Tag Archives: flower

Pansies and Petunias

I don’t have very many flowers that are blooming right now, although I should have one iris that is open by tonight, at least a month early.  I did catch a pansy and a petunia yesterday in the evening. We … Continue reading

Posted in Nature, photography | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Unique crocheted flower

I’m not sure I should call this a flower.  It looks more like something that belongs on the bottom of the sea.  This is what happened when I tried making some crocheted coasters from a tea dyed t-shirt. I don’t … Continue reading

Posted in Country By Design, Etsy | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Satin flowers

My latest Etsy listings have been for satin flowers.  I have looked at pictures of satin flowers and wondered how they were made, but this is the first time I have tried to make one.  The first two that I made … Continue reading

Posted in Country By Design, Etsy | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Chevron design table runner

When I finished working on the blue an brown baby quilt, I decided to do something with the leftover squares of fabric.  I had seen several quilts recently with a chevron design, so I decided to see if I could … Continue reading

Posted in Country By Design, Food, Nature | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Christmas Cactus

My Christmas cactus starting blooming this week.  I took a series of shots for Photo Quest, but haven’t posted them yet.  It has been cold all week, and mostly grey and windy.  I’ve been out to go to work, but … Continue reading

Posted in Nature | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Home Sweet Home

My hubby wanted some photos of our house to show to a friend on Sunday. Rather than dig through the photo albums, I went out and took some more shots. The sun was low this afternoon, just right for photos. … Continue reading

Posted in Nature | Tagged , , , , , , | 10 Comments

I’m still here!

Sorry I have been neglecting my blog in my effort to come up with a photo for this edition of Photo Quest.  Photo Quest was a group we had on Vox that we couldn’t transfer to WordPress so now we … Continue reading

Posted in Photo Quest | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Another image from the archives

I’m not sure why I like this image, but there is something about it that I like.  Perhaps it is the contrast of light and dark areas.  It is stunning when converted to the negative image.  Need to pay a … Continue reading

Posted in Nature | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

It’s spring!

2010_03_11 – Thursday 009.JPG – Vox I snapped this shot of these white flowers yesterday in my flower bed.  Are they snowbells?  I'm going to have to look at the more closely tomorrow.  Yesterday the dogs were "helping" me take … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Purple amaryllis bud

IMG_0521.JPG – Vox2 FS wondered what the amaryllis bud would look like if it was purple.  Good call, I think.  I changed all three colors and increased the saturation.  Now to go get that jacket!  Read and post comments | … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments