10 ~ 1

Just watched a gorgeous sunset from the deck of our condo.

The evening was beautiful....

the sky so blue

it made the water shimmer the exact same color.

A tiny bit cool

with a gentle breeze

made it an almost perfect ten afternoon.

Look at the picture above.

I found it this past Saturday in an antique shop.

It is done in oils.

I had been searching for a

"stormy scene"

to go in our "bedroom painted gray."

It was sitting on a fake mantelpiece

 surrounded by some really awful junk.

When my eye saw it I knew it was a keeper.

I was afraid to look at the price tag,

expecting it to be "too much," but it was only

$34.95.

Bubba haggled for a discount,

and he got it for just over 

$30.00.

It is signed by the artist.

Other than a soiled linen border,

the rest of the weathered solid wood frame is in excellent condition.

Soon we will take it to a gallery downtown

to see what it is really worth.

Sometimes,

and this is why we love antique shops,

you find an awesome treasure

amid a pile of trash.

Two treasures....

this evening at the beach and my beautiful framed oil painting.

Thankful tonight....very.