On the Lookout

I love the wildlife signs in Canada

O Canada

The drive from Cranbrook, BC to Calgary, AB is just gorgeous!

Hoop It Up

Floating

One thing Jodie wanted to do when she visited, was blow bubbles in our back yard.

Simple Pleasures

First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage, Then Comes ...

The order of these books on the shelf at the grocery store tickles me.

New Lens, New Light

I popped on my new camera lens - 50mm F1.8 - and took some photos this morning.

My photo mentor posted a video explaining how to use reflected light to get a nice portrait.

Grace allowed me to take several photos. She was very patient.

She looks so beautiful in this light - especially in black and white.

Alberta, Canada

I love driving through the Canadian Rockies

Outside Fernie

Campanula

These are just beginning to bloom by our front door.

Bellflower

Flying Ant

While I was photographing flowers in the front yard, a friend joined us in the flower garden.

He only let me take one photo before flying away.

Hosta

The hostas in our front yard have been blooming all week. I captured a few before they faded away.

Hosta

Morning with a Ladybug - 3

Run away! Run away!

Morning with a Ladybug - 2

Eyes that mesmerize

My New Camera!

I entered a photo of snowflakes in a macro photo contest sponsored by Canon - and won! My prize? This new Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera! Bonanza!

It came in this lovely box straight from Canon. Solid neck strap, too.

The back is nicely laid out for ease of use.

Side view, with ports to hook up to computer, et al.

 

A better look at the lens and shutter button.

 

 Nice view of the top. Clear screen, yes?

 

And the crazy thing? It fits in the palm of my hand! Now that's compact!

 

 Oh, did I mention? The lens is actually a thumb drive!

Cute and clever, Canon! It's the most fanciful 8GB thumb drive I ever owned!

Nothin' like taking macro photos of the prize I won for a macro contest.

The Gardener Boasts

I'm not much of a gardener. I can grow flowers and a keep a few indoor plants alive from year to year, but I don't do so well with veggies. We live at the bottom of a hollow. Our back yard is comprised of two hills and no flat spots. The only sunny south-facing bit of ground we have is on the side yard (where I rarely go). We have lots of shade, so our moss is flourishing. :: whimper ::

This summer I've been trying to do some container gardening on our deck. With minimal success.

:: sigh ::

Today, I got to harvest! Four cherry tomatoes (I ate one - yum!) 10 green beans. And just enough chard for dinner.

First Harvest

Morning with a Ladybug - 1

Hello, M'Lady

More Birthday Cards

More friends. More birthdays.

This is another idea I got from Pinterest.

Card 1 - outside

Card 1 - inside

Card 2 - outside

Card 2 - inside

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Put Another Candle On My Birthday Cake

One of my best friends had a birthday last week, so I made her a special card - a combination of needlework and crafty goodness.

I dyed the white ground cloth with food coloring! Then I heat set the color with my iron. I found the birthday cake pattern from All Sorts (via Pinterest) and transferred the pattern to the fabric with a tailor's pencil and a light table. The embroidery is done in stem stitch with two strands of blue embroidery floss.

After the embroidery was complete, I adhered some fusible web to the back of the embroidery with a dry iron. Next I cut out the shape with pinking shears. Finally I removed the paper backing from the fusible web and adhered the embroidery to card stock.

Happy Birthday, Vicki

May all your wishes come true!

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At the School Bus Stop

Oh, that all of our children could wait under such beauty!

Beneath the Cherry Trees

Kiddie Train

While attending the local carnival, I took photos of the cute kids on the kiddie rides. Look what I found while processing the photos! Looks like Daddy became the engineer!

All Aboard!

Lilacs

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