Sky Time

 

Drama!

Teeny tiny moon up there between the middle palm trees.

Venus and Jupiter are soooooo close tonight! 

More! Robins!

 

Sorry, folks, but the spiffy new camera is thrilling me--as are the robins--so here are two more robin pix. I think they've moved on now, alas...

Rule Followers

 

Monday was a national holiday, so of course we had to have ice cream (it's the law...well, our law, anyway). This was delicious spumoni gelato (gelato DOES count as ice cream!).

Details

 

A sweet borage flower...

Trio

 

The crescent moon, Jupiter, and Venus in the sky tonight. 

Mr. DeMille...

 

...this robin is ready for its close-up!

Um...

 

This silly lizardo was just hanging out, upside down, on a grate on the side of our house. La la la la la...

Details

 

More photos with the nifty new camera. These aren't the best--I will need to practice using the zoom and having it focus on what I want it to)--but I do love the incredible red gorget on display up there. (Read the short Audubon bit at the link...) So cool to see it up close! And then below, the lovely gold neck feathers glinting in the sun. 

New! Improved!

 

I have a new camera--it's fancy! (It was an anniversary present from my sweet B.) It has a definite learning curve, but this photo was one of the first batch I took today. 

Stalking

 

What a cool flower stalk on this succulent (agave?). And yes, I am aware of its phallic properties, LOL...

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Surprise!

 

This dude/dudette must have been hiding in a very large dead plant that I pulled up; I had it resting in a trashcan as I chopped it up to better fit into the greenery recycling barrel. 

I'm not sure who was more surprised, me or it! 

Trying to blend in...it stayed very very still and did not remove itself until we left the area. So beautiful!

Silhouettes

 

Lovely contrast here...

Vintage Sewing Cuteness

 

I couldn't resist buying this super cute Boiltex counter standup (it does stand up with a tab in the back) for my sewing area. I mean...cute!

I Spy

 

...with my little eye...something starting with B(ee). 

Magic Times Two

 

In addition to the incredible influx of robins, we also had one of my very favorite birds come to the fountain: cedar waxwings (thus named because of the orange waxy tips at the ends of their secondary wing feathers; it's not exactly clear what purpose this serves, but perhaps [of course!] to attract a mate). Aren't they just so gorgeous?!

Stitchery

 

Finished this cute embroidery; it was part of a stitchalong, with the pattern provided free by the organizer (she sells her patterns and has published a book). 

This is much like the one I participated in last year (same pattern designer). Fun!

Flock o' Robins

 

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9...

8 1/2...

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2...

1.

Graphique

 

Hello?

 

Why does it look like someone is waving or raising their hand just outside my kitchen window? 

(It's actually wooden spoons in a jar...)