I was driving in NW Portland last week and passed this. (For anyone local, it's on NW 23rd but I don't remember the cross street.) While I was sitting at a light, I thought about what a pretty building I saw but by the time I had my camera out, the light changed and the people behind me didn't feel like I should have a Kodak moment. But I kept my camera out and this is what I saw at the next red. The focus isn't what I like but at least I got the pigs! I guess they're chained down so they don't fly.
I saw this rose while walking in the neighborhood at lunch today. It's not in a yard but in a small city strip. Does anyone know what kind of rose this is? The city people that I spoke with have no idea. It smelled so fragrant that it must be an heirloom of some kind and I'd love to plant one in my garden. I don't want to pick anything to take to a nursery without permission but I'm not sure how else to convey just what I want. So, if anyone knows the type, please speak up!
This is the bag Gwendie made from the Amy Butler pattern. She said there are a few corrections but hadn't checked Amy's website to see if they're posted or not. This bag is BIG and will hold just about anything I want to pack along with me. The fabric is a home dec fabric for added strength but it also has a heavy weight interfacing and the lining has fusible fleece applied to it so it stands up on its own fairly well as you can see in the picture. Bags are usually my department - hers are quilts. It's kind of nice to be given one, though.
So, as I said, on Mother's Day, I wrapped L's dress and hat for her to open. She loved opening them but I didn't have her try them on right then, which I probably should have. Much later, apparently too much later when she was quite tired, I asked her to hold it up so I could see if it looked about the right size. Here's her reaction ---
Yep, those are Dad's feet in the picture. You can imagine what preceded this shot. So then I tried to put the hat on her. Hats can be problematic with size and I really, really wanted to know it fit. Here's the reaction to that attempt ---
We get tools to use wherever we find them. I use my small Canon camera quite often as it fits in my purse and is just, well, all around handy. A lot of times, the camera decides on its own that a flash isn't necessary but the bottom edge of a photo is shadowed by my body hanging over whatever I'm shooting. I've taken enough photography classes to know about reflectors. I was in BiMart the other day, looking for flour sack towels, and lookie what I found!
Granted, this is not a very good photo (semi-dark room, flash problem with my setting . . . . . and any other excuse I can think of) and no, it's not for Halloween, but you get the general idea. It makes a great reflector and the best part is it was only $1.99! Now really, how could I pass this up?
We've had a few nice days lately so I decided to walk home at lunchtime last week. I work less than a mile from my home so it's a fairly easy walk. This day was so nice I thought I'd take a few pictures of the neighborhood on my walk. This is my friend Christine's house and she just happened to be out front working in her garden.
Can you make out her gardening hat? I love it and am on a quest to find one with as nice a brim. I may just have to make myself one.
