Ruth Ayres invites us the celebrate each week. Click over to her site Discover. Play. Build. to read more celebrations.
This was our last week of school. On Tuesday, Vannisa spent the whole day with me finishing the Unsung Hero project. She finished the script, annotated bibliography, documentary video, and process paper. Whew! This was a group project for our 6th grade gifted students all year long, but our last group meeting was in April. The finishing touches were tedious, yet had to be done to submit the project to the Lowell Milken Unsung Hero Discovery Award.
I celebrate Vannisa’s persistence and commitment to this project. I hope at some future time to be able to share the video and story.
On Thursday after report card hand-out, I traveled to New Orleans to see two of my daughters. We had a lovely dinner together. I celebrate being the mom of happy, successful adults.
On Friday, I drove home to be with my parents. Dad’s art was in a show of winners of previous juried shows at The Cedars in Jackson. This drawing was my favorite. When Dad spoke of it, he said he figured out that it was OK to leave white space. We talked about how the white space is integral to the composition.
Heron, pen and ink pointillism by John Gibson.
My parents, Dot and John Gibson with Dad’s art.
Now I am sitting on the back porch at the lake enjoying a cup of coffee with Dad and listening to the calls of the birds. I celebrate time to slow down, time to be here, time…
Lake sunset
Reflections on the Teche 
What talent your Dad has. Did he start drawing after retirement or has he always been involved in the arts?
He’s always been an artist. His profession was a radiologist, and he has dedicated more time to art since retiring. If you click the Illuminate tab at the top of my site, you can see the book I did of poems to his Christmas cards. Thanks for stopping by.
Your dad’s art work is amazing, Margaret. Congratulations to him for a successful exhibition. And congrats to Vanessa and you for completing that project. My best wishes for success in the competition! Glad you had the chance to see your daughters, too. I agree, having wonderful grown children is a great thing! Have a restful & terrific weekend!
What a wonderful celebration. Your students, your daughters, your parents and beautiful artwork So much beauty surrounds you Margaret. I think you are a magnet for it!
Margaret, your family celebration is one to be proud of. Your dad’s work is filled with inspiration. I love the heron in flight. I suppose nights looking at the lake give him the motivation to create. The final photo is absolutely beautiful. May I place that in the photo corner of Spring’s Seeds Gallery? It is such a peaceful sight.
Thanks, Carol, and yes you can use the image.
Thanks.