When I met Tony in Grants Pass on the way to Spokane he surprised me with this beautiful dish of succulents... It was not blooming when he gave it to me, and I watched in amazement as it produced the first bright pink bloom, and then continued to add to it for weeks and weeks....I have so loved watching this plant an although some parts died, I replaced them with new ones, and it continues to sit on my kitchen counter next to the sink where it makes me smile every day.....

Given to me the 2nd of August, the last images were taken in late October 2017.....


I started with this template https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Art-Conversation-Templates-No-4.html
but added, removed and tweaked the circles to meet my needs... Since I wanted a simple background , it would have been hard to improve upon the one that came with the template, but I slightly tweaked the colors from a cool grey to a slightly warmer tone...almost a brown