Poppies All in a Row

Cheering Up the Dreary Day :: Tejas // Cano Cafenol // No flash

Today I am working on some children’s book illustrations in watercolour. Since I knew I’d be bending over and didn’t want to have my hair trailing in the paint, or getting in my eyes, I thought I’d better pin it back. But a ponytail is so boring. Besides it puts a kink in my hair when it’s damp (I never bother fully drying it after washing). So I thought a headband. Something fun to cheer up the dreary day: a row of coral pink poppies.

(Yes I know I look pensive rather than cheerful; but this out-of-focus shot was much more interesting than the smiling portrait. It’s hard to self-take with the Hipstamatic, but I suppose a front-facing camera goes against their manifesto.)