March 10, 2009 – 11:15 am
I enjoy taking macro photos of every day objects because of the detail those pics reveal. Here are a few of my favorites from the past weeks. An old ring found in my MIL’s button collection. Frozen blueberries. Tub of “butter” spread. The ridges are caused by the knife I use. A ladybug on the […]
Yesterday was the first really lovely foretaste of spring. DH and I spent the afternoon working in the yard. Picking up sticks and branches. Picking up winter trash. Enjoying the flowers. Planting a few things in the garden. The little 6″ ‘Tete-a-Tete’ daffodils were the first to bloom last year (on March 17) and the […]
The big picture in the back yard still looks a little bleak. But if you look down and look close… The daffodils are pushing aside the leaf litter and will be blooming soon. Can’t hold back spring now. ~~Rhonda
We are planning a trip to visit DS#1 and his family soon. Until then, here are a couple of pictures of the grandtwins. Sleepy girl Sweet face I love this picture taken at the playground, with mommy in the background. ~~Rhonda
Today I tried making toasted chickpeas (garbanzo beans) for the first time. I’ll say up front that I am the kind of person who likes to eat the old maids when we make popcorn…you know those unpopped and partly popped kernels of corn? I save all the old maids and repop them. Second time around […]
Last night, Pippin passed away. He was an old cat. An outdoor cat. A stray that adopted us in September of 2006. He became DD#1’s cat. When he came to us he looked terrible. His hair was falling out, he was very thin and weak, he had a bad limp. As time went by, his […]