charlie-walker

I think I’ll start where it all began. It was a raining February and there was a huge thunderstorm had come in. It is unusal for us to have storms like that but every once in a while it happens. I was working in the nursery and this little very cute bordier collier came running in scared and wet. Shaun our resident animal lover snagged her from sunset road. She was really cute and she followed me around the nursery like we had been friends forever. She never left my side. I think she new I had goats and there was a job to be had. At the end of business day Shaun who had called the pound, said “They asked us to keep her here because there are so many animals running around from the storm, she would be better off with one of us.” I looked at shaun and said “I’m not taking her, I have 40 goats 5 horses, and a dog already.” He’s like I’m sure her people will pick her up tommorrow. I reluctantly took her home. We did find her people, and they did pick her up. I should have known something wasn’t right when we put her in the truck and she jump out of the truck window and looked up at me. I’ll never forget that look as I put her back in the truck.
As she drove off, I wondered if she would be okay. I didn’t have to wonder to long she was on my porch by five the next morning. I never called her people again, she never tried to leave and she worked my goats every day for five and half years. Last monday I went out cause she wasn’t at the door in the morning she was out by the horses laying with her nose in the sand. Our big black horse standing over her trying to blow life back into her. I could tell he was worried, gentlely I picked her up and brought her to the house. I laid her down. She died shortly a few minutes later.
I just wanted let you know you never know where a loyal friend will come from. My Gizzy Girl never left my side and I will miss her. I didn’t pick her but she picked me and I will always love her for that.
Always My Beloved Friend Gizmo
lulu

while back I answered a question on Linkedin. It was what symbols identify you? Well I answer the question this way.
LuLu Kelly
1. Looking for my glasses on top of my head
2. Missing Keys
3. Paintings and canvas
4. gardening equipment
5. Homemade Ravioli and burnt chocolate chip cookies (I’m easily distracted)
Today in my e-mail I got this great cartoon of me. I mean I laugh and thought it was amazing how scott captured my essence and has never met me in person. He has a blog and has written a booked called the A.M. God. I would love you to check out what he is working on he has some really great paintings too. I hope he will collaborate with me on some retreat ideas.

scott Byorum the A.M. God and more

I am a avid gardener and besides my friend Fred no one I know really likes gardening. I could talk botanticals all day long. I love flora and Fauna. Recently I join a group call GardenTenders, a women that I met through Linkedin Robin Haglund recommended it and I’m having a great time looking at very creative gardening and meeting some really nice people gardening in a lot of different areas. It’s amazing to read what goes on in Canada. I would tell anyone out there that loves to garden make sure to check it out.

simple pattern I’m working on for Gina’s baby….Bird of Paradise./>. I’m going to make those shapes in to a graphic design and use those colors. This is a Fun Fun project.

I painted a little painting of a friend of mine but I actually ended up liking two drawings that were on either side so I’m going to call them a bi-product of the orginal drawing. I need to redo this drawing but sometimes there is something that is redeemable in the painting. I found that you can just take that part and not totally hate what you did.

Well now I’m totally experimenting I did a very loose sketch and then just painted free style with no real thought of what or how i was going to do this. I like when I have control over pen and paint but I guess it’s important to not always paint what people expect. I love that surprise value to this.

This is one of the oldest pictures I could find of a group of boys that I just adore. Landon, Garrett, and Ryan.
I think I thought they were talented even back then. Mothers love is just amazing isn’t it.

Jim and I are pretty predictable we come home from work and do things like feed the animals, walk the dogs and go to bed. I know it’s not a very exciting life but it’s what we do best. A couple of days ago we notice that we have some new neighbors in the neighborhood. They are three orphan raccoons. I got this picture at dusk and they are just waking up. They let me get pretty close. I was probably pretty stupid but it was really fun. Comments (3)

I am going to miss him.

Hi, this is Garden Lulu, and I am Garrett’s mom. I wanted to start a blog to discuss photography, art, gardening, and my new job as a bug trapper in Contra Costa County, Ca. Garrett said that I should join his BoontDusties community because I have known his group of friends as long as he has, and because I have collected many pictures of them over the years (Charlie-walker is a Boontling word for “a snapshot”). I wanted to help add to his historical collection, and offer my own peculiar interests to the group. Feel free to ask me any questions if you’re looking for some good advice.

This is me. I’m on the left.