Amy Boucher Pye

Watercolor Wednesday: To bring us cheer

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Four trees with the light shining in, next to a house.
By Leo Boucher. Used with permission; all rights reserved.

I sit in my study, looking out at the rain. It’s June, but I have long sleeves on and am thinking about putting a scarf on so that my neck doesn’t get cold. Here in the UK we’ve had a chilly and wet June.

And so I turn to thoughts of my parents’ home, where summer must surely be, aided by this painting by my dad. He shows a slice of the screened-in porch and some of their lovely trees in the back yard. I love the way he’s captured the light here. It brings me some warmth on this damp day.

What speaks to you in this painting? Are you cold, or boiling hot? What brings you cheer when you feel the clouds pressing in?

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2 responses to “Watercolor Wednesday: To bring us cheer”

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    WanderingOn

    This post is very timely! As we prepare to make our annual visit back to Scotland, we have had a very varied late spring here in north Texas, with spectacular thunderstorms, threats of tornadoes and temperatures already hitting highs of 40C (over 100F). Meanwhile, I spoke to my very hardy mother back in Scotland, on WhatsApp the other day, and she was wearing two sweaters and considering putting her heating on (usually unheard of after April unless the “Texans” are visiting). And so I am faced with packing for temperatures currently sitting around 15C (60F), the equivalent to winter here in Texas. Difficult to imagine, with the added challenge that the UK’s weather could head in any direction. As always, layers are the solution!

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      Amy Boucher Pye

      Oh my – what a huge temperature difference for you to embrace! I wonder if Scotland will be affected by the heat wave that is coming across Europe. I’m currently in Spain, and they say that inland the temps will be in the 40sC (with us on the coast lower). They were saying London would be around 32C and I was worried about my daughter being hot on her commute on the Tube to school. Hope your travel over was uneventful (that’s my new and consistent prayer re travel) and that you’re enjoying being home (another home!). xxx

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