And the results.......drumroll please!............

I am quite happy with this little first bit..........faint maple leaves.......even fainter oak leaves......a tiny bit of green........and to my surprise some tiny prints from a bity cherry tree that has taken buckets of water to keep alive in my front yard............alas no cherries......but I'm happy.......

always with the black of the rusty bits.....

always the printmaker.......

and don't try this at home if you have not read...

 these books............

or better yet.........

have the priviledge to study with their author............

And now after a hellacious day of last minute tax filing..........

I am off to the land of the Golden Gate where I hope to find 'hippie hill' and pray at the base of the 

giant reds............

I'll be back in about two weeks......ox