COLOR STUDY

Since Green is my favorite color, I am starting with that color.
I do love the photo above with the green walls and blue/gray chairs in front of it. Cooler colors, but the idea could be that the colors be warmed or adjusted. Since my goal is to accomplish my own palette of custom tropical colors, I am studying the possibility of the combinations.

This is a color study.
Looking to make a story board of my color palette for my next house. Of course getting it first would be a good idea, I couln't wait to start thinking of the colors and the intensity can be adjusted to sun exposure and how the house relates to its surroundings.
I have put together a collection of photos I saved off the internet and saved files. I found some color choices I keep going back to, and who can argue with Matisse as far as color choices!

I do love the lime green, and it happens to be 'hot' this coming year. But that is not why I chose it, it is GREEN that is my favorite color anyway. Then If I want to update it, I think I will add glazes over it with a slight tint to wake up or tone it down if I change my mind or pick another green. Wouldn't that be fun to add layers and have it end up over time with this patina? That is worth a try!

It depends on how deep and rich I want to get with color. Matisse and Kandinsky have some deeper colors to study as well as another choice for more value in the colors.

Check out another color study on my projects blog

I saw SANTA today (Christmas Eve 09) at the beach!

I saw santa at the Melbourne Beach today, trying to avoid being seen by the children there. When our eyes met, he winked at me. I am sure he will be back tomorrow to relax after having such a long night!

Merry Christmas! 09

CHRISTMAS 09 in Florida!

I bought this off white bisque Santa at TJMaxx just before leaving VA. He got packed quickly and got opened again here in Florida. I put him on a table, then on the back patio with the 'jungle' as his backdrop. I am hoping to take him to the beach for his rest after Christmas Eve! Other 2009 Chirstmas decor in our temporary apartment:

It's a Jungle out there!

We are all moved in! This is a view from our patio! It shows the jungle in the back of the apartment complex! The view is breathtaking. I LOVE the Florida vegetation. Will be in the mid 80's this rest of the week here.

I will be OFF LINE until the 18th when the dish gets installed. See you then!

MOVING TIME!

We are almost all packed up and ready to move. Hard to believe that we will be in FLORIDA for good in a short time! We will have Christmas with family and ON THE BEACH! Yes, the beach in those photos I just posted! It will be MY BEACH! I intend to spend a lot of time with my feet in the sand this winter! Gotta rekindle my connection with the ocean and the shore. My soul will soar!

Finally a post from my friend Judith!

Her BLOG link.
She has posted a curent photo on her blog and is getting back into posting some more photographs! I just love what she does!
Hooray Judith, I am waiting to see more pictures!

The beach and blue skies, Melbourne Beach, FL

I miss the blue-blue (photo not retouched, just as it came out of my point and shoot pocket camera) skies especially while standing under a palm!

Links to photos from same trip on this Blog: (use your shift key + press link to open new window)

Hello from Satellite beach

Melbourne Beach, Florida

Doubletree hotel, Satellite Beach Florida

Melbourne Beach Fl, historic shopping district

Satellite Beach continued photos

Melbourne, Florida and Palm Bay area

Melbourne & Palm Bay area

This is the front of the house, needs to be cleared of overgrown vegetation! Yes that is a fireplace chimney right next to the front door! Weird I know!

These are some photos we took of older neighborhoods in Melbourne/Palm Bay area while house hunting. I loved the houses on this street and would have put in an offer on the spot for one, BUT there is a hiring freeze on for my husband's job transfer... so with that on hold, we just can't make a decision now.
Loved the tall Oak trees that provide such a lot of wonderful shade in the summer in this area. This is an older golf-course community.

This large vine growing (like Elephant leaf size) vines on one of the tall Oaks, this shot up about 25 feet up.

The spanish moss was so thick on some of the branches of the old Oak trees! I think you can take this off to use to amend the sandy soil for cultivating your garden beds.

Above was the front yard of the house I liked. No one lives there now and the property is being maintained, the clean up of the landscaping was scheduled for after Thanksgiving, so it was a bit overgrown (can't egnore landscape long in the summer there) it grows very fast.

Below: shows a drainage canal that backs one section of the street. The water is run-off water and so not safe for fishing (eating the fish) but some people naviagate it with small watercraft for fun.
There is a gully this is in, and the other bank shows how low this water is compared to the elevation of the yards.

Below: the back yard of the house I loved and am interested in. Yes that is a pool enclosure!

Closer look at that pool enclosure and to the right of it where the garden shed is just behind the tree.

Below, a close up of the Spanish Moss that grows and collects on the trees in this older Florida style neighborhood.

Places in Meboune area to see more of the local vegetation.

Spanish moss shown on this site along with more of the area's wet landscape.

Satellite Beach continued

Great place to walk after breakfast near the beach. This is the area just over the Melbourne Bridge The beach is such a huge part of the life here... Ahhhhhh!

Love the sea grape all around, the knarly trunks are rarely viewed, but here by the boardwalk they could be observed closely.

When I saw this sign, it reminded us of the Sinfeld episode about the Bizzarro world where it was an alternate universe. We didn't eat here because we had just had breakfast nearby and headed out of town.

Melbourne, Florida has a historic shopping district

I took these photos quickly just stepping out of the car. Was hard to take photos as we walked around because I was so busy just looking at everything! I had seen some of the antiques online on Craigslist (antique section for Space Coast, FL) and saw the New Haven area listed. I was surprised to see that I recognized some of the items I had seen on CL in some of the shops. I talked to some of the shop owners and had such fun because it felt like I had been there before! The streets were already filled with cars parked early in the morning!

This is such a quaint area. Just beyond the shops is the main road where we caught the bridge back to Satellite Beach. There were a lot of antique and consignment shops and little bakeries and places to eat.

Melbourne & Satellite Beach Florida more photos...

Doubletree Hotel
This is where we stayed. I took a room on the first floor, missing some of the view, BUT we were only in the room to sleep in the dark anyway! This was the view I had on the first floor, but we could walk only the distance of a few rooms to the pool and deck walk to the beach access. The room was very private when we opened the curtains and we got lots of light! All the rooms face the ocean (East exposure) so the sunrise was wonderful!

The inground hot tub was great for warming up after walking the beach and in the water. We had GREAT weather, nice temperate temperatures and great ocean breezes! Missing it already (got home last night).
Most of the beach here have environmental protection sand dunes along the beach, the sea grape and grasses protect erosion. It provides a shield from the wind and sand/sea spray as well. When we sat outside for dinner at night around the pool, the wind was a bit tamer at the table area, then we went up on the boardwalk, the wind picked up. Was such a nice breeze!
I took this photo from the car as we drove up to the hotel after having breakfast at the Blue Berry Muffin house. Yummy with homemade muffins and pies. The blueberry muffins were fresh, moist and tasted like blueberry pie! The food was so good we ate breakfast every morning on our way out of town.
This was one of the few planters that the hotel had in the front by the entrance. I was taken by the texture and colors. These were huge, like 4' across.

I just loved the flooring! It was a type of vinyl and highly polished, but the dark mahogany color and the pale bamboo strip was just stunning! I loved walking on it and took this way to the pool instead of outside just to see the floor!

I can't believe our week went by so fast! It seemed longer when we were there because we fit in so much in a day. But, now I am home sitting at the computer and thinking it went by so fast! If I could just move there NOW I would!

Melbourne Beach, Florida

No words necessary!

pictures from our trip to Florida

Hello from Satellite & Melbourne Beach, Fl

We are staying in Satellite Beach Florida this week. Here are some of the sights I have been seeing! Even the Publix supermarket has PALMS! The beach is across the street.