Original photo taken in Victoria by the Sea, PEI.
"Extreme Grunge" texture courtesy of Kim Klassen.
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June 18, 2013
Through the Garden Gate
I've always wanted a picket fence around my yard. The homeowner's association rules in my neighborhood do not permit fences. Such a pity - I think they are quite charming.
Original photo taken in Victoria by the Sea, PEI.
"Extreme Grunge" texture courtesy of Kim Klassen.
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Original photo taken in Victoria by the Sea, PEI.
"Extreme Grunge" texture courtesy of Kim Klassen.
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June 14, 2013
Favorite Things...
When I travel, I'm always on the hunt for art which I can take home with me. I found this delightful clay mug at a gallery in Victoria by the Sea, PEI. It now sits on a table in my studio. I love this little guy! What favorite thing have you found and brought home with you?
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June 11, 2013
A Stitch in Time...
On a recent trip to Elgin IL, I stayed at a hotel off the interstate. Behind it was an industrial park. It was the perfect place for a run in the early morning - no traffic! Surprisingly, there was a stretch of road surrounded by grassy lawns and beautiful flowering trees. I could hardly wait to get back to the hotel to fetch my camera. This photo was taken on Saturday morning. By Monday morning, all of the petals were gone. Talk about being in the right place at the right time!!
Katherine's Corner
"Music Chart" texture courtesy of Kim Klassen.
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June 6, 2013
Dandelion....
Ever since I was a kid I thought dandelions were pretty. As an adult, I still think they are pretty as long as they grow in someone else's yard!
This little beauty was found in my daughter's backyard.
This little beauty was found in my daughter's backyard.
June 1, 2013
Jail House Rock...
This is one of my favorite photos of my husband, Richard. I have taken tons of candid shots of Richard. We have been married long enough that it's difficult to buy gifts for him - (what could he possibly need besides the love of a good woman which he already has!) I make a yearly calendar for him which he loves.
This is the page for June 2013. Original photo taken in the jail house in Sherbrooke Village, Nova Scotia.
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This is the page for June 2013. Original photo taken in the jail house in Sherbrooke Village, Nova Scotia.
He's such a good sport!
"May" texture courtesy of Kim Klassen.
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May 27, 2013
Beetle Juice...
I found this little guy walking/flying around my daughter's yard last weekend. It's color was dazzling!
I had never seen an insect like this before. This is what I found out about the Green Tiger Beetle:
"May" texture courtesy of Kim Klassen.
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I had never seen an insect like this before. This is what I found out about the Green Tiger Beetle:
With the sun shining off its irisdescent blue-green elytra, the green tiger beetle resembles an emerald lost on a sandy path. A closer inspection usually reveals nothing—the "emerald" has flown several feet down the path.
Green tiger beetle adults are slender predatory beetles with long legs, large eyes, and thread-like antennae. Like all chewing insects they have a pair of mandibles. The tiger beetle's mandibles are sickle-shaped and very sharp pointed, with several teeth on the inner face. The name tiger beetle refers to its predaceous habits (both adults and larvae eat all kinds of insects) and to the ability of the adults to suddenly pounce on their prey.
During the summer months females will deposit their eggs in sandy soil. The eggs are deposited singly, each in a separate burrow. The larvae are whitish, S-shaped and grub-like with long curving jaws and a large hard head. The larvae prop themselves up in vertical burrows with their oddly shaped heads often plugging the entrance. They wait with open mandibles for a hapless victim, which they seize and take to the bottom of the burrow (sometimes a foot below the surface) to devour at their leisure. On the larva's 5th abdominal segment is a spine that anchors it to the side of the burrow. Thus, if a larva grabs an insect that is too large to overcome, it is anchored to the burrow and will not be pulled out.
"May" texture courtesy of Kim Klassen.
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