Baby Blanket - ND

My first, ever, commissioned crochet project. A friend at work asked me if I would be willing to make a blanket for her friend's new baby boy. She had remembered that I had made a blanket for a mutual friend many years ago. She said she wanted something special. It took about 3 weeks to make it. And since I had some left over yarn, I made a hat to go with it as a bonus. I hope I didn't disappoint. Hope the new mom and dad like it.

Sandy's Box

More than a decade ago, I got Sandy a log to scratch on. She mostly ignored it, but it was always her log. After she lost her sight, she used it to climb onto the milk crates.

We almost burned it last year. But I decided we shouldn't and then this year, for Edward's birthday, I made something out of it that we'll keep forever as a reminder for our friend.

This is Sandy's Box.










For the full story of building Sandy's Box and more pictures, click here.

Lakeside Mist

A little photo editing. This morning it was misty over the lake at Walsingham Park. The water was glass smooth and the sun wasn't up yet. Kind of a dull picture. I tried a little photo editing to make it more interesting. Some intentional speckling, took out the color, added a little sepia. Oh, and took out the light towers on the far side of the lake. Makes it look a little less civilized.

Here's the final version.

Baby Blanket - DCNI

So, she isn't a baby, she's a really cute little girl, and this is her blanket. She and her new family are getting to know each other halfway across the world. Like her brother, she got to open the box herself...

I think she likes it.

Baby Blanket - ALA

Baby Blanket Number 2 in this recent run of crocheting. For a former colleague and current friend. I hope she likes the colors...

Imbolc Sunrise

Boca Ciega Bay, St Petersburg, FL

Crow Hunting

Edward will be putting out the Imbolc message on Tuesday and he wanted a picture of crows sitting in a bare branched tree.  I've been seeing huge flocks of crows for the last few weeks on the way to and from work.  As luck would have it, after he mentioned it, the crows disappeared. 

Of course.

Saturday, when we were coming back from Lowes, we came across a a small flock.  There were a couple in one of the bare trees.  I didn't have a camera with me, so we had to go home and get it.  We went back and I got a few pictures, but they weren't very exciting. 

Then I got them into photoshop.  Nothing like a applying a few filters to make them look a lot cooler.  Oh, and photoshop is great for adding birds when you need more and the birds themselves aren't cooperating.  Five birds can become seven birds pretty easily.  As you'll see on Tuesday.

We got a picture that we like.  And then I started playing some more.  Nothing like some heavy photoshopping to make a dull picture more interesting.