This is my 365Project photo from yesterday. I liked it so well, I thought I would share it here as well. You can also click on the photo to see my photos so far on the 365Project. It’s really making me think about photography more, and that’s both a good thing and a bad thing! I need to sew!!!
–Sue
This was taken outside the Birding Center in Port A. The local garden club has planted various flowers to attract butterflies, and bees as well, it seems:
I don’t know what kind of flower this is, but I like it!
–Sue
Today I went to the Birding Center in Port Aransas, Texas, late in the afternoon. I’ve never seen so many ducks! At first I thought this fellow was a Green-Winged Teal, but it’s an American Wigeon — the first one I’ve ever seen. (He has the tell-tale white on the top of his head.)
Be sure to visit the Ecobirder by clicking on the button below and check out other bird photos!
– Sue
This was a busy week, but I guess they all are!
We had a “crafting” get-together in TX this past week with at least 26 ladies attending. My plan was to make glasses cases (or iPod cases or phone cases) out of ready-made potholders. They are so simple — one L-shaped seam and sew on a button and you’re done.
NOT SO FAST!!! My machine down here isn’t as heavy duty as my machine at home, and goodness knows what size needles I had on hand, but they weren’t doing the job. I figured it wouldn’t be fun for the ladies to sew with needles breaking every fourth potholder, so I stitched the L-shaped seam ahead of time and we sewed buttons on by hand as a group! I wish I would have taken a picture of the 26 I stitched up for the get-together, but I didn’t, so here’s a picture of two I made for myself after the meeting:
I was able to get my rotary cutter in one and my Razr phone in the other (just barely). Just search for potholders on line, and there are a lot of projects out there you can make from a ready-made potholder.
On a photography note, I joined the 365 Project, which is a web site where you take at least one photo a day and post it on their site. It will make kind of a photo journal of my year. Right now it’s all about the birds, but there are times of the year that I don’t see many birds, so I will be forced to branch out *shudder*. I put a link on my left-hand side bar and would LOVE it if you visited.
Back to work! I need to finish my blocks for my Color Palette Challenge with Judy Laquidara. The end of the month is near!
–Sue
Goal: 165 miles walked in 11 weeks
Week 1: 15 miles
Week 2: 15 miles
Week 3: 16.75 miles
For a total so far of 46.75 miles
These birds always make me smile on my walks, with their oversized orange beaks. This is a Royal Tern.
And if you have a smart phone (Droid or iPhone) there are some pretty cool pedometer apps that are free. Anything to make exercise more “fun”.
–Sue
I was able to spend three weeks in Port Aransas the latter part of October. We had picture-perfect weather every day. EVERY DAY!!! Some favorite bird pictures from this trip…a small snowy egret chasing the little fishy snacks in and out of the Gulf
A tri-colored heron at the birding center:
A duck at the birding center:
Tomorrow I’ll show the pictures of Paradise Pond. Get your tissues out, Winter Texans…
Sue
The Party's Over...
–Sue
Wordless Wednesday
The sumac have started transitioning to red. This leaf seemed to change its mind halfway through:
Check out more Ruby Tuesday photos.
Sue
Autumn
–Sue
–Sue
