My first Mandala Monday

Now that the Summer of Color is over, I'm joining Dawn at Girl Unwinding for Mandala Monday.  I first learned about this project on my friend Patty's blog.  If you want to see some gorgeous mandalas, you should check out these gals sites.  I even went to Patty's blog to see what a mandala consisted of and learned hers are mostly made with eight objects radiating from the center.

I actually headed to my herb garden today with plans for my T post.
 

Then it hit me that I had the perfect mandala right in front of me.  So, after a few snips and running down some wayward herbs, I was ready for my first mandala.

I call this my "FRESH HERB MANDALA."

The light sage leaves are what I call "traditional" sage.  I have no idea what it's really called.  The longer leaves are Mexican sage.  The herb sitting on top of some of the traditional sage is rosemary.  Unfortunately, it is still in its infancy, so I couldn't cut much.  The small leaves around the outside of the mandala are cilantro.  The cilantro will soon turn to coriander when the flowers turn to seeds.

In the middle of the mandala is a sprig of dill that has turned to seed.

The mandala was created on a copper charger.

Here are a few things I learned when I created my first mandala:

1.  Make sure you create your mandala out of the wind, or bits and pieces will fly everywhere.

2.  If you must move your mandala after you have made it, do so with caution.  Or, be prepared to straighten it once you have it in position.

3.  Use a better camera (grin).

Thanks go to Dawn for hosting this fun experience.  And yes, even though the only things in my yard are green, I'll still be back next week.

Now I'm off to have breakfast using some of my fresh herbs to season my eggs.