It’s not the heat OR the humidity — it’s the territorial disputes and the predators that can really wear you down!
Widow Skimmer dragonfly, male.
Detail of wing.
Banded Pennant male.
This snake skeleton was just laying on top of a tree stump. The whole thing was about a foot long.
Close-up.
So delicate.
I told myself THIS would be the year I would finish ALL of my unfinished objects (UFOs) before I let myself start any new projects. Okay, I would finish FIVE quilts before starting anything new. Well, considering that in a good year, I make one twin-size quilt and about six baby quilts, maybe that goal […]
You young people probably won’t believe it, but once upon a time, when we went to the doctor’s office, we could not bring an endless supply of entertainment with us in a device the size of a slice of toast. While we waited to be called, the only thing we could do was read whatever […]
I am thrilled to have a finish for this ScrapHappy Day! I started this quilt last year. I did this quilt Quilt-As-You-Go, with a central rectangle, and four skinny panels. I quilted the center with straight lines to outline the patches, and I did the first skinny panel with a sort of wood-grain look. But […]
The quarterly challenge for this online art quilt group was “Portrait.” As usual, I had lots of ideas, but as the deadline approached, I chose the least complicated of them. I had taken an online workshop from Melanie Rivers in intuitive portrait making. In the class Melanie directs you in the placement of ovals and […]
The spark for this baby quilt came from a big tub of donated fabrics. There were four Mickey Mouse 6-inch squares, two Dr. Seuss 6-inch squares, and a whole lot of Dr. Seuss fabric that had been cut up into 2-inch squares. The colors were bright and needed something to ground them. An ad in […]
Melanie of Catbird suggested your site for these interesting pictures of nature. Very nice.
I wondered how fast dragonflies beat their wings. This site says around 30/sec. I guess it is no wonder they get a little ragged. http://www.dragonfly-site.com/dragonfly-facts.html
I see them constantly fighting over territory too! Thanks for the website suggestion.