Weather Wisdom

Sometimes, I almost miss the day.

By this I mean, the day may seem too hot, too rainy, too icy - or this time of year - 

too darn cold to want to venture outside with my camera.

On days like these, I like to hole up in my studio and work on bead or quilt projects.

These images are from just such a day.

Icy, snowy, drippy with a bone-chilling dampness...

the great outdoors didn't seem very appealing.

But, once outside I found beautiful soft light and 

small wonders hanging from every surface -

reminding me to take advantage of the day,

whatever the weather!

I'm wondering do you go out with your camera in less than perfect weather,

 or is it all good in your book?

Wishing you creative days filled with weather you love.

Holiday Light

Time for a holiday break!

Wishing you spectacular light and

 wonderful holiday moments with friends and family!!!

See you again in the New Year.

Comments are off today.

Winter Curves

Snow is gently falling today.

Looks like a great day to try out my camera's new Storm Jacket (link), (link).

This "jacket" is sure to beat my camera's usual wet weather cover -

a plastic bag...

 which qualifies as ridiculous!!! 

Hope you're enjoying the beauty of the season,

wherever you live.

Comments are off as I'm busy with family,

 festivities, and fun.

Before...

Before the heavy rains, before the gusty winds, before the snowstorm...

before all this weather hit,

I gathered a large bunch of milkweed and brought them into the house.

The milkweed pods were open with their seeds and silken tufts spilling about.

I imagined these little umbrellas escaping all over the house,

but they have stayed in place,

trapped within the stillness of our walls.

Studying these silken umbrellas has gotten me dreaming

 of traveling with them to some warm and magical place!

Frosty

Frosty mornings and pleasant days describe weather in the north woods of late.

For those in the US, I hope the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday 

finds you with much to be thankful for.

Blessings to you!

Ten Million Drops

Mother Nature has been dishing up a variety of weather lately.

We've had rain, fog, frost, and snow.

Today we're back to rain, so I thought I'd share with you ten million raindrops,

 give or take a few thousand.

What does the weather look like in your part of the world?

Wishing you a week filled with variety ~ the good kind!

What you see!

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." ~ Henry David Thoreau

I live on an old paved road.

As far as paved roads go, this one is pretty idyllic looking.

A lake flanks each side of the road which is lined with stately conifers 

and overhanging deciduous trees.

Add a couple tiny backwater ponds, which the frogs love, 

and I've got a great place to walk, bike, and photograph.

This old road has been patched many a time,

creating some interesting designs.

In some spots, these patches remind me of elegant oriental writing,

while in other places they look more like the work of a 

paint splattering modern artist!

Are you seeing beyond the obvious today?

Have a wonderful week "seeing".

Asilomar 2014

In June, I talked about teaching textile surface design for Empty Spools Seminars

 at Asilomar in California - here.

Happily, they've asked me to teach again in March of 2014!

I will be teaching fabric faces with embellishment ~ 

more about that when I finish the class sample.

Today, I thought I'd share with you some Lensbaby photos taken in the lodge

 and around the grounds at Asilomar.

Such a beautiful place.

Hope you can join me in 2014.

Wishing you a creative week!