I took a hundred or so pictures of hummingbirds while I was in Colorado. You can check out more pictures on my Flickr site.
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A Sunflower Kind of Day
Sunflower with bonus bees. I don’t remember planting the miniature one… Judy admiring the sunflower in front of the house.
Car takes another hit!
The picture on the left is from August 2004 – Roger got hit by a red light runner. The one on the right is from today – a Jeep backed into my car in the parking lot at work. Ironically, my car was the only other car in the whole parking lot.
Bernie stops by for a visit.
Bernie stopped by with Ginny. They had been by the dog park first where Bernie enjoyed a dip in Four Mile Run.
Buttlerfy Bush
Turtle returns to bounty of grapes!
Roger’s turtle was out by the mulch pile the other day. Roger rushed right out and feed it a bunch of grapes (claimed they had gone bad). Turtle is happy, Roger is happy!
Arlington County Fair opens Thursday
In honor of the Arlington County (Virginia) Fair which opens on Thursday, here are two quilts from previous fairs. This one shows the types of competitive exhibits and was on the front of the fair book in 2002. It was initially exhibited in 2000. It is machine applique and machine quilted. Though a fairly simple concept, I proudly consider it one of my few original ideas.
Okay, I posted a small portion of this quilt in the Quilts category header – now the entire thing… It was made from kits from The Country Quilter in Somers, NY. After many attempts, this lighthouse quilt earned me Grand Champion of the Art Needlework Division in 2002. I finally beat out the lady who won every year with her “pulled thread” pieces.
I’ll post a better picture of the quilt once I get the pictures scanned.
More Flowers
This pink hibiscus is the color I was hoping for when I bought the new plant last year.
The sunflowers didn’t do as well this year as in previous years. But the gold finches are enjoying the ones which have matured.
Sarah’s Quilt goes home
When Sarah was 10, I told her I would make her any quilt she wanted. She decided she would like a Double Wedding Ring quilt and picked the black ivy print as the background. Okay, so the DWR is a pretty difficult quilt, especially when you only do it in spurts – I kept having to relearn how to piece the curves correctly. Anyway, I worked on it on and off for eight years and finished it about 6 years ago. It went to its proud new (home) owner on Sunday – Sarah and her new condo in Rockville.
Happy Birthday to me!
Roger and I had dinner with Sarah and Matt on my birthday. We visited Sarah’s new condo for the first time. Roger was in his element – being able to help in the kitchen…
We had an excellent dinner and visit.