Mushrooms in the garden

Yesterday I had a crowd of 30 people here for the Rudolf Ziesenhenne Begonia Branch meeting. The day was overcast but my sparkly mosaic pieces looked great in the garden. And we were fortunate to have Master Rosarian Dan Bifano speak to us about roses. Oprah calls him "Dan the Rose Man" and you can read more about him here:
http://www.weeksroses.com/garden_dan_bifano.htm

As an aside, I never know how Blogger is going to place my pictures in my blog entries once they are posted. I position them one way and then Blogger moves them around however it feels about them at the moment.

Mosaic letters in the studio

Sparkly Turtle

I'm beginning to see a pattern in my mosaic pieces. I like sparkly, shiny things. My friend and neighbor gave me this turtle many years ago, and he has been sitting in the garden ever since. But with his subdued colors, he wasn't very visible. So I decided to spice him up a bit.

I'm only halfway done, but I definitely like the bright, glittery look. He will now sparkle in the sunlight in the garden!