Not sure if this will work but it’s the first thing I thought of when the theme of “dance” for the Weekly Photo Challenge was announced. Maybe it’s cheating to try to post a video? But no still shot could capture this dance. I discovered it while cleaning out their terrarium a few weeks ago. I always play music while cleaning their home but apparently these guys don’t really like the Eagles or Bonnie Raitt.
Category: Art is in the eye of the…
My favorite Weed
No, not THAT “weed”!
This one!
No idea what it is and I was going to pull them because they seemed to be aiming for Primrose Takeover. But then I really looked at them. Actually they are really pretty.
Any idea what they are?
Spring Magic
How in the world does THIS….
transform itself into….
THIS?
Reminds me of a quote from Buckminster Fuller…
“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.”
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And then in just 2 more days, THIS!!!???
Seasons (just past) for WPC
Spotted this on our regular trail, driving through the neighborhood in Hood Canal, WA.
We were told in order to create this Holiday Display, it takes several freezing nights in a row, out in the dark, with the garden hose trickling on the trees, bushes, etc.
My Grandsons were fascinated and wanted me to take their picture. It wasn’t until later we discovered how the sun had lit up the piece of ice they picked up.
bugs
The Queen and her Court
Time for WPC (anyone else hear the Chambers Brothers?)
I inherited this amazing treasure a few years back and all I could think about is how much TIME it must have taken for someone to carve the “thousand faces of Buddha” into this walnut shell. The patience…the dedication…the talent…what an amazing person he or she must have been!
And then, I woke up this morning red-faced, realizing I am also that person.
In the last 20 years, for my closest 5 people, I made a “once-in-a-lifetime, just-because-I-love-you” hand-crafted gift. Each craft project took me a lot of TIME.
Here are some samples:
For my best friend-who loves giraffes and is an official Giraffe Project Hero, I made this. It took me about 3 years. It is made with Zen Beaded Embroidery and contains turquoise, copper, shells, assorted beads and several of my grandmother’s old glass buttons.
Next, my “adopted” sister, Lenore’s mother died leaving her these old jewelry boxes with lots of broken bits and pieces from her Mom’s life. Nothing wearable or worth repairing but Lenore didn’t want to let them go. So she gave them to me to play with.
I grabbed the Tacky Glue and did this. Now they sit on the Lenore’s bookshelf as reminders of her Mom.
And this one took the longest. My son has been restoring a classic Porsche…for 20 years! It went to college with him. It has lived, in process, at his Dad’s, my house, his house, his grandmother’s house, etc.
One time, he had almost finished it and someone actually crashed into it in the driveway, leaving it virtually totaled.
It’s a matter of principal now. He is determined to complete this endless project.
So to support him (I’m no good with a wrench) I made this. It took me about as long as he’s been working on the car and is made entirely of my grandmother’s glass and shell buttons, and my old Hippie Beads. It is all stitched except for the white background buttons. In an effort to finish in my lifetime, I finally cheated and grabbed that Tacky glue again.
Time…I wouldn’t trade a minute of it!
Vibrant for WPC: gift to my sister
One of the best gifts in my whole life is having the privilege of house-sitting every year for my sister. They live in paradise….San Juan Island, WA. They go sailing while we tend their Bamboo Farm and arguably, the most spectacular gardens in the Northwest. One year I photographed just a few of their flowers (few, meaning hundreds) and then for Christmas, made them a calendar. These are the 12 photos I picked.
Wordless Wednesday
“Peggy” by my friend and artist, Virginia Carter
Vibrant Obsession for WPC
Guess what I collect!
I started collecting when I was 5 years old. I had to have a corrective surgery on my eye and to encourage me to take the follow-up eye drops, my Dad wisely pointed out that I could keep the pretty blue bottle and eye wash cup when I was all done with the medicine.
I’ve been hooked on Cobalt ever since. My entire home is decorated around this vibrant glass. These photos represent a fraction of my collection…uh, OK…obsession.
Help! Someone stop me! Vibrant for WPC
My Grandsons, now 10 and 12, have always loved Treasure Hunts and Treasure Chests!
So for Christmas a few years back, I made them each a Memory Treasure Box. Every single charm, scrap of paper, toy, figurine, button, patch, and trinket symbolized something we had all done together or something special about each of them. Even the Popsicle sticks and gum wrappers were theirs. (Wow, that sounds a bit creepy now as I write it, but at the time, since they are generally not allowed any sugar treats, these bits represented special occasions.)
I strung the extra charms on chains that they could wear or hang up.
In each box I put a tiny notepad, with a tiny pencil, and a Treasure Map type instructions.
“Write down in your tiny tablet, everything in and on your box that you know the meaning of, to earn points toward the next Big Adventure.”
(I’m thinking I’m so cagey, you know, giving them spelling and handwriting practice, right?) Of course, they saw right through that and wanted to “tell” me each thing.
I relented because really, is there anything more special than holding your grandchild in your lap while you reminisce about your lives together?
sigh.