Archive for the ‘Photography’ Tag
The 9th annual clothes swap was a terrific success!
The picture above is all the clothes to be washed and sorted before the Methodist Home For Children pick up date.
Next are some photos from the swap. This year we had about forty or so women accompanied by a toddler and baby to coo over!
Heidi found a slammin’ dress!
Thanks to Debbie for all her hard work!
A fun time for a great cause with fantastic people! Thanks to Sarah for volunteering to be the hostess for next year’s clothes swap!
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The weather is indecisive this time of year luckily we have cured oak for firewood.
As I watch the fire taking shape, a dragon appears in the fire’s silhouette.
Tonight we have a blazing fire to help heat our living space.
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The smell of spring wafts in the wind. 
Here are a few of the aromatic blossoms in our gardens. 
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A sunny afternoon is the perfect time for this little lizard to catch some rays.
After only a few photographs, Mr. Lizard tires with all the attention. He retreats to his rock house.
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Seems that winter and spring have argued over which is in control. Winter wins the weekend!
Who does not enjoy the warmth and glow that a fireplace provides?
I favor the photos taken without my flash. I rely on the light cast from the fire itself.
Stay warm my friends.
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After all the much-needed rain, we have a sunny day! Brightly colored flowers are finally in bloom in our gardens.
Barely visible is a tiny spider hiding from my camera.
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Yet another new insect for me to photograph! 
This impressive guy is one of the largest members of the click beetle family Elateridae! 
Mr. Beetle is not very happy with me snapping photos.
He decides to play dead for minute or two in hopes of me wonder on to the next picture.
It’s off to the next photo-op!
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Details matter. Nature’s attention to the insect world never ceases to delight.
While chopping firewood, the strange-looking larvae start to drop from holes in the center of the hickory tree. The birds seem to relish in the special winter delicacy as if someone lifted the top off an aromatic pot of soup.
The hidden larva is from the Cerambycidae family. The Round Headed Borers larva is a new species for me to observe.
The orange spots add great color.
The various sizes do not matter to the birds. A tiny wren took flight and dropped the fatted larva food about five times before settling in to eat.
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The painted chair is curing rapidly with the warm weather. Surveying the area I soon start finding the accidental art created from my project.
This is one of my favorite chair project by-product! The sun came out with perfect timing to capture the shadows from the grass blades.
Layers of various paints make a beautiful fallen leaf brilliantly fun!
I really like this small art piece!
Art on earth makes for great photos!
I am still finding bits of art unexpected and have painted many leaves on this sunny January day. I am not sure what I will do with them other than enjoying the experience.
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As with most of my ideas/projects there is rarely an enforced timeline for completion. I started this painting project in December 2011.
I finished the majority of the painting this week.
We use a large section from a fallen oak tree to cut the main body of the chair.
The chair topper adds neat detail.
Now for some random fun paint shots. 
The most difficult part of this painting was keeping my hands clean as to not paint my camera during the two days of painting. I used all old paints that would have ended up in the landfill to brighten up our backyard!
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