Zipperfoot

One of these days . . . .

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. . . I'm going to making a painting of this photo.

First lady bug of spring

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Wish I could paint like this.

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This is an amazing oil painting that is hundreds of years old.

What is it?

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Fountain sculptures

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Magnolias in bloom

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Yes, I'm back. It's time to start blogging again.

Bones

2009-12-08T04:00:00.000-08:00

Cave crystals

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And, a few more from the Butterfly Garden

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More from the Butterfly Garden

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Butterfly Garden

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Mounting butterflies

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Mounted specimens

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Like an American Express commercial

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This caught my eye after seeing those American Express commercials where they show faces in inanimate objects.

Signage

2009-11-19T04:00:00.000-08:00

I recently worked some gallery intern hours by putting together the signage for an upcoming show.

It's an alien

2009-11-18T13:35:00.000-08:00

This is a close up shot of an alien I drew in Illustrator to go into my Flash project. The alien is about 1/2" tall and will be animated to travel from the bottom left corner of the screen to the top right of the screen.

Rain

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Rain droplets

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Woody in the studio

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Clematis

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A snake in the grass

2009-11-13T04:00:00.000-08:00

Bob found this guy warming himself on the driveway in the sun. When I went to take his photo, he was shy and quickly wriggled away into the grass. These were the only photos I was able to get of him. We usually see snakes in the spring and summer. I thought it was unusual to see such a little one at this time of the year.

Christmas Cactus

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Without fail, this Christmas cactus blooms every year. I bought it on a clearance sale for $0.99.

Leaves

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Piper in the leaves

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Our yard in November

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Leaves

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Leaves and reflections in the birdbath

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November in the yard

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Photo shoot with Woodie

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Playing with Photoshop

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Patterns and textures

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Which came first?

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Path in the woods

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Chambers Lake at Hibernia Park

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In the woods

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Berries in the woods

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Most used wedding gift . . .

2009-10-28T04:00:00.000-07:00

This is undoubtedly our most used wedding gift - the Waring Pro Waffle Maker. Yum, yum, yum and oh, so easy. I would highly recommend everyone to add this to your gift registry.

Day lily seed pods

2009-10-27T04:00:00.000-07:00

These seed pods are from our bed of day lilies.

Fall Foliage

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Mums in the yard

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Fun with Photoshop

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Light

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We've had so much rain lately that we forget what that bright shiny thing in the sky looks like. It's so nice to see the sun and feel its warmth.

Fall leaves

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Spider webs and leaves

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What's in the box?

2009-10-21T12:29:00.000-07:00

Today while in the yard, I thought I'd check the bluebird box. While I was on the phone earlier in the day and looking outside, there was some bird activity at the box. When I opened it up, I found this one little acorn inside. Was it a squirrel, a bird or the wind that deposited the acorn there?

Flowers are still blooming . . .

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More remnants

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Dusty Miller

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I forgot that I had planted some of this in one of my flower beds and today I strolled over to take a look at it. It looks so soft and velvety.

Remnants

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I keep wanting to go out into the flower beds and take down all the all cone flowers but the sparrows and other small birds are still feeding on the seed heads so I'll have to wait. Every time I go out to the flower beds small birds fly out from the garden.

Pumpkins

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Cornfield Remnants 03

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Cornfield Remnants 02

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Cornfield Remnants 01

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Animals on the farm

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Milburn Orchards

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More raindrops on the windshield

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Hinge

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Eyes on a loom

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Weaving

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Tablecloth-to-be

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Dyed fiber being being readied for weaving into a tablecloth.

Alpaca yarn

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More raw wool

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Raw wool

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Carding wool

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The wool needs to be cleaned then carded to separate the fibers before it can be spun into yarn.

Alpacas at White Horse Farm

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A local farm that has alpacas recently had an open house. We got to get up close to the alpacas as well as have the opportunity to buy some spun alpaca yarn.

Rain drops on windshield

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No carve pumpkin

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Before:

After:

Petunias - Fall 2009

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Mums - Fall 2009

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Gourds - Fall 2009

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Grasshopper

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Walking stick

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I haven't seen one of these guys in real life for a long, long time. I was at a family reunion at a local park and he was discovered walking up a potato chip bag on one of the food tables in the covered pavilion. Not sure where he came from. We moved him onto a bush and this is where I took his photo. You can't see it in this photo but he has little pincher thing on his tail end like an earwig does. I'll have to pull out the bug books and look him up.

First potato crop . . .

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Following the plans of my daughter, I grew potatoes in a pot. This was my first attempt. If they taste ok, then I'll try it again next year.

No seeds for me . . .

2009-09-22T04:00:00.000-07:00

Not sure what kind of caterpillars these are but they liked to eat holes in to the seed pods of the flowers and ate the insides so I was unable to collect any seeds to plant for next year.

Bees to nectar

2009-09-21T04:00:00.000-07:00

Some of the bees in our yard are lazy and instead of getting nectar from flowers they go after the sugar water in the hummingbird feeders. They drink in so much that they go into a sugar coma.

Death becomes art . . .

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Even as it is dying, this flower has an artistic quality to it.

Cake

2009-09-19T04:00:00.000-07:00

After we got back from our wedding / honeymoon in Hawaii, we celebrated with friends and family by have a Just Maui'd party. This is the cake. I didn't make it (for a change) but I did design it. It was delicious!

Another mystery . . .

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Every time I set these bunnies back up, when I come out the next day, they are laying on their sides.

And, around the corner . . .

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On the other side of the house where our rain barrel is located, another tomato plant is growing. Again, must have been a good seed from the compost bin.

Where did all the tomatoes come from?

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I didn't plant any tomatoes in the garden this year but look what came up. Guess the seeds survived being in the compost bin.

Baby blankets

2009-09-15T04:00:00.000-07:00

Found a great deal on baby yarn so I made three baby blankets this summer. Now to wrap and distribute them.

Arden Fairies

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What struck me about these kids is that they looked elfin or fairy like. There were more kids in the family than just these three. Not sure how many there were in total and from what I saw, they all looked like the mother - red hair, freckles, blue eyes.

Foot prints in the sand

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Sand crab

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This little guy blends in very well. Found lots and lots of them on the beaches in Hawaii.

Don't wig out . . .

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Here are some of the early knitted wigs from my wig project. More to come later . . .

This one has a pirate's eye patch.

Sculpture by nature

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It's amazing how things grow and take shape. Mother Nature is impressive.

Ivy, Rose, Daisy . .

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and Fern. Here's Fern. (At least, I think it's a fern.)

Autograph tree

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Never heard of such a thing. I was amazed at how old the tree was and how well it was thriving even though people kept autographing the leaves. I refrained. I took only photographs and left not traces.

What is it?

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Here is another tree fruit that I have no idea what it is. It's very pretty, though. Nature has some amazing designs.

Offering

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As we traveled around the islands, we would run across places were people would leave offerings. This was a rather pretty one.

Lichen

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A whole tiny microsystem growing on a tree.

Caution

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Saw lots of signs like this posted on the islands. Some of the resorts actually go out and cut down coconuts so they won't fall on unsuspecting golfers.

Cactus in Hawaii

2009-08-04T13:52:00.000-07:00

This is something that I didn't expect to see in Hawaii - Cactus. They're all over the place on the dry side of the island. I guess it goes along with cows and cowboys out on the plain.

Language barrier . . .

2009-08-04T13:51:00.000-07:00

I don't speak Hawaiian so I don't know if this is a pro-Obama bumper sticker or not. I'm kind of leaning towards yes, it is a pro-Obama sticker.

The blob

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Again, I have no idea what kind of fruit or tree this came from. It just reminded me of the movie The Blob.

Octopod

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I have no idea what kind of tree this is but the fruit are interestingly weird and change as they develop.

I'm back . . .

2009-08-04T13:45:00.000-07:00

After a longer than anticipated hiatus, I'm back. The images I'll be posting over the next few days were taken in Hawaii but they're not part of the trip photo album.

My first attempt at drawing a portrait . . .

2009-04-19T09:13:00.000-07:00

In class this week we are pairing off and drawing our partners. This is my first attempt. Her nose is too long and it throws off the proportions of the face. I was sitting with my pad in front of me when I really needed it to be on an easel. I was also using a med. charcoal pencil when I probably should've used a softer one. It was hard to blend out the charcoal lines on the shadows. This is not a complete picture but what I was able to capture in my 20 mins. of drawing time.

Trees are meant for climbing . . .

2009-04-18T09:11:00.000-07:00

It's nice to know that kids still like to climb trees. And, this little guy is light enough that he can climb on those thing pine branches.

Bird box update

2009-04-17T09:07:00.000-07:00

It's really hard to get the camera in the box to take a photo but it looks like there are at least 3 eggs in the bluebird nest. Not sure if there is the tiny sliver of the edge of a 4th egg in the top of the frame or not. I need to get out a step ladder to take a better look or get Bob to see if he can get a better shot with his little GoPro.

No eggs in the other nest yet, just more feathers.