tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29104486500383104632024-03-07T01:36:38.411-08:00Pieceful AfternoonJoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comBlogger465125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-45184568785882069972020-08-09T08:39:00.000-07:002020-08-09T08:39:03.123-07:00My Favorite Spoon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4x5bZM0TvjYocQmHmZjGNNcdzO5UGHOqykIAihzT65urJuQzR_wjlOj7cP4_jSRb5rDtfUUaXfq8w-fAbhOpRHORNR52ek2LkjNiqQhEeQA2iCT3wZmZlNm05Py5-ryPXae5hwoQjEqsh/s1600/WASHING.jpg"><br /></a>
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Shhh - don't tell the other spoons - but I have a favorite. I've had it for years and don't really remember where I got it. It is a very old, white enamel spoon and is fabulous. The shape of the bowl is deeper and a bit narrower than modern spoons and you can really heap food up in the spoon. Did you know there is another name for the handle? Tang! I like that name for the handle - sounds so elegant.<br />
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My spoon can be elegant - or just plain down-home.<br />
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Mixing up muffin batter . . .<br />
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JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-17225699713874646142018-05-10T18:14:00.000-07:002018-05-10T18:14:00.332-07:00Perseverance - 2012I've been thinking of my word for this coming year - and Perseverance keeps coming to my mind. I wanted to have Curiosity - but Perseverance keeps being Persistent! I have many thoughts when I think of the word - from having stamina through hard time to moving through many learning experiences and coming through the new year with new insights. Always before my Word of The Year has been simple to understand - but this year it is not so easy.<br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia,bookman old style,palatino linotype,book antiqua,palatino,trebuchet ms,helvetica,garamond,sans-serif,arial,verdana,avante garde,century gothic,comic sans ms,times,times new roman,serif;"> The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't. ~Henry Ward Beecher<br /><br /><br />The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places. ~Author Unknown<br /><br /><br />When the world says, "Give up,"<br />Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."<br />~Author Unknown<br /><br /><br />Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves. ~Dale Carnegie<br /><br /><br />Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. ~Author Unknown<br /><br /><br />When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt<br /><br /><br />Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. ~Josh Billings<br /><br /><br />The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground. ~Author Unknown<br /><br /><br />Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb<br /><br /><br /><br />If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again. ~Flavia Weedn, <i>Flavia and the Dream Maker</i>, © <a href="http://www.flavia.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Flavia.com</a><br /><br /><br />He conquers who endures. ~Persius<br /><br /><br />Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits. ~Robert Brault, <a href="http://www.robertbrault.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.robertbrault.com</a><br /><br /><i></i><br /><br /><br />I <i>frequently-regularly-often</i> trip while reaching for my high ideals. Then I giggle, or cry, and get back up. ~Erika Harris, <a href="http://lifeblazing.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">lifeblazing.com</a><br /><br /><i></i><br /><br /><br />It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. ~Albert Einstein<br /><br /><br />Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. ~Walter Elliott, <i>The Spiritual Life</i><br /><br /><br />People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them. ~G.B. Shaw, <i>Mrs. Warren's Profession</i>, 1893<br /><br /><br />There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream. ~Author Unknown<br /><br /><br />Perseverance... keeps honor bright: to have done, is to hang quite out of fashion, like a rusty nail in monumental mockery. ~William Shakespeare<br /><br /><br />The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling. ~Lucretius<br /><br /><br />But the moment you turn a corner you see another straight stretch ahead and there comes some further challenge to your ambition. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.</span>JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-73874204986410714522018-05-10T05:55:00.000-07:002018-05-10T05:55:00.549-07:00Would You Like To Go To An Apple Farm?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL8aqCxY0jW2vVPjvOCmywXaJNB32WHZSIFSywK8p93m8q8SbJ9o5FqFmCgrEmPO5VVqvAY5xutjV-mES25nWx534CODCfDvWh1CHdBf2sk82BCzo2ymuTGAd65FE4J2_JwHZsEEn7Sx6/s1600/GARDEN+1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL8aqCxY0jW2vVPjvOCmywXaJNB32WHZSIFSywK8p93m8q8SbJ9o5FqFmCgrEmPO5VVqvAY5xutjV-mES25nWx534CODCfDvWh1CHdBf2sk82BCzo2ymuTGAd65FE4J2_JwHZsEEn7Sx6/s400/GARDEN+1.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657839020647767090" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxXl6OHNXRWC-mzOVjams0_fm2rx9nQCZAkdHTXLqwreOu3VZuTIFHyK55H3542bQUkuCPWA_HtyxeN0JZrCni-CO-Mp1Dw_7zYAkrmusSejCDMODC9BqvZz1vOUrCHQe_AA4by-QX9Tq/s1600/PUNKINS.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxXl6OHNXRWC-mzOVjams0_fm2rx9nQCZAkdHTXLqwreOu3VZuTIFHyK55H3542bQUkuCPWA_HtyxeN0JZrCni-CO-Mp1Dw_7zYAkrmusSejCDMODC9BqvZz1vOUrCHQe_AA4by-QX9Tq/s400/PUNKINS.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657839027548006674" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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2011 flowers 9-18-11 apple farmJoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-6143320886966064552018-04-29T19:27:00.000-07:002018-04-30T18:46:46.937-07:00Things I Don't SayMy dear friend Crispy did a blog about this - it was fascinating, and brave, so I thought I'd give it a try.<br />
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Things I Don't Say - but that are true, none the less.<br />
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1. I hate entering a room full of people by myself, I'd much rather walk in right behind someone else.<br />
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2. I love to spend time all alone - by myself - completely quiet.<br />
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3. I don't like big wide fabric borders on quilts - they seem like cheating and rarely do they add to the beauty of the quilt.<br />
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4. I like dolls and love to make clothes for my six dolls.<br />
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5. I'll straighten a crooked picture on the wall if at all possible, even though "they" say if you can't leave a crooked picture alone you have no self control - but I say, if you leave a crooked picture you have no taste.<br />
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6. I like to slop around the house all day in my old clothes - but I'll get dressed nicely if I have to.<br />
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7. My favorite fabrics are 30s reproductions and I greatly dislike the new color combos of reds, turquoise, orange and neon lime, or turquoise and brown - yuck!<br />
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8. I don't make fad quilts, nor table runners or wall hangings - just not my thing.<br />
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9. I'll catch a spider, fly or any other bug and take it outdoors - I have a special butterfly net for just that - I never squish a bug.<br />
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10. I'll give money to people standing on the corner - if they are brave enough to stand there and take the hate and disrespect that I've seen then I'm happy to give them $20.00 - when I have so much and they have so little.<br />
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11. I feel bad when I hear a sad story about someone's life - everyone is somebody - and is someone's son, daughter, mother, father, aunt, uncle, sibling - everyone is somebody.<br />
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12.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-43170471536397089192013-11-18T13:03:00.000-08:002013-11-18T13:03:10.688-08:00All the Lone Star Quilts<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #38761d;">You can read about the whole journey by clicking <a href="http://piecefulquillting.blogspot.com/2012/10/lone-star-quilts.html">HERE</a></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">there are posts for each quilt - starting with that first one</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Lori</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Jason (Beccy's husband)</span></span></span></div>
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JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-21472690161858271052013-10-11T11:23:00.000-07:002013-10-11T11:23:05.276-07:00Are We Walking To Alaska?<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">This is a different kind of post - but one that I'm very proud of - my book, <i>Are We Walking to Alaska?</i>, has been featured on</span></span><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://cabingoddess.com/2013/10/walking-alaska-special-fourthwallfriday/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Fourth Wall Friday</span></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"> - at Cabin Goddess, a wonderful site that features authors and their books. My book is a bit different than the ones regularly featured on the site. Kriss did a fabulous job in the feature story.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;">That is me on the left in the photo. This picture was taken on my mom's birthday. My little brother has a cast on his arm and a black eye - the story is in the book (no, I did not beat him up)</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">I'd be honored if you would visit and see the post about my book. I'm very proud of my book - the story of our family moving to Alaska in the 1950s, before Alaska was a state. My adventures were exciting to a young girl and I'd love to share them with you. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">You can purchase my book from a link on Kriss's page - or by clicking the postcard just under my header above, or from Amazon.com, just by searching the name of the book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Are-We-Walking-Alaska-ebook/dp/B006CBG6K4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381513298&sr=8-1&keywords=are+we+walking+to+alaska" target="_blank">"Are We Walking To Alaska?"</a>, in print or kindle.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"> It is a book that the whole family can enjoy - I hope you will find it intriguing and as interesting to read as I found it to be when I was writing it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In April, 2012 our son and daughter-in-law were making plans to come and visit us in June, Jamie was going to a Librarians' convention in Los Angeles - so the whole family would go to the conference and then come here for a visit. We had not seen them since last October - when Donnie was four months old - we were excited.</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But I didn't have all the quilts finished - none of them were quilted and the three for the grandsons had not even been started. I had figured they wouldn't be coming for at least another year - so quilt finishing went into overdrive. Julie, in Idaho began quilting and quilting on her machine - we met one day in Eastern WA where we were spending a few vacation days and she gave me four of the quilts, finished and ready to bind. She went home to quilt on the other two quilts - and I came home to feverishly begin work on the three Lone Stars for the grandsons. </span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I picked the fabrics online- that was easy - except that the fabric for two of the quilts was brand new, had not been manufactured and was still on pre-order - but I placed my orders anyway, because they were the perfect fabrics, and hoped the fabric would come in time to get the last three quilts done. One fabric was baseballs, and that I ordered immediately. Another was planets and the universe and as the time drew closer the delivery date kept being changed, from April - to May/June and then to August, and the quilt store told me that the manufacturer was notoriously slow in sending fabrics - so I ordered different universe fabric - and it arrived in three days. The next problem was - Star Wars fabric - it is perfect for Ben - but it is a brand new fabric and wouldn't be printed until May - so that is ok - I can work on the other two quilts - and finish the Star Wars one for Ben just in time for company arriving.</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I decided this time that I didn't have time to piece each point of the star like for the adults' quilts - so changed the plan so that each point was solid fabric - and laying it out and cutting it so the fabric print formed a design when sewed into the Lone Star. Baseball quilt done - and I have to find a closer quilter - there now wasn't time to send the quilts to Idaho and get them back in time to bind. My friend Susannah told me about Peggy, in Anacortes - Susannah had been having her quilts done by Peggy for years - and when I called, Peggy said she had time and could do a rush order on the three last quilts (all are bedsize, so that is lots of quilting).</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The baseball quilt for Donnie was pieced - off to Peggy to machine quilt - then the planet quilt was done - and off to Peggy and I picked up Donnie's quilt. At last the Star Wars fabric arrived - from </span></span></span><a href="http://www.fortworthfabricstudio.com/"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fort Worth Fabric Studio</span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. I have been in contact with them about the need to have the fabric right away - and she put my name at the top of the list and mailed the Star Wars fabric the day it arrived in her shop, and it arrived here in a few days. If you ever need special fabric or need it quickly - that's the place to shop.</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All this time I had been working on the bindings of all nine Lone Star quilts - and to say the least - I was glad when all were bound and the last label was put on the last quilt - now my family could gather and I could present the quilts that had for several years now, been a surprise. It was hard to hide all nine bed quilts in our house - I made pillowcases for each quilt and stored them in the backs of closets and under beds - hoping no one would discover them I was ready - I was DONE.</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then two days before their flight in June, Donnie came down with the chicken pox - oh no - you can't fly with chicken pox - so with some figuring and fixing we got refunds on the tickets (love that flight insurance) and made plans to have them fly out later in the year.</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I wanted to present the quilts when the whole family was together - which does not happen very often. It worked out great that they hadn't come in June, because our oldest daughter and her family had to go to Olympia to help with a family emergency and they would have missed most of the June visit.</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally, in early Sept they arrived from WV - a long flight with a 16 month is tiring - but they were happy to be here - and we were too.</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One Sunday when everyone was here we had a fabulous day - first was Jahn-Zyel's birthday party in the park, then friends came to visit with Jamie and Rusty (friends they had made while living in Tacoma - before moving to WV). Next - home to get dressed up in our picture takin' clothes and at 5 - family portrait time. After the portraits, which was a lot of fun - clowning and silly faces and good faces too - we came indoors and I presented the quilts - what a fabulous day it was - everything went smoothly and all had a grand time.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I fussy cut the points of the stars to make a design in the center</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And of course Grammy had a special reward for special boys - Lego sets to put together while the adults were busy getting dinner ready - which was to be a BBQ on our new deck.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can click </span></span></span><a href="http://piecefulquillting.blogspot.com/2012/10/lone-star-quilts.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">HERE</span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to read all about the Lone Star Quilt Project. And the other 7 Lone Star Quilts that I made.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Even though this was a secret project and I kept it all hidden from the kids all the years I was working on the ten Lone Star Quilts, Don did know about it. It would have been impossible to get this many quilts done without him seeing something going on - so I let him in on the secret - but I kept part of the secret from him. He thought he was getting a blue quilt - and instead I made a green one for him - and he was very pleased and surprised.</span></span></span></div>
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JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-47502182344619011132013-01-13T05:30:00.000-08:002013-01-13T05:30:01.047-08:00Lone Star Number Six - Jay<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Next - our youngest daughter's Purple Lone Star Quilt was shown - - and here is her husband Jay's Green Lone Star. Greens make such a peaceful quilt.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Next I showed our oldest daughter's Pink Lone Star - and here is her husband's Blue Lone Star. I like working with blues - so many wonderful combinations.</span></span></span><br />
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<br />JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-47264690516657465992013-01-09T12:27:00.000-08:002013-01-09T12:28:56.136-08:00Granny Squares<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #741b47;">While recuperating I wanted something fun to do - and this is what I decided. I remember when I was a kid (yes, indeedy I can remember that far back) that many people had Granny Square Afghans on the back of their sofa. The afghans were always done in a lighter yarn than worsted, and in deep, saturated colors. I always wanted one, yet over the years (oh those many years) I never got around to one. Well, now is the time.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #741b47;">And here is Mr. Lincoln to give us some idea of the size of the little blocks. I'm not sure how many blocks I need, but I know it is a LOT. I want it to be big enough to wrap up in, on a cold winter night.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;">I'll show the next quilts in matching order of the way I posted our kids' quilt. First was our son's Lone Star, and here is his wife, Jamie's Red Lone Star. This one was interesting to make, at the time the reds that were available were the murky, dusty colors and I wanted bright bright bright - so it took some time to hunt up enough colors - but I'm determined.</span></span></span><br />
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<br />JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-49365725582027111162013-01-04T21:27:00.000-08:002013-01-04T21:28:11.152-08:00What I won - so very long ago<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">One of my favorite people in the whole world (and that encompasses a LOT of people) - is <a href="http://piecefulpeg.blogspot.com/">Peg</a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">- of Peg and Garry, also known as Griz (Garry, not Peg). She is a fabulous quilter, terrific blogger and wonderful friend. We met online through blogs - and since they live just over the border a bit, into British Columbia, we met up one day and have been meeting now and then whenever they get down this way in their camper, and one day soon we hope to get up their way for a visit. We visit and laugh and eat and laugh and have such a grand time. Peg is always working on something clever and interesting.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">Way back in October Peg had a give-away - and I won it. We had just been together at Bob's in Burlington the day before her drawing, having a fabulous brunch - and I was so surprised the next day when she announced I was the winner of her wonderful give-away. It was a whole lot of great Christmas items, sewn up lovingly by Peg. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">I waited (somewhat impatiently) for the package to arrive. Mail between BC and WA is slow, to say the least - but it did come faster than I had thought it would - and what a glorious time I had opening the package. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">(I have shamelessly stolen the photos from Peg's Blog - I was in the middle of my painful back episodes that eventually led to emergency back surgery - when the package arrived and I just couldn't concentrate to get photos taken) But one day soon - as I recuperate from surgery - I shall take photos of all the fun things I won - but for now - you get to see Peg's photos.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">Starting at the the top left, and going clockwise - a bag that was STUFFED with Christmas Candy, which I will not be able to photograph later, because the Christmas Piggies ate every piece of the candy, next is a set of four of the cutest coasters you ever saw - perfect for a hot cup of tea or cocoa. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;"> Then on to the pan cozy, with Santa on the front - and you can see the next photo (bottom right), a pan poking out of the pan cozy. Well, inside that pan was a bag of ingredients and instructions for making brownies (to share with our friends when we carry them in the pan cozy - hahahaha - fooled them, we ate them all - and Peg even included a nice 9x9 pan to bake the brownies in. The bottom photo is a cute hot mat with a Penguin on it, and then a beverage bag - perfect for a special christmas gift. And in the middle - a Christmas bucket/bag - so clever and handy - for gifts or for filling with evergreens and decorations.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">See - I told you she was so clever - and so thoughtful. I love everything in the gift package - but wait - there is more - can you believe it?</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">There was a large tote bag - in coffee bean and chocolates fabric - it has a zippered top - plenty of pockets and a nice long strap - this will be a scene stealer when I take it shopping - and believe me, I will take it shopping - a LOT.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">So that is my winning package from Peg - any one of these items would have been super wonderful - but all of them - oh my, I was overwhelmed. Thanks so much Peg - we are looking forward to visiting with you and Garry again - hopefully in the spring time. Happy sewing - to a dear and thoughtful friend.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">Click Peg's name at the beginning of this post to visit her fabulous blog, you know you want to see more of her quilts.</span></span></span></span></span>JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-49721201216073295752013-01-03T15:49:00.000-08:002013-01-04T19:09:06.316-08:00Lone Star Quilt Number 3 - and some changes<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;">At last, I'm able to have the laptop on my lap so I can post something. I still can't sit at the computer desk - but this is great for now.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;">I have read that when you look at a Lone Star quilt your eyes should be continuously moving - going from color to color, as if the quilt was moving - I think I've done pretty well in capturing that movement.</span></span></span></div>
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<br />JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-66378069887937572602012-12-14T18:45:00.001-08:002012-12-14T18:45:16.348-08:00No Quilt Photo Today<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;">No more quilt photos for a while - we'll have to put the stories of the rest of the Lone Star quilts on hold for a bit</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;">First, thanks to all that have emailed, texted and called, wondering where I have been. It makes me feel good to know you care - and thank you to those that continue to check my blog for a new post.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;">But there won't be a new post for a while yet - and not very often even then. I had back surgery on Nov. 27 after a painful trip to the ER in the ambulance (those things are not built for comfort, let me tell you). The surgery was successful and now the long, slow recovery. I have my laptop on a wooden tv tray, tilted towards my lap, as I type this note. Not the most comfortable way to type - but it is working for a bit anyway. And I can't sit in one position very long anyway.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Physical therapy, visits to the acupunturist, doctor visits, hospital bed and nice walker - and helpful family and friends - those are my companions for now - later I'll be back to share photos when I can.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Have a very wonderful holiday - and thanks for checking in with me.</span></span></span>JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-43239623625990127712012-11-07T09:55:00.000-08:002013-01-04T19:08:21.788-08:00Lone Star Quilt Number Two<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">This is the continued story of the Lone Star Quilts I made for my family. Read about the beginning of the project</span></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://piecefulquillting.blogspot.com/2012/10/lone-star-quilts.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">here</span></span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: lime;">I am reading</span></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><i>The Garden Letters</i></b>, by Elspeth Bradbury and Judy Maddocks. This is about my fifth or nineteenth time reading this wonderful book. Two friends live and garden in New Brunswick, until one of them moves to the other side of Canada - to Vancouver Island. Their letters share their love of gardening and the plants they grow, the weather, their families and lovely sketches.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #660000;">I am thankful for </span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;">the warmth of my home and the safety of living here. When I see the homeless people on the street corners I want to give them enough money for a house of their own so they can get back the feeling of safety that they hopefully had at some time in their life. It saddens me to think that someone's brother, sister, father, mother, sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin or even grandparent is standing in the rain - holding a sign and hoping for a little bit of money to ease their discomfort or their hunger for just a little while. I have so much and share with them whenever I can - it makes me feel good and I hope it makes them feel a little better too - and I always give them a smile at the same time - for it might be one of the few smiles they will see that day.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">I have just finished</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;"> folding several baskets of towels. Fresh and warm from the dryer, towels give me the feeling of happiness. I like my linen closet organized - by color and by size of towels, sheets, etc. I have a lovely stack of vintage embroidered pillowcase and for fun I sometimes take them all out and iron them, fold them back up and put them in their proper stack, until it is their turn on the pillows. A lovely linen closet - sigh.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;">I am smiling</span></i></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because of three little boys, all wearing their Candy Corn hats that I crocheted for them. Well, I guess I have to say, two little boys and one young man, Jahn-Zyel is now 11 (and humors his grandmother - thank you Jahn). In the first frame can you see Jahn standing behind Ben? It looks like Ben has on two hats.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner for Don's family when we lived in Wisconsin. We had only two children then, a 3 year old and a baby (cutest children you ever saw). The family gathered, and I think there were 19 of us - but I'm not sure. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I had baked 6 pies, everything was cooked and ready to serve. The house smelled wonderful. The family came up the outside stairs to our apartment in the upstairs of a big old farm house, and our 3 year old daughter came out of the bedroom with baby cream all over her face - she didn't miss one single spot (I told you they were cute kids, I didn't say they were angels) everyone thought it was hilarious - but that wasn't what was going through my mind as I wiped her sweet little face clean. We sat down to eat, and it began to snow.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Not your ordinary snow - but Wisconsin blizzard snow - thick and heavy flakes - so much snow that you couldn't see the yard light just outside our window. Everyone was nervous - I was anxious - we ate our dinner and the family gathered up their coats, hats, scarves, boots and gloves and off they went. No one ate the pies. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> It took the local people well over an hour to get home (usually 15 minutes), and those that lived an hour away had to spend 3 treacherous hours on the road (they had animals at home that needed tending to, so couldn't stay the night). </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Almost as soon as they left, our electricity went out, so we gathered up the babies, snuggled them into our bed and went to sleep. It had been a disappointing day, but everyone got home safely and we had a gas stove to keep us warm - and pie to eat for a week or more.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000;">Gravy (my cousin Penquin taught me to make the best gravy - it is our family secret) - yes, his name IS Penquin</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000;">Cranberry relish (this has changed - it used to be cranberry sauce - but our youngest daughter makes the best cranberry relish, which is always requested by her dad)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000;">Bread and Butter pickles - sometimes I forget them</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000;">Deviled eggs - two platters - one spicy, one plainer</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000;">We set the table with fancy dishes - this year - the Loon Dishes or Desert Rose that belonged to my grandmother?</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000;">Serving pieces - green depression glass, crystal bowls and crystal gravy boat, vegetable shaped dishes (carrot, radish, corn), green water pitcher - lots of vintage silver for serving up the food, cloth napkins to match the dishes.</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000;">And so I say - Good Bye October - Welcome November!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">I started a project in early 2008. I decided to make every member of our family a Lone Star quilt. But I wanted it to be a secret, until every quilt was finished. Now keeping a secret from people not living in this house is easy - well, sort of easy, if I don't leave any projects lying around for them to see, but hard to keep that big of a secret from Don - though I must say - he is one of the easier members of the family to fool. But since I needed him to occasionally hold up the quilts for photographing - I decided to let him in on the secret.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">I had to start the project with deciding colors for the Lone Stars. The main decision was to make each quilt a different color - and only use one color in each one - all blues, all greens, etc.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Then I had to gather fabrics - and plot the quilts. I used color swatch cards, which I carried in my purse at all times. Looking for a pattern was another thing I had to do. Every pattern I found was for small Lone Star quilts - wall hangings - and weren't the size or number of colors that I wanted, so I drafted my own pattern. Then I marked on the pattern where each color would go - marked my color swatch cards with the number of pieces I would need of each fabric - and began cutting.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">The first one I made was for our son - Rusty. He loves blue so that was an easy color selection.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylfeq962DXfQyNtm2adhxqAYUIyooiI6dtzFR-gIdLaHWNeqqrwM36Gq149SHkJ7Sc_7ZpWO63cUQGcKBCGtpcyWrEmqkz_s4C6zskiR0zpvzL6Ir5GfXP8eV4LYgbzaQUs536Y7_7oo/s1600/CENTER.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455572584497379938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylfeq962DXfQyNtm2adhxqAYUIyooiI6dtzFR-gIdLaHWNeqqrwM36Gq149SHkJ7Sc_7ZpWO63cUQGcKBCGtpcyWrEmqkz_s4C6zskiR0zpvzL6Ir5GfXP8eV4LYgbzaQUs536Y7_7oo/s640/CENTER.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="626" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">After the center star was finished - I had to decide on borders - the hardest part of the quilt for me, as my friends will tell you. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDjRNNefPrt0Qg7Bz0A_eJiMQEa_WG-wH6ZEp9HdFF7c6bvC1dFji17PiptZbYSfe82yHNq0P0iRfnnE-3S7o4BzKb3dTzUkjI8becNxgAVxSYOAPVwqNze1Z1CnxeOup06EoJFeEoRo/s1600/blue+checkerboard+pieces.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" height="596" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455570541553743234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDjRNNefPrt0Qg7Bz0A_eJiMQEa_WG-wH6ZEp9HdFF7c6bvC1dFji17PiptZbYSfe82yHNq0P0iRfnnE-3S7o4BzKb3dTzUkjI8becNxgAVxSYOAPVwqNze1Z1CnxeOup06EoJFeEoRo/s640/blue+checkerboard+pieces.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">I wanted a checkerboard border for Rusty's quilt - so I made lots and lots and lots more of three inch nine patches - for the border.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7hUYYHab8rQ0cmOjXCVrOhyphenhyphenNiQiEBmrdxDbKiVwwTo8ERgft0OJX5D7S4B5bb372900VFTeeQWpEKz2hzIMbuC4bvZIH3S0cqkGArkJclID4zIc4qrqTZn0_pox39hvOSEuMqJgOaJU/s1600/FIRST+BORDER.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455572592612795138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7hUYYHab8rQ0cmOjXCVrOhyphenhyphenNiQiEBmrdxDbKiVwwTo8ERgft0OJX5D7S4B5bb372900VFTeeQWpEKz2hzIMbuC4bvZIH3S0cqkGArkJclID4zIc4qrqTZn0_pox39hvOSEuMqJgOaJU/s640/FIRST+BORDER.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="633" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">To make the borders come out even at the corners was often a problem - I solved that problem on the blue quilt by not having the checkerboards meet in the center - making a frame of them.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnQXcqdK2uNawxjMwLPsOEqoosmcnulZmD8O8Lpscn-3VvCHwY-T-WweF7ksp7uFNcgmx1MOdph7X4HlK9oGq91GjiIk0b3ybxm8mzFP_LRJ-g5t6_jZuMShChPf-0OvleEB3y3wDHus/s1600/SAMPLE+BORDER.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" height="598" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455570761544486082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnQXcqdK2uNawxjMwLPsOEqoosmcnulZmD8O8Lpscn-3VvCHwY-T-WweF7ksp7uFNcgmx1MOdph7X4HlK9oGq91GjiIk0b3ybxm8mzFP_LRJ-g5t6_jZuMShChPf-0OvleEB3y3wDHus/s640/SAMPLE+BORDER.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">I would audition borders. Curved flying geese seemed like a good idea - but didn't seem to fit my idea of how the quilt should look.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9knZSPNH_Tuj-2z7O8-lGjUyV9E_XhfWSi4cKO0Xj501-IRYiVuiy0dqp58Is174CUQwdEFnVeWCe20mUhgUNJmp0Eh8qhwuFn_LEerOSDCEvZNF3GqkcVSDN5X93AHEPkGmgUup7Vt4/s1600/BLUE+BORDER.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455570527871062674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9knZSPNH_Tuj-2z7O8-lGjUyV9E_XhfWSi4cKO0Xj501-IRYiVuiy0dqp58Is174CUQwdEFnVeWCe20mUhgUNJmp0Eh8qhwuFn_LEerOSDCEvZNF3GqkcVSDN5X93AHEPkGmgUup7Vt4/s640/BLUE+BORDER.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Straight line flying geese fit better . . .</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS1ai8gkLRuHkn7z5ppfUPLHq_RQOeS67fvyMGWmF4YxbjGWyzqQdLZs7f654JX0q9FzeNCqarv31uA7BTTWPuHLU6wIaaQ3hPQ5_CGd8Dj6PB633AlYX84rC0D3aaGP14BjrmE1iwKo/s1600/BLUE+COMPLETE.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" height="562" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455570552052143730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS1ai8gkLRuHkn7z5ppfUPLHq_RQOeS67fvyMGWmF4YxbjGWyzqQdLZs7f654JX0q9FzeNCqarv31uA7BTTWPuHLU6wIaaQ3hPQ5_CGd8Dj6PB633AlYX84rC0D3aaGP14BjrmE1iwKo/s640/BLUE+COMPLETE.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">The flying geese go from light to dark and back again - all around the quilt.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Then the quilts had to go to a long arm quilter, as one or two were finished, I sent them off to Julie in Idaho, along with batting and backing, and she began machine quilting them.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">After the tops were quilted, she sent them back,and I had to hide them. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">At first it was easy - a few quilts hid away in the back of the closet - no problem - but as the stack grew, it became harder and harder to hide them.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">My plan was to give out all the quilts at the same time, when our whole family was together. Our daughters and their families live just down the hill from us, not 5 minutes away, but our son and daughter-in-law and grandson Donnie live in West Virginia.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">They were scheduled to come out for a visit in June of 2012 - and two days before their flight, Donnie came down with the chicken pox - so of course they couldn't travel. I had been rushing to get the last three quilts done before their arrival date - and I had them done three days early - and then - no visit because of the chicken pox. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">So I made some gift bags for each quilt - out of flannel backed plastic tableclothes - bagged them all up and hid them - some in the back of the closets and some under the guest bed - it took some doing, but all were hidden away - and we waited.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Finally, in early September, they were able to get reservations and vacations coordinated, and they flew to Bellingham from West Virginia. We had a glorious visit with all of the kids here - and on a Sunday, after we had a family portrait done, I gathered the family in the living room and began to give out the quilts. It was an emotional time for me - to finally see all the quilts finished and given to the family.</span></span></span></div>
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JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-34336805249638823302012-08-26T06:30:00.002-07:002012-08-26T06:30:01.226-07:00Mountains and Planes<span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">On the way back from Wisconsin we had cloudy skies most of the way, but the clouds cleared as we were approaching Bellingham for landing. Off to one side I could see Mt. Adams - it was spectacular but went by fairly fast - then up loomed Mt. Ranier - it seemed so close - and even though the pilot had already announced that we were to have all carry-on luggage stowed beneath the seat in front of us, I whipped out my camera and began taking pictures.</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now this was more difficult than usual, because I was in an aisle seat and had to aim the camera out the window - hoping to get the mountains and not the passengers' heads. </span><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwWeJTsepqsNEPBvew_MXEfZe3Fxu0V-4IGfmXgvSFRMAmE8oskzAlAcRn_oLozIdVfvEj5vHz69qLYSUw19jfRN4yft-5JGZyOoG5LwJjNzcvN2lBsHv4FDt9-JbLdB5BBP9yAzEmtl3/s1600/MOUNTAIN+1+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwWeJTsepqsNEPBvew_MXEfZe3Fxu0V-4IGfmXgvSFRMAmE8oskzAlAcRn_oLozIdVfvEj5vHz69qLYSUw19jfRN4yft-5JGZyOoG5LwJjNzcvN2lBsHv4FDt9-JbLdB5BBP9yAzEmtl3/s400/MOUNTAIN+1+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779596343931027874" border="0" /></a>Mt. Ranier was majestic . . .<br />A lot farther away we could see the Olympic Mountains, but even my camera has its limits - so I was happy with Mt. Ranier, and hoped that Mt. Baker would appear on the other side of the plane.<br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNn_Kt-fuzYubHXwecr-pQNG4DXGc-A9KFwZmHoL6AES6wSLYdLKy-bTqO4_-GZjWGpeEwvXs4cFOovArYSxuTVz9eT5n9H5bWXmKN7XeBA59CL5LKlTXffOV20RuZDftxDNflXqD1dKG/s1600/MT+BAKER+TWICE+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNn_Kt-fuzYubHXwecr-pQNG4DXGc-A9KFwZmHoL6AES6wSLYdLKy-bTqO4_-GZjWGpeEwvXs4cFOovArYSxuTVz9eT5n9H5bWXmKN7XeBA59CL5LKlTXffOV20RuZDftxDNflXqD1dKG/s400/MT+BAKER+TWICE+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779596727116053746" border="0" /></a>And there she was. Her little cap of clouds - a glorious welcome home sight!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6d1ClMD0iv8mx8eXZsC6iFynrvSPqKS3HmREUMp_fKaGKh1BFt_vhZ7ZLZSfQaO70ee8DbxmJ5th8UZFMm6SmeKWj61MJ9vzoy6_MTFku9J0MZ9D4D0y2zELCPZ6TvqhZ6jMsvkpzEISF/s1600/MT+BAKER+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6d1ClMD0iv8mx8eXZsC6iFynrvSPqKS3HmREUMp_fKaGKh1BFt_vhZ7ZLZSfQaO70ee8DbxmJ5th8UZFMm6SmeKWj61MJ9vzoy6_MTFku9J0MZ9D4D0y2zELCPZ6TvqhZ6jMsvkpzEISF/s400/MT+BAKER+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779596363521883106" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zgtjuBhNYIHVa32SEmDf76GxAbmBrBOF5bZUB8JYiUzzJ6bUqLAkXwfs60-eI8EdjvoT5MEE_m9kE9RpBtrusK0aiev8FvrF0Bx5vG9qGiJZT22Pc6UwcMVcN4f6UF010aqwlcVVt7qi/s1600/MOUNTAINS+SISTERS+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zgtjuBhNYIHVa32SEmDf76GxAbmBrBOF5bZUB8JYiUzzJ6bUqLAkXwfs60-eI8EdjvoT5MEE_m9kE9RpBtrusK0aiev8FvrF0Bx5vG9qGiJZT22Pc6UwcMVcN4f6UF010aqwlcVVt7qi/s400/MOUNTAINS+SISTERS+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779596357277853282" border="0" /></a><br />I have no idea what this mountain is - but it was beautiful too. I was taking these out of the opposite side of the plane - across the aisle and there was a mother and two young children in the seats so I had to time the photos so I got them when everyone was not leaning forward in their seats.<br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><br style="font-family: arial;"><a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENn4ZZ0G4HYgfReaHXh6sLxFuLXBnyBahxXwebFLdJC7wTIUqvbNP17zoO2O0slTah3TLHpa1-ngDpfKGOOnoNSbqUtk_FHaiikj73loTNzahPVRsnbMWO4GKkGNYKiiOTLgUruZjy_SE/s1600/MT+BAKER+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENn4ZZ0G4HYgfReaHXh6sLxFuLXBnyBahxXwebFLdJC7wTIUqvbNP17zoO2O0slTah3TLHpa1-ngDpfKGOOnoNSbqUtk_FHaiikj73loTNzahPVRsnbMWO4GKkGNYKiiOTLgUruZjy_SE/s400/MT+BAKER+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779596371369416866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">And once again Mt. Baker came into view - I guess we must have been circling - I took pictures until the pilot announced that the flight attendants must take their seats and prepare for landing - and I stowed my camera under the seat in front of me, like a good passenger.</span></span><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-68585734226151751392012-08-25T06:30:00.004-07:002012-08-25T06:30:01.147-07:00More Birds in Wisconsin<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Besides the Sandhill Cranes and the Mergansers in the last two posts about Wisconsin, we saw a few other birds too. One thing I saw was not a bird, but it went by so fast I couldn't even get my camera up for a picture. We were on the freeway heading back to southern Wisconsin and right there, beside the freeway, munching on leaves was an Elk - no kidding - an Elk. I am not sure how it got there - freeway and fence on one side and fence with houses behind the fence on the other side of the Elk, yet there it was, enjoying a tasty meal of leaves, oblivious to the rushing traffic and the houses nearby. I only wish I had a picture of it - the antlers were impressive.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">So - back to the birds.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">We stopped in Delafield, where Don had lived for a year and a half when he was 7-8 years old. The house on the Mill Pond was still there - but the mill pond dam had been taken down. He spent some time walking around in the yard, and as we were pulling out I spotted this lovely fella.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjthlOotfJuU6uB6vmk3Kkz63Cgt7bRZTKeoW14-37hiqlbBfEBs3csRE8oWEcMBHFGjqwBSSIzGHM6PHQdisOHkKeWhkxu8AfSFYaTjV2CZOBLAhKL9g9hi624VrU4VkOYscWfhJsjWL/s1600/CARDINAL+AT+BRICK+HOUSE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjthlOotfJuU6uB6vmk3Kkz63Cgt7bRZTKeoW14-37hiqlbBfEBs3csRE8oWEcMBHFGjqwBSSIzGHM6PHQdisOHkKeWhkxu8AfSFYaTjV2CZOBLAhKL9g9hi624VrU4VkOYscWfhJsjWL/s400/CARDINAL+AT+BRICK+HOUSE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779591644445536674" border="0" /></a><br />His mate had been on the fence too, but as I snapped the picture she flew off. I was happy just to have one photo of a cardinal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofHB6oHdnyrAANz6jNj3_W1BpxiE2e-BWGLht5shAQHpj7MD9AdNVxU3q4LCAxWVf5j2PE9ZvclCTZxIvSLhZXPU-c3P-108BOaJ5XN_zNuzB7m6NSIFSx_cgMeFY7C_Wpy63126Qekew/s1600/GEESE+KASHENA+FALLS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofHB6oHdnyrAANz6jNj3_W1BpxiE2e-BWGLht5shAQHpj7MD9AdNVxU3q4LCAxWVf5j2PE9ZvclCTZxIvSLhZXPU-c3P-108BOaJ5XN_zNuzB7m6NSIFSx_cgMeFY7C_Wpy63126Qekew/s400/GEESE+KASHENA+FALLS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779592310655353266" border="0" /></a>As we were leaving Kashena Falls we heard the geese before we saw them. I got off one quick picture before they flew behind the trees.<br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfxid3xNADHtqtFpeMSr6rnMRO0YbDOr2WqfXlm-NoncvTUPWDt4f46fSU2ZHh1IkHH_m_DbF7liNcLd4ZPw9jgoZYqe_W39dilge8-8szZ9lhioj4k0stghnIcKQ4X0zCNDRCOdgfwwa/s1600/KASHENA+HERON+GOOD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfxid3xNADHtqtFpeMSr6rnMRO0YbDOr2WqfXlm-NoncvTUPWDt4f46fSU2ZHh1IkHH_m_DbF7liNcLd4ZPw9jgoZYqe_W39dilge8-8szZ9lhioj4k0stghnIcKQ4X0zCNDRCOdgfwwa/s400/KASHENA+HERON+GOOD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779591639112740114" border="0" /></a><br />At Kashena Falls we had watch a heron fly in way down the river - and my camera was able to capture him, even at that distance. I love my camera - Canon Power Shot SX 30IS - it can zoom up to 140X.<br /><br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvlHkfsG-WnEMiS9txieSSBqCk4WN3AQF16ZNVFvxGqTpPBseOpV041SiunRzCokljyPKZogOZpcXAyg73YbzfDZh1uO71wkikIxee9O9ArvIxiVz8iHeZGglFrn1OE2Zy2U_XzEbC0Ep/s1600/TURKEY+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvlHkfsG-WnEMiS9txieSSBqCk4WN3AQF16ZNVFvxGqTpPBseOpV041SiunRzCokljyPKZogOZpcXAyg73YbzfDZh1uO71wkikIxee9O9ArvIxiVz8iHeZGglFrn1OE2Zy2U_XzEbC0Ep/s400/TURKEY+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779591672917283650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">And then the turkeys. We saw several flocks of turkeys in those two days, but they were easily frightened and were gone before I could get a picture of them. This one was at the edge of a hay field where I had been taking pictures of the Sandhill Cranes. I saw the grasses on the edge of the field waving and focused my camera on them, to see what might come out.</span><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1_7FIa5sWcGD1SeVMheNRBA0GvydVvrsfBvOTMV6FwWioSk3PTOwWqaEV7cEEUNr9rgCoJHNUElH9h_5rmj4lIz1VxVrDFc9VA61XbPYpG6iphqNluexD4p1CgUy6Sj-CbMNOCWIIfXp/s1600/TURKEY+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1_7FIa5sWcGD1SeVMheNRBA0GvydVvrsfBvOTMV6FwWioSk3PTOwWqaEV7cEEUNr9rgCoJHNUElH9h_5rmj4lIz1VxVrDFc9VA61XbPYpG6iphqNluexD4p1CgUy6Sj-CbMNOCWIIfXp/s400/TURKEY+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779591663999124242" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">And there he was . . .<br /></span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6e0AT-dooEirtA-ren4cXJFHdlNfyTWiQxw196W0buyvo4fAU0i8RajeVDOa71_WOFN1TTIgrxzumaZ7nujj2KAAk4fJqlz4NW6W9wT2WxAqDqt4SFVEmV2-NtY7nr5fuGobL1AgUJkIz/s1600/TURKEY+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6e0AT-dooEirtA-ren4cXJFHdlNfyTWiQxw196W0buyvo4fAU0i8RajeVDOa71_WOFN1TTIgrxzumaZ7nujj2KAAk4fJqlz4NW6W9wT2WxAqDqt4SFVEmV2-NtY7nr5fuGobL1AgUJkIz/s400/TURKEY+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779591658613484386" border="0" /></a><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfezilPskWHHCJDofCQqwHtJLHIOHIY4rJoEcfeTAtRzDId9Zb0SoWHikvHRrOWfWHlbR_gf47V_okAqIhEuAvoHqijls8GSyCMRedomf0bQOQq_-DOC8MuMBihXo6OwiJij3MY_kPcx1i/s1600/TURKEY.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfezilPskWHHCJDofCQqwHtJLHIOHIY4rJoEcfeTAtRzDId9Zb0SoWHikvHRrOWfWHlbR_gf47V_okAqIhEuAvoHqijls8GSyCMRedomf0bQOQq_-DOC8MuMBihXo6OwiJij3MY_kPcx1i/s400/TURKEY.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779592317525207442" border="0" /></a><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Amongst the wild Black-Eyed Susan - a perfect shot - and then he was gone back into the grasses.</span></span><br /></div><br />JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-8276902120076556272012-08-24T06:20:00.003-07:002012-08-24T06:20:00.416-07:00Mergansers at Kashena Falls<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">While we were in Wisconsin for Don's class reunion, we set some time aside to enjoy the countryside of northern Wisconsin. One of the places we stopped at was Kashena Falls - there is no park there - no benches for sitting - no picnic tables, just a small graveled area off the side of the road to pull over and park. It is quiet and sacred there, the falls, the river, the trees - and the birds. We saw a heron fly in and land on a rock and then we walked across the bridge that goes over the falls. </span></p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Don spotted them first, a few ducks far across the river, swimming together. As I was focusing my camera and trying to find just where they were, they popped up again, right near the bridge. And this is what we saw.</span></p><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2-acmFRTdCETe1qWCtU3uYA8giBzhTaxtyvqvBLcGsreO2ijG6_XdszzvfKf3LnusHMVYhPUry9cqcVwQbKIIiB8GO9WlE853JbOmVH3UG0zdb2dPKD9-Fis-ORT96pBWK7bOE5ngnlh/s1600/MERGANSERS+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2-acmFRTdCETe1qWCtU3uYA8giBzhTaxtyvqvBLcGsreO2ijG6_XdszzvfKf3LnusHMVYhPUry9cqcVwQbKIIiB8GO9WlE853JbOmVH3UG0zdb2dPKD9-Fis-ORT96pBWK7bOE5ngnlh/s400/MERGANSERS+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779585952088790658" border="0" /></a><br />The Mergansers were swimming in a group near the bridge . . .<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8ty2hyphenhyphenhklEejehrcyZJaiq2ZWUPd62BOhFUEYsjH-b98sjqfnOeK_wdfauOvwk-BXyEXtj8VeRFU5rzwoAGVr13QMggGOTn1T64151dF8NSWBGTnDqHMhYGwqiFa7Pj1EAYNYIZCzTTj/s1600/MERG+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8ty2hyphenhyphenhklEejehrcyZJaiq2ZWUPd62BOhFUEYsjH-b98sjqfnOeK_wdfauOvwk-BXyEXtj8VeRFU5rzwoAGVr13QMggGOTn1T64151dF8NSWBGTnDqHMhYGwqiFa7Pj1EAYNYIZCzTTj/s400/MERG+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779585134630238738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R_Dq-aywZRY1EW5ZV2WjhEzz2CzAD-qdGPqlprWHhH9og7gDLFKqHWL67XlnMuve016jTwnA2Wuz6TB2WhEYr3QzwgavJJR53IfPh6vjmkQZKMFaNBLFH5PH7fv67GFtxx_8Conqu3NP/s1600/merg+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R_Dq-aywZRY1EW5ZV2WjhEzz2CzAD-qdGPqlprWHhH9og7gDLFKqHWL67XlnMuve016jTwnA2Wuz6TB2WhEYr3QzwgavJJR53IfPh6vjmkQZKMFaNBLFH5PH7fv67GFtxx_8Conqu3NP/s400/merg+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779585454722807522" border="0" /></a>They line up and followed each other through the small rapids . . .<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKGwtUDgwYRAnUDE5FzZGypi0ANLAjJ-uc4sjjuf9OlF2K4ZNNBouCzfXan72CdLc2HBrbdr3uaIaJZmuTcEWAW2OEj08ahjOyr42A5cJ7EWudpm-mfA7w-g7nlbYN_Gr90gB48M6UExF/s1600/merg+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKGwtUDgwYRAnUDE5FzZGypi0ANLAjJ-uc4sjjuf9OlF2K4ZNNBouCzfXan72CdLc2HBrbdr3uaIaJZmuTcEWAW2OEj08ahjOyr42A5cJ7EWudpm-mfA7w-g7nlbYN_Gr90gB48M6UExF/s400/merg+9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779585446146936402" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fTbTtga0ey3gQ819NDhhTf47qygm9qHx92qsWDBTSkPBdc-XFhbwZTI0kKhf2uS9JO5PUlv1ulTmDPdn_NpdARFEIUUT-nTDI_YiklgGON37x340etSR9Qc75RS95aLxlYo-wnqs0c9S/s1600/merg+11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fTbTtga0ey3gQ819NDhhTf47qygm9qHx92qsWDBTSkPBdc-XFhbwZTI0kKhf2uS9JO5PUlv1ulTmDPdn_NpdARFEIUUT-nTDI_YiklgGON37x340etSR9Qc75RS95aLxlYo-wnqs0c9S/s400/merg+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779585464482147138" border="0" /></a>I had to work fast - focusing and taking pictures - they moved quickly along with the current . . .<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qDuyxAXaS4_pXrA5x8ctrf7ksew1gMD-G3NziRdCXXrAMNbf6L6-_s9xpkPYWTaQxGLj5LYen5oyCPh4suWOES2zJg_VeouwXti7ZmL6U40vEAhR10Kkt-XzrueRbpY5wlxMd_O73v7z/s1600/merg+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qDuyxAXaS4_pXrA5x8ctrf7ksew1gMD-G3NziRdCXXrAMNbf6L6-_s9xpkPYWTaQxGLj5LYen5oyCPh4suWOES2zJg_VeouwXti7ZmL6U40vEAhR10Kkt-XzrueRbpY5wlxMd_O73v7z/s400/merg+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779585435771211314" border="0" /></a>They floated down the river and crossed to the other side - still following in a line . . .<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnSZ9VzGwvRmIE-gX3UK-F4W1IBSXC6idWppAt47CBigjJyk8PEbkcSWPYacJES4XUWP7u9kn5vDYR6rGJU6TkEYn-8OxW9BBz5PbHWXGwsrg_H3mHufaGtUZijQzjlj7bRl_BHk7C1JR/s1600/MERG+12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnSZ9VzGwvRmIE-gX3UK-F4W1IBSXC6idWppAt47CBigjJyk8PEbkcSWPYacJES4XUWP7u9kn5vDYR6rGJU6TkEYn-8OxW9BBz5PbHWXGwsrg_H3mHufaGtUZijQzjlj7bRl_BHk7C1JR/s400/MERG+12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779585471704618690" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDQtv4VrgFIGQbup5i5SSBRoak_Gh9QBVMHd3kQG12XQvxSuDtCNUctzv7M3W5svBXCN_Z52xW4lLOQnEp51bc2eeZnjA_WBd_5czgvly1b4FKgLab1e0ygrcoPXyb4OypHutrgyxewjR/s1600/MERG+14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDQtv4VrgFIGQbup5i5SSBRoak_Gh9QBVMHd3kQG12XQvxSuDtCNUctzv7M3W5svBXCN_Z52xW4lLOQnEp51bc2eeZnjA_WBd_5czgvly1b4FKgLab1e0ygrcoPXyb4OypHutrgyxewjR/s400/MERG+14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779585733791980050" border="0" /></a>Walked up on some rocks on the edge of the river . . .<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUvLImt-TA4pqvYryj7bov_5iciLaVoYv3oD92_lafCBUe7_ZBqrPWADkHEXR1focPMgNgUu8MZSiK-rGKqJ34v_b0AoL8GVfMdZSZl4ksDON_rpNHLYYFIR6ndmYsXXJQXxKqyfwKGDL/s1600/mMERG+13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUvLImt-TA4pqvYryj7bov_5iciLaVoYv3oD92_lafCBUe7_ZBqrPWADkHEXR1focPMgNgUu8MZSiK-rGKqJ34v_b0AoL8GVfMdZSZl4ksDON_rpNHLYYFIR6ndmYsXXJQXxKqyfwKGDL/s400/mMERG+13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779585972187244850" border="0" /></a><br />Crossed under the bridge . . .<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnmG8aSthXL0ZnX6340tDr4DqG4Efir-03sY15toynGFux81iH_vFijc9qRq6WHWYE_84Oippuh9nzF8f45gUaDE8kEmFqK9hdDZg4UBWPJ3uRJAzei_XwaBuiX70Ym1WaOQg1ZSFvAVl/s1600/MERG+15.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6ctx-0pdSKLp05gK0aSpCc5XQ2y3kZBZ1sn2X0FZ6Ifn336t_tCZEhOglFOabhyphenhyphenZgzhpFzKIRcBQ1AmIqhWZ7EIwpjXNW5zklwlMlg18O6_rlX-zXycK5TiSdtsXlMSbtT06XQ-Fuqpw/s1600/MERG+17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6ctx-0pdSKLp05gK0aSpCc5XQ2y3kZBZ1sn2X0FZ6Ifn336t_tCZEhOglFOabhyphenhyphenZgzhpFzKIRcBQ1AmIqhWZ7EIwpjXNW5zklwlMlg18O6_rlX-zXycK5TiSdtsXlMSbtT06XQ-Fuqpw/s400/MERG+17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779585758477390210" border="0" /></a><br />They used the rapids like a water slide . . .<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tOZv_tHuhqqBkYHgxaAUBC9ttNSD7zVz2m53gza-bSkjG8R-UoLaqbzjyE0hyphenhyphenLeL49QOiCdYBAEJRoUPYBmfXd4VNUvZcmaUT-tXhOfPgndsIB41rs3CQDNasX5bW6_baIkmtWLEA6Mp/s1600/MERG+16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tOZv_tHuhqqBkYHgxaAUBC9ttNSD7zVz2m53gza-bSkjG8R-UoLaqbzjyE0hyphenhyphenLeL49QOiCdYBAEJRoUPYBmfXd4VNUvZcmaUT-tXhOfPgndsIB41rs3CQDNasX5bW6_baIkmtWLEA6Mp/s400/MERG+16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779585748196115026" border="0" /></a><br />Good Bye ducks . . . and thank you!<br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDQtv4VrgFIGQbup5i5SSBRoak_Gh9QBVMHd3kQG12XQvxSuDtCNUctzv7M3W5svBXCN_Z52xW4lLOQnEp51bc2eeZnjA_WBd_5czgvly1b4FKgLab1e0ygrcoPXyb4OypHutrgyxewjR/s1600/MERG+14.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeDp78ANFuhxHBt7_buO1cnw5t06ayugrx8HhTZ0fC2mKfAqEpRPsPazwRSIhatL3oMF4BKsZ5lBbJjiU10Z4PIqcRSyIV7pZygBu3-fMa0amnqk0PJ_EsFbog95i0SSzcA5W-i59RsLi/s1600/MERG+18.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fTbTtga0ey3gQ819NDhhTf47qygm9qHx92qsWDBTSkPBdc-XFhbwZTI0kKhf2uS9JO5PUlv1ulTmDPdn_NpdARFEIUUT-nTDI_YiklgGON37x340etSR9Qc75RS95aLxlYo-wnqs0c9S/s1600/merg+11.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R_Dq-aywZRY1EW5ZV2WjhEzz2CzAD-qdGPqlprWHhH9og7gDLFKqHWL67XlnMuve016jTwnA2Wuz6TB2WhEYr3QzwgavJJR53IfPh6vjmkQZKMFaNBLFH5PH7fv67GFtxx_8Conqu3NP/s1600/merg+10.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKGwtUDgwYRAnUDE5FzZGypi0ANLAjJ-uc4sjjuf9OlF2K4ZNNBouCzfXan72CdLc2HBrbdr3uaIaJZmuTcEWAW2OEj08ahjOyr42A5cJ7EWudpm-mfA7w-g7nlbYN_Gr90gB48M6UExF/s1600/merg+9.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qDuyxAXaS4_pXrA5x8ctrf7ksew1gMD-G3NziRdCXXrAMNbf6L6-_s9xpkPYWTaQxGLj5LYen5oyCPh4suWOES2zJg_VeouwXti7ZmL6U40vEAhR10Kkt-XzrueRbpY5wlxMd_O73v7z/s1600/merg+8.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnSZ9VzGwvRmIE-gX3UK-F4W1IBSXC6idWppAt47CBigjJyk8PEbkcSWPYacJES4XUWP7u9kn5vDYR6rGJU6TkEYn-8OxW9BBz5PbHWXGwsrg_H3mHufaGtUZijQzjlj7bRl_BHk7C1JR/s1600/MERG+12.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-JWPSgOE8COBAS7o6LuDvocHFg_G2Jyl8YDloktF_XRQmdxjS-tRAhabBKBnfP404ccooGTvbnZWYyIGwvZtdWFQZIry_oO1NpKahWBXP0Zjxjz-IBaeAL2Pj484EeSiKfrxgr0Cq1Ak/s1600/merg+6.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIf-D07GyuXhcc9YYdb3y9IFY7EsA876I8Siy7brc7oUFe2v04_67eHkHq6kaK-PpCCnr0RwXn2PXyEc6OvCitd31jWGaPRn1XcAO9cHqPufpxw986W_KC5NZ41jfL4XtSkcAY-gubs6h/s1600/MERG+5.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJm0O1yKdvRshlAu-gwEGvtTqcLn4kGsFvYWyLf-U7-F3VG2fweS_WskwDd2MRfKWnm9SgPa6bBEW6rvOuq3FqRjRnuMvufmppQDofyZgj4HhSwVL9Bqv-YqagzYA2Dh4wg-o2zNzFLsy/s1600/MERG+4.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8ty2hyphenhyphenhklEejehrcyZJaiq2ZWUPd62BOhFUEYsjH-b98sjqfnOeK_wdfauOvwk-BXyEXtj8VeRFU5rzwoAGVr13QMggGOTn1T64151dF8NSWBGTnDqHMhYGwqiFa7Pj1EAYNYIZCzTTj/s1600/MERG+3.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6a1olxKVLsdTh8aP34LXXOAptQlrJrDgX1jeDPNLFw5vGU2Du-547d8vXQpb7sMi3CiivYHl5UAMtLxLDeYXD3NWgPAmlCRS5SfUxaBLUq9r5BBEwHh-91ntwAo7w4o2riWKii4HK_tK/s1600/merg+7.jpg"></a><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><br /><p></p>JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-83713004081922293732012-08-23T06:35:00.001-07:002012-08-23T06:35:00.328-07:00Oh - Mrs. BrownDirt<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">When last we visited with</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://piecefulquillting.blogspot.com/2012/07/mrs-browndirt-goes-to-lodge-in-mountains.html"> Mrs. BrownDirt</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, she was at a lodge, enjoying herself on vacation. That same vacation she had a few other adventures. Let's check in and see what she was up to on her vacation to Plain, WA.</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a sunny and very warm day - so Mrs. BrownDirt and her people headed off for a picnic, trying to find some water - a lake, a river, an ocean - oh wait - no oceans in Plain, WA -</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY7arz-6LiyumOWwn5DyJeG3X__hAHKs1RDADV5BM7XRgBJZSCp3NfNZgCdjfNFEV8b-uGgo9r8s_A95r9OrlAZgjqkc8Z9a5UyJM51TR8rl3URAQ2KrByFQkMTy3nPQO-9D3IU3vQD8/s1600/COOLER.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY7arz-6LiyumOWwn5DyJeG3X__hAHKs1RDADV5BM7XRgBJZSCp3NfNZgCdjfNFEV8b-uGgo9r8s_A95r9OrlAZgjqkc8Z9a5UyJM51TR8rl3URAQ2KrByFQkMTy3nPQO-9D3IU3vQD8/s400/COOLER.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779550538482361202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">I love a good picnic - especially one with a cooler full of good food - and cool ice, it is very hot today and we cotton people might get wrinkled and mussed in the heat. Ahhhh comfort.</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOmiIyEhWaKr-UqFTxtGDYYh1kZ5DPtUKFPrnYo2S1dINwp_-3XqkKvXtSFWiDRbIZjJh7iwuIRXwRzmhfY96C5tGauV2igXrs0EZ1HUeEZPcDST7YBBtTGY3QjA_i2gjiP74kuAOifQ/s1600/TREE+FALL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOmiIyEhWaKr-UqFTxtGDYYh1kZ5DPtUKFPrnYo2S1dINwp_-3XqkKvXtSFWiDRbIZjJh7iwuIRXwRzmhfY96C5tGauV2igXrs0EZ1HUeEZPcDST7YBBtTGY3QjA_i2gjiP74kuAOifQ/s400/TREE+FALL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779551516209025858" border="0" /></a>I think I'll have a look around - see what is in the woods by this river . . .<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWV5-hy6uQqER-ylUooULHmvzrZFwN9qAN85rrCgw9TT1ezhQnKOMhBrJ4r8yFVb45zn4lcDH7ex4TJg-PAorqHthj5sNqf61Htey9mzb7R2VW8rIb6X9n-3wDKsaa-rjkLAgGZAZJ_8/s1600/BEAR+AGAIN.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWV5-hy6uQqER-ylUooULHmvzrZFwN9qAN85rrCgw9TT1ezhQnKOMhBrJ4r8yFVb45zn4lcDH7ex4TJg-PAorqHthj5sNqf61Htey9mzb7R2VW8rIb6X9n-3wDKsaa-rjkLAgGZAZJ_8/s400/BEAR+AGAIN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779551932738694610" border="0" /></a>Oh noooo - a bear - run - hide. I thought this was going to be a civilized lodge vacation - not one with bears. They will eat the stuffing right out of you if you aren't careful!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh148yIjsLqKlGg-UfKzevMHR43XNUhEmE0NQjchDtOul_36biXswrQHlzauXGPOOt9gjmA85YumR0Q-x_aAH4kBlMMIopjl8v-JR4Tp7gfTzBu6OXcx1JorWzwnkbIO_g3Mh2jZCnF7BQ/s1600/BEAR.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh148yIjsLqKlGg-UfKzevMHR43XNUhEmE0NQjchDtOul_36biXswrQHlzauXGPOOt9gjmA85YumR0Q-x_aAH4kBlMMIopjl8v-JR4Tp7gfTzBu6OXcx1JorWzwnkbIO_g3Mh2jZCnF7BQ/s400/BEAR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779550525301303938" border="0" /></a>It is a very big bear!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB8yAv4e5zbYr5HFKhkzILhAwr3Mzu6fGnr9Qpg2VuQ6t0mbqiXvGi3JI18maSJ4KI4YoMIJGgz9p4OXhIH-Y2aP3iyeFI0i7LPW0e08kBR7yC0SMdYyviQPFYa1_LiqCI_kNgQSOIPQ/s1600/TREE+CLIMB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB8yAv4e5zbYr5HFKhkzILhAwr3Mzu6fGnr9Qpg2VuQ6t0mbqiXvGi3JI18maSJ4KI4YoMIJGgz9p4OXhIH-Y2aP3iyeFI0i7LPW0e08kBR7yC0SMdYyviQPFYa1_LiqCI_kNgQSOIPQ/s400/TREE+CLIMB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779551499132397234" border="0" /></a>Quick - up a tree - hope I don't fall over into that river - a girl doesn't like to get wet and messy in her good dress,.<br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7v23XdCC9FPEK_zLX_isdahctj8CgTEhRCSpJpWmGoE1MdQjzrahv_OZ16K7cJ2YbYjbP7CPHYriycn5OW6S4zWDhwsXyhlmi07Xh9EDLGv-yK-BoR42AOGqNSdaMjDf5VB2z_4Ro04/s1600/TREE+FALL+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7v23XdCC9FPEK_zLX_isdahctj8CgTEhRCSpJpWmGoE1MdQjzrahv_OZ16K7cJ2YbYjbP7CPHYriycn5OW6S4zWDhwsXyhlmi07Xh9EDLGv-yK-BoR42AOGqNSdaMjDf5VB2z_4Ro04/s400/TREE+FALL+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779551507191002466" border="0" /></a><br />Uh oh - I'm not such a good climber - heeeelp!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQEr_ZQI0a4LsA9P93mfivXJ2-bjfsPcys2hoVT42CTgnlthUknOABj-JDPBhxvpfKQL4t7IqsKT335zJ413d6xTH4Nj7k0EtPNff_gWbL5H_UriA52o8dQptoXESs66gWnzJnvtGKDM/s1600/BEAR+TREE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQEr_ZQI0a4LsA9P93mfivXJ2-bjfsPcys2hoVT42CTgnlthUknOABj-JDPBhxvpfKQL4t7IqsKT335zJ413d6xTH4Nj7k0EtPNff_gWbL5H_UriA52o8dQptoXESs66gWnzJnvtGKDM/s400/BEAR+TREE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779550516984176834" border="0" /></a>Oh dear - I forgot that bears can climb trees - now what?<br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTS9xvZSmor7rhaQ6B2hU5FVno3HKzwijJ1HjVSa5jAtYwkg6m9xL45Evj00UGxvT3ZyHpQKSvwFYwCfFGr5laN8Pn4CQzIQw2I7oZLJzZ5GrCxte9k1XRXOsD88QL8mCBHtvC3wwBk8/s1600/TREE+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTS9xvZSmor7rhaQ6B2hU5FVno3HKzwijJ1HjVSa5jAtYwkg6m9xL45Evj00UGxvT3ZyHpQKSvwFYwCfFGr5laN8Pn4CQzIQw2I7oZLJzZ5GrCxte9k1XRXOsD88QL8mCBHtvC3wwBk8/s400/TREE+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779551482144220562" border="0" /></a><br />I'll hide in the leaves . . .<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHsiakvKGMsn3NWxENvZOVSjoFY5c1mA5Ev9rXbM3IMyT4yULci_X3j5-hfrUx1240RGEyodJpevy2BU_kxr86uosm61J-wg6NO_z7veciLCJrd9IdYPXMXYRZ5Lnj-P-dVvKs39wLxA/s1600/TREE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHsiakvKGMsn3NWxENvZOVSjoFY5c1mA5Ev9rXbM3IMyT4yULci_X3j5-hfrUx1240RGEyodJpevy2BU_kxr86uosm61J-wg6NO_z7veciLCJrd9IdYPXMXYRZ5Lnj-P-dVvKs39wLxA/s400/TREE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779551925081430482" border="0" /></a>The bear seems to be friendly - he says I should come down for lunch - I hope he doesn't mean that I am going to be lunch. I've very hungry so I will chance it - it is easier to get down out of a tree than to get up in a tree.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEOT-WRorYnE8W-K21FCE6JvZW3-EnO2Ovyrey-8lJ0rhm8gvxV-G8njAC8-2h12D80UWb-3h1raAoM7aBV-2O0xcnpcqw5qeZAiqmQG_RZVBCak13XK53sjeDgMP8-jervvWQriegnc/s1600/FROG+POSING.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEOT-WRorYnE8W-K21FCE6JvZW3-EnO2Ovyrey-8lJ0rhm8gvxV-G8njAC8-2h12D80UWb-3h1raAoM7aBV-2O0xcnpcqw5qeZAiqmQG_RZVBCak13XK53sjeDgMP8-jervvWQriegnc/s400/FROG+POSING.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779550983734829666" border="0" /></a>When I climb down - what do I see - Buddy E - waiting on a rock - is he laughing at me?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_aoVHFZ0aNTSk1rH2kMvC284a3qlmFaKFN0r_oKWBxsCYV_9aVvEdJZzE9zNoBT5fz7QrWhp05-ACdvM_KtrpX5VFli20g7B4NmOCzyPQSD-0SRvVlKsnVcgUCqFcQcQ1vW02OqhPOQ/s1600/FROG+AND+SANDWICH.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_aoVHFZ0aNTSk1rH2kMvC284a3qlmFaKFN0r_oKWBxsCYV_9aVvEdJZzE9zNoBT5fz7QrWhp05-ACdvM_KtrpX5VFli20g7B4NmOCzyPQSD-0SRvVlKsnVcgUCqFcQcQ1vW02OqhPOQ/s400/FROG+AND+SANDWICH.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779550544851106322" border="0" /></a>That frog - he is laughing because he ate the sandwiches while I was desperately trying to escape that ferocious bear - I bet Buddy E sent the bear after me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6a_EUwzv7trUXxBgOLe9AW72o98nyRRkXIeLbPwczVKE-MPdGgfp6GTQprT-56gpe4_JgDc2yPqNXLaMVYxeoY2D-mBFYTWeGZpAelqz_THuaF7WrhgBP9EG5HRbK_-ptIGgA7rpYXQ/s1600/FROG+COOKIS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6a_EUwzv7trUXxBgOLe9AW72o98nyRRkXIeLbPwczVKE-MPdGgfp6GTQprT-56gpe4_JgDc2yPqNXLaMVYxeoY2D-mBFYTWeGZpAelqz_THuaF7WrhgBP9EG5HRbK_-ptIGgA7rpYXQ/s400/FROG+COOKIS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779550966015399746" border="0" /></a>No no - the frog is going to eat all the Girl Scout Cookies . . .<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHW8jSt8vAWwOGmQkrK22nU7nwFr87MBuCMwzUnndgEUl4_J5jW9yLeQgFB5Q5VeE2r_-_grxJ8kvKQd3C_2-K_znsorQD5iHoD9HmFuW05iMj1Ob-x_ou7CxDFpj2vNiruRC2jDqZJ8/s1600/SHARING+WITH+FROG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHW8jSt8vAWwOGmQkrK22nU7nwFr87MBuCMwzUnndgEUl4_J5jW9yLeQgFB5Q5VeE2r_-_grxJ8kvKQd3C_2-K_znsorQD5iHoD9HmFuW05iMj1Ob-x_ou7CxDFpj2vNiruRC2jDqZJ8/s400/SHARING+WITH+FROG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779551472403468530" border="0" /></a><br />Go ahead frog - try and get those cookies!<br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVPC3CYWgXAdSFN85ui8841d1Jo5r0Dr-UIwWSWpY9lrLqgI9p8fbzsmsJ0lSD64gV-bDohVC4YfiEkKlJLTmir8uCc8oHJv3xK6xwofEudCBJdzekRdGvf9rBH2bQvGlN9Y19N2qiYw/s1600/FROG+IN+COOKIE+BOX.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVPC3CYWgXAdSFN85ui8841d1Jo5r0Dr-UIwWSWpY9lrLqgI9p8fbzsmsJ0lSD64gV-bDohVC4YfiEkKlJLTmir8uCc8oHJv3xK6xwofEudCBJdzekRdGvf9rBH2bQvGlN9Y19N2qiYw/s400/FROG+IN+COOKIE+BOX.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779550973055837554" border="0" /></a><br />Oops - did you fall into the box ? Hee Hee Heee<br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br style="font-family: arial;"><a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kTzZlRouj1SniF3fa2rZ-RJ2tYCTC2DZFKoToNdZMBPexexCshy8qU2qmiRrtzzMjXMBphOBLz_BxGmA4QbLoXDT3RnMpeEpZoT7tc3DpW6o2N-xR0yxL1O-vTr42tmUla8l98L9UF0/s1600/OOPS+SORRY+FROG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kTzZlRouj1SniF3fa2rZ-RJ2tYCTC2DZFKoToNdZMBPexexCshy8qU2qmiRrtzzMjXMBphOBLz_BxGmA4QbLoXDT3RnMpeEpZoT7tc3DpW6o2N-xR0yxL1O-vTr42tmUla8l98L9UF0/s400/OOPS+SORRY+FROG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779550997888957746" border="0" /></a></span><br style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh I'm sorry frog - really I am - the cookies got all eaten up before you could get any - maybe it was that mean old bear - snicker snicker - really, I AM sorry frog.</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a nice picnic, despite having to hide from a bear and then the frog eating the sandwiches - I think he has a tummy ache, I know I do - I mean the bear does, from eating all those cookies.</span></span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQEr_ZQI0a4LsA9P93mfivXJ2-bjfsPcys2hoVT42CTgnlthUknOABj-JDPBhxvpfKQL4t7IqsKT335zJ413d6xTH4Nj7k0EtPNff_gWbL5H_UriA52o8dQptoXESs66gWnzJnvtGKDM/s1600/BEAR+TREE.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeWgc7av9pHlGAVGq_jM97L1qKxfj2zo-Sb24JS_kYHfujDeXJJl6NQsD6cqV9Q0CplFwY2KE0OtToR7mbPDaAw9ukr9F2Iq2wiewzMUWV6hMlqz-sGZiOWo-2LRR1UsUFZkdFHxkhB0/s1600/BEAR+AGAIN.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_aoVHFZ0aNTSk1rH2kMvC284a3qlmFaKFN0r_oKWBxsCYV_9aVvEdJZzE9zNoBT5fz7QrWhp05-ACdvM_KtrpX5VFli20g7B4NmOCzyPQSD-0SRvVlKsnVcgUCqFcQcQ1vW02OqhPOQ/s1600/FROG+AND+SANDWICH.jpg"></a><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-51553501875274064032012-08-22T10:13:00.000-07:002012-08-22T10:15:20.444-07:00See What Those Cranes Do Next<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">In the last post we watched the Sandhill Cranes in hay fields, and then they lined up and started walking - look where they went.</span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRa_NZ2uuYqbw9LJ_Z6KUz7bc0O7ncb3nQ6gsXvyPjAthgfVT4nbDDZm5zjEYrV-TdR4ujbBEv7yUFSzI16Ew5f6Fsf-iFO388gMsqZWpzyxvoKL6rTdxn96Q77vUlCKYMY5aOeNXZUcLi/s1600/CRANES+STREET.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRa_NZ2uuYqbw9LJ_Z6KUz7bc0O7ncb3nQ6gsXvyPjAthgfVT4nbDDZm5zjEYrV-TdR4ujbBEv7yUFSzI16Ew5f6Fsf-iFO388gMsqZWpzyxvoKL6rTdxn96Q77vUlCKYMY5aOeNXZUcLi/s400/CRANES+STREET.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779543507029628530" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">They started across the road . . .<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRBiW5u6IfF8LHmNEL_wWmu7yVF33c1Dg4W7kUCdwtpSXGiFoG3wZIT15sY5_wPcqiLmxJzljI9N7jcO9FchB5f8mF57obZph7z2SORwTHu6EIY2Cju8O9merEUlKWMV_rugI1ktmgcyh/s1600/CRANES+STREET+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRBiW5u6IfF8LHmNEL_wWmu7yVF33c1Dg4W7kUCdwtpSXGiFoG3wZIT15sY5_wPcqiLmxJzljI9N7jcO9FchB5f8mF57obZph7z2SORwTHu6EIY2Cju8O9merEUlKWMV_rugI1ktmgcyh/s400/CRANES+STREET+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779545171045959266" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Follow the leader . . .<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjspTESGc88qVqkB3xIiylyev_UhNr2HucUFMzgzrPOdjxIRn05ydezf2dEfzC7PVW_ymo5kEY3E5-yULcsS6qJmbIJbhkdZKJXqb3EGQTeAXYbbdUEAbWcbHW4DYcojcsJcz3KBfskcN/s1600/CRANES+STREET+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjspTESGc88qVqkB3xIiylyev_UhNr2HucUFMzgzrPOdjxIRn05ydezf2dEfzC7PVW_ymo5kEY3E5-yULcsS6qJmbIJbhkdZKJXqb3EGQTeAXYbbdUEAbWcbHW4DYcojcsJcz3KBfskcN/s400/CRANES+STREET+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779545174904478642" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNojh4RqAL01s9DAs1ddnJx5XFUFuwAa6laSvWoecsNcCWYveZy7z86us5pcjJQqOarL-6UQuBxJdndHKvA7waw_Gfrdfq55-QyT-vajOxWsIzfUzXJoK24gPjdk2j70j1VgNSod9Xgscd/s1600/CRANES+STREET+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNojh4RqAL01s9DAs1ddnJx5XFUFuwAa6laSvWoecsNcCWYveZy7z86us5pcjJQqOarL-6UQuBxJdndHKvA7waw_Gfrdfq55-QyT-vajOxWsIzfUzXJoK24gPjdk2j70j1VgNSod9Xgscd/s400/CRANES+STREET+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779545183717819746" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Very neighborly . . .</span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDn03_k8FCm0zqqzk2Z0tOzr4-ogd4AeU-MDgwAFb2hu_58E1eAuJmuxhvRUgbEVyBFUPNrHxiDQWnMHlahtkXOq2SyWWgapm_MYiqFrxmPCqFMtztax5RbSQ4hrzqj8kAydukHSsq5vM/s1600/CRANES+STREET+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDn03_k8FCm0zqqzk2Z0tOzr4-ogd4AeU-MDgwAFb2hu_58E1eAuJmuxhvRUgbEVyBFUPNrHxiDQWnMHlahtkXOq2SyWWgapm_MYiqFrxmPCqFMtztax5RbSQ4hrzqj8kAydukHSsq5vM/s400/CRANES+STREET+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779545200877318930" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtmvDFJrS-u-Swjx3CEYgpaP_6qRaPF-0tmOeIl0svUqKwa-WGdEgQhgE3v12WTZQpgN4hGJ6Cut8hazKnyl0pYVgKkK9UBn1raoIgyEzdQ6ffW9OA-P171aac8qeMk7JJfdf4JQN27AL/s1600/CRANES+STREET+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtmvDFJrS-u-Swjx3CEYgpaP_6qRaPF-0tmOeIl0svUqKwa-WGdEgQhgE3v12WTZQpgN4hGJ6Cut8hazKnyl0pYVgKkK9UBn1raoIgyEzdQ6ffW9OA-P171aac8qeMk7JJfdf4JQN27AL/s400/CRANES+STREET+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779545216712533010" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">They decided to pay a visit to the farmer who so graciously cut his hay so they could find something yummy to eat. We didn't follow them into the farmer's yard.</span></span><br /></p>JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-51541151060613052752012-08-19T10:57:00.000-07:002012-08-19T10:57:55.137-07:00Wisconsin - Sandhill Cranes<br /><br /><p><br /></p><p>We just got back from Wisconsin, where we had a nice visit with Don's cousins and their families in Waukesha, and went to Northern Wisconsin for Don's 50th class reunion.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLCC7h2CXpVa2HynnfJI0HDtwM0Gh3XD8srgPTyVmbcBL_Idr7bCqbbKJuwwdbhHUnXxQCVv4EdzAx-dvxOv8GLx16-mrGHIOK-lq-kKALMC0ic6ZizKmuGwLE-4ihBnZHuHBzuXBSFzp/s1600/CRANE+BOB%2527S+4+good.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLCC7h2CXpVa2HynnfJI0HDtwM0Gh3XD8srgPTyVmbcBL_Idr7bCqbbKJuwwdbhHUnXxQCVv4EdzAx-dvxOv8GLx16-mrGHIOK-lq-kKALMC0ic6ZizKmuGwLE-4ihBnZHuHBzuXBSFzp/s400/CRANE+BOB%2527S+4+good.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778441431157636002" border="0" /></a></p> <p>The first day there, on the way to breakfast with cousin Bob, we spotted a Sandhill Crane in a small park along the Fox River, right in town. Everyone assured us that the cranes were everywhere, but just in case, I had to stop and get some pictures. This was the first Sandhill Crane that I have seen up close - such excitement.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaaq5LUODCy7hnZM1hQynwc9KjUk8szFzixShCIF32AF-dOsY3vHCjavubfYRj3sRrXHkCWWDszsweWJkEgddQ3prfSLvp1lMzdtMOdUjufBg0sbjW8qfsO189cOSal_dYDjyG2m3btoq/s1600/CRANE+BOB%2527S+6+good.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaaq5LUODCy7hnZM1hQynwc9KjUk8szFzixShCIF32AF-dOsY3vHCjavubfYRj3sRrXHkCWWDszsweWJkEgddQ3prfSLvp1lMzdtMOdUjufBg0sbjW8qfsO189cOSal_dYDjyG2m3btoq/s400/CRANE+BOB%2527S+6+good.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778441443611674882" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p>Then when we were in Northern Wisconsin we saw a lot more Sandhill Cranes. Mostly they were in fields of hay that had been recently cut - looking for food. They would sometimes be close, and sometimes far, but with my 140x zoom on my camera I got some great shots. It was so exciting to listen to them and watch as they walked about, finding tasty tidbits in the hay. Those birds can move fast, with those long legs. I often had to focus the camera ahead of them to catch them as they moved forward.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1efhT2L3TLxdzygPekSvkmsUKVXqyu1uZ2aBtr_sVgaw6WYu7ECzlc5sJkVpz7HIrPVRZ8ZHKUW67IWb7iKtlIisuwndPlBa44F-YoJH_I0ec2wvLllC9xbgZ4mobMrdZ6Qf-XvD6X3w3/s1600/CRANE+15.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9uRLPFcpV54MqE6bA14bGfhxoybLdakQPXpUeIh6__Y23HGQKaoAgrBZUq7PRtR3B9Jom1dInsB4d8BAgG49WIjC1UF5Rgks-711GrYEsAbzoyLwuqH5hvjVthsrLmqB8cmVyJYxNHtg/s1600/CRANE+13.jpg"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8dFvTi2IR_byiCbDAoGwXaDtax0xMJ44vNr7U3UgqRJI_8dUwwXXGEihsJx8pVx1mMVUQXZehn2gc9sSdyZKEJ61HiTkt3viD8YEIKMfxOekt9UoUIkrVPq7xyDK7M2GO-M0SZ0eR-4m/s1600/CRANE+12+GOOD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8dFvTi2IR_byiCbDAoGwXaDtax0xMJ44vNr7U3UgqRJI_8dUwwXXGEihsJx8pVx1mMVUQXZehn2gc9sSdyZKEJ61HiTkt3viD8YEIKMfxOekt9UoUIkrVPq7xyDK7M2GO-M0SZ0eR-4m/s400/CRANE+12+GOOD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778440978818329122" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8shdl7vn9KmAsgpqwJBYjyq9mTJimrF1U2ZcYXTRaAIEavP_fs-yDolsyVcRG-PgUFFyixJGX9jA2Aujc2o_354HkPrFR3jreAic5ndUebhKDTqFhtmOs8oMb1bpt7O6r8ckvW8kW0ad/s1600/CRANE+10+good.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8shdl7vn9KmAsgpqwJBYjyq9mTJimrF1U2ZcYXTRaAIEavP_fs-yDolsyVcRG-PgUFFyixJGX9jA2Aujc2o_354HkPrFR3jreAic5ndUebhKDTqFhtmOs8oMb1bpt7O6r8ckvW8kW0ad/s400/CRANE+10+good.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778440971084587090" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JhUQdysC5i-E5YDqpFx5pyynmj4bqSnikZITknb4R70cNOtwUsfA3QW3Hz0JKJNcXXvspTPuvsBq5BUUffEm5rBoQiRrXQgS4bCgVrd2FtnB1vDR0X3p7YMsBXpbRwLmREnPsdj96-I1/s1600/CRANE+FIELD+FLOCK+GOOD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JhUQdysC5i-E5YDqpFx5pyynmj4bqSnikZITknb4R70cNOtwUsfA3QW3Hz0JKJNcXXvspTPuvsBq5BUUffEm5rBoQiRrXQgS4bCgVrd2FtnB1vDR0X3p7YMsBXpbRwLmREnPsdj96-I1/s400/CRANE+FIELD+FLOCK+GOOD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778441467780168434" border="0" /></a>In the nature preserve we saw a big flock of the Sandhill Cranes in hay fields. We counted over 45 in the flock - but were only close enough to get a picture of these.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdy-k9MTSbhyphenhyphenJ3V4PBPJATcBgeMkdFCKFveWqj0WMkXOLxunBqBSY5XhVn1deIlfKlYkK0BLJhkZ2-XQ9S91-TOvuC1mvWzhQplGAaOwqF6Zv4RdkjuYaDZx-QOJPodPynHs_TUkfS_cK3/s1600/CRANE+18+GOOD.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1LiKuqj1_O3xOvvEj_shBSk6pXzS2egSIMwizjZ2oXNiteqFDlmBpBJqVBe7B_uIpptrVxbJUJt_GUvIQlPRx6_nSx-96beL_uDeAgYBqAcXPzr1hUFJjm602UuCG-c42uqnrziGB7pJ/s1600/CRANE+HEAD+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1LiKuqj1_O3xOvvEj_shBSk6pXzS2egSIMwizjZ2oXNiteqFDlmBpBJqVBe7B_uIpptrVxbJUJt_GUvIQlPRx6_nSx-96beL_uDeAgYBqAcXPzr1hUFJjm602UuCG-c42uqnrziGB7pJ/s400/CRANE+HEAD+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778432298225985362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRsVFZWaq5IU_jQT4sl-fCwaKKtwuC4zlp6_L7gbBdP-86FizXVdmDnHM3ZCdt3ZGt247TNb8wXAo_Niv3AO9XKDCbiI-qQ6qyS4P6XdG_GbZgwI2YRGegjSZMwWmZO4tLWM5nPgMkoSB/s1600/CRANE+EAT+BERRIES+GOOD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRsVFZWaq5IU_jQT4sl-fCwaKKtwuC4zlp6_L7gbBdP-86FizXVdmDnHM3ZCdt3ZGt247TNb8wXAo_Niv3AO9XKDCbiI-qQ6qyS4P6XdG_GbZgwI2YRGegjSZMwWmZO4tLWM5nPgMkoSB/s400/CRANE+EAT+BERRIES+GOOD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778441454853436514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This crane seems to be eating something off the plants - berries I suppose.<br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdy-k9MTSbhyphenhyphenJ3V4PBPJATcBgeMkdFCKFveWqj0WMkXOLxunBqBSY5XhVn1deIlfKlYkK0BLJhkZ2-XQ9S91-TOvuC1mvWzhQplGAaOwqF6Zv4RdkjuYaDZx-QOJPodPynHs_TUkfS_cK3/s1600/CRANE+18+GOOD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdy-k9MTSbhyphenhyphenJ3V4PBPJATcBgeMkdFCKFveWqj0WMkXOLxunBqBSY5XhVn1deIlfKlYkK0BLJhkZ2-XQ9S91-TOvuC1mvWzhQplGAaOwqF6Zv4RdkjuYaDZx-QOJPodPynHs_TUkfS_cK3/s400/CRANE+18+GOOD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778441009837682450" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQyLGND0E5IfOncLLOJBMsSxLFkQtZZfJyjHCzAoS7aHBDAhd1ThDxfWeL2AGrgkkRj4D0qtXa5UI2T81xREC9ChlTtKOrLT-Wpxm7SgSx8lGmYwqZYBm1LKnZmhBStj1k5aR5WPAYS5m/s1600/CRANE+FIELD+FLY+2+GOOD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQyLGND0E5IfOncLLOJBMsSxLFkQtZZfJyjHCzAoS7aHBDAhd1ThDxfWeL2AGrgkkRj4D0qtXa5UI2T81xREC9ChlTtKOrLT-Wpxm7SgSx8lGmYwqZYBm1LKnZmhBStj1k5aR5WPAYS5m/s400/CRANE+FIELD+FLY+2+GOOD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778441896787107938" border="0" /></a></p><p> This is the only picture I got of them flying - their wingspan can reach up to 6.9 feet.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9uRLPFcpV54MqE6bA14bGfhxoybLdakQPXpUeIh6__Y23HGQKaoAgrBZUq7PRtR3B9Jom1dInsB4d8BAgG49WIjC1UF5Rgks-711GrYEsAbzoyLwuqH5hvjVthsrLmqB8cmVyJYxNHtg/s1600/CRANE+13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9uRLPFcpV54MqE6bA14bGfhxoybLdakQPXpUeIh6__Y23HGQKaoAgrBZUq7PRtR3B9Jom1dInsB4d8BAgG49WIjC1UF5Rgks-711GrYEsAbzoyLwuqH5hvjVthsrLmqB8cmVyJYxNHtg/s400/CRANE+13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778440990841624338" border="0" /></a><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1efhT2L3TLxdzygPekSvkmsUKVXqyu1uZ2aBtr_sVgaw6WYu7ECzlc5sJkVpz7HIrPVRZ8ZHKUW67IWb7iKtlIisuwndPlBa44F-YoJH_I0ec2wvLllC9xbgZ4mobMrdZ6Qf-XvD6X3w3/s1600/CRANE+15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1efhT2L3TLxdzygPekSvkmsUKVXqyu1uZ2aBtr_sVgaw6WYu7ECzlc5sJkVpz7HIrPVRZ8ZHKUW67IWb7iKtlIisuwndPlBa44F-YoJH_I0ec2wvLllC9xbgZ4mobMrdZ6Qf-XvD6X3w3/s400/CRANE+15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778440999844804834" border="0" /></a></p><p>Their beaks are so big they look like swords. I was told that they are vicious and will attack if you get too close - we stayed a good distance away.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1efhT2L3TLxdzygPekSvkmsUKVXqyu1uZ2aBtr_sVgaw6WYu7ECzlc5sJkVpz7HIrPVRZ8ZHKUW67IWb7iKtlIisuwndPlBa44F-YoJH_I0ec2wvLllC9xbgZ4mobMrdZ6Qf-XvD6X3w3/s1600/CRANE+15.jpg"></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMy8CUy3G9_ABkjUv1FMDY_5u5v100UJk96Ld8s6Pl_AKPZowj_jTCo5MnKP0ayDoevC2QbfIOerEbohA_R1smAvZofXHuQssxdKTIBFe47CshvTn7x-pclZ9_-Mcxw5upGf9HDaJw0Xnz/s1600/CRANE+13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMy8CUy3G9_ABkjUv1FMDY_5u5v100UJk96Ld8s6Pl_AKPZowj_jTCo5MnKP0ayDoevC2QbfIOerEbohA_R1smAvZofXHuQssxdKTIBFe47CshvTn7x-pclZ9_-Mcxw5upGf9HDaJw0Xnz/s400/CRANE+13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778430731108113762" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRMkmP-HIyPaHTBMzDkHNv2szdXb1yo7oyQqcvw-Q0oj0hubbFHhAtv5l1c0RLTxaPBnrQNZEiE2i5McSReR4QgwGJdqA0urqc6ETOIcvxtb55-wdac2cvL_LjmnUUGvCRhR0tKgriEnq/s1600/CRANE+12.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCYSREPg-Bt597f-pCq8PwOXHhcqr7rDyU0k0LIlLhKbF0rsTHY98p5KLdisuJslwB-aOfmkDMYqEBMDkN7h4dr_6ZNLV00G5U-YiXM-Qj4_NAO12dYQ-o6HGwxmlUrPPZXTAcuJxKmq1/s1600/CRANE+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCYSREPg-Bt597f-pCq8PwOXHhcqr7rDyU0k0LIlLhKbF0rsTHY98p5KLdisuJslwB-aOfmkDMYqEBMDkN7h4dr_6ZNLV00G5U-YiXM-Qj4_NAO12dYQ-o6HGwxmlUrPPZXTAcuJxKmq1/s400/CRANE+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778430699540177666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910448650038310463.post-78344808311331184142012-07-25T14:55:00.000-07:002012-07-25T14:55:42.747-07:00Mrs. BrownDirt Goes to a Lodge in the Mountains<p> </p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">First - let me introduce you to a good friend - a blogging friend - at</span></span></span><a href="http://www.browndirtcottage.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></a><a href="http://www.browndirtcottage.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000099;">Brown Dirt Cottage</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">. She and I have so many things in common, even though she lives in Texas (and I grew up in the BIG state of Alaska). We both love iced tea, hate making ice cubes, we love quilting, collecting old dishes and vintage linens. We both have owned an antique shop at one time and we like to refinish furniture. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">A while back, a friend of hers did this fabulous post - about </span></span></span><a href="http://www.joetulipsquilts.blogspot.com/2012/06/mrs-browndirt-goes-camping-and.html"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000099;">Mrs. BrownDirt</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">, and going camping. I thought it was so cute - so I just had to have a Mrs. BrownDirt doll too. It is not as good as a visit from the real Mrs. BrownDirt - but it is sure fun.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">After Mrs. BrownDirt went camping, I thought it might be nice for her to go to a lodge, which is more to my taste. </span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">First I had to make a Mrs. BrownDirt doll - like the one that went camping.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjZxwYx_hFRdORe9KGRd7LxGHTIGNZqA85vE9q4IF98-_eicZYuygKZaaUiXXNbi5SfOZRavhSC67GjH-SrhQQRRHdq2TgarcLlmxWh8M2EreXB0fO7eFU3P1NzTmBzdt8tKvcY4rAxyv/s400/DINER.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769156394170778370" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">Hi - I'm Mrs. BrownDirt - I have a lovely patchwork dress, you didn't expect any less, did you? My hair was cut from fabric scraps with pinking shears - quite in style, don't you think?</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8ZsdcesLL_K0Ge4XZWpLGTeCbDtECoXIZeGW2E-8ybyRdaPyJBt0RvGqic22aKaCJTo-d2drDysJi1Ai0t2UsoyXlzsm79L-aLVj53dyy-H-9CaQ5CR8t_-RllVWmCi5wvv7fi9Og-Or/s400/LODGE+PACKING.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769157948517593874" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> I heard we were going to a lodge - I'd better get packed right away! </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigZEbTA9LC-Dmpk-QcdboEnrOuJMWAExRWA2RDk7ifMFknXzrYe9l9KvZu7nOsE1E75AV747qFQJ-1GPb4JO580r3WlzQ3WaN4bUtS_1dWfyB1qlx191DAFc6xEmEg05nSezRohAHiAQZ/s400/PACKING+STUCK.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769157934629325090" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">Oh no - stuck in the suitcase - I was so wiggly the photo came out blurry.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNTdBvYGHY5-veNL0VdS9B9InYV85kRMtvButkGZ6LgO2_S4skcwgPVtZ6XTOtpoRivp6Wuncr3YFKT6rQRtF9PYIHWe79HzTmsjdNqsHZPJ2q4nC4Av2FWJX3wK2GAsRBYPgvGxvKEOp/s400/LODGE+CHILLAXING.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769156407903101890" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">This packing is hard work . . .</span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgtXy4WttEzK9opsWGYpawnTysRlrZO0bkL6kOVvZzkKllFzsQdyVXwKuVBaBmKNm2RA-j95OZpTluBVcN_i0A05GJLBk9rDAyvqHWEENYnK12lMq7zwsWW0sQCe4aUtC_iA0DJNVHr5M/s400/CAR+INSIDE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769156396871273074" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">I get tired on long trips - so sometimes I nap in the glove box - wonder why they call it the glove box - I find some scissors in here, and some napkins, a book about the car, some wet clothes to wipe up with - Don't wash me with those - I stain easily - but no gloves. At least it is soft and cozy, until "she" puts her camera on top of me - I really don't appreciate that. </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvpp-rv9gNeyB-LVJ1N0BT2Eswudfy8yvWsKZUP3NNbWMVXsz2BN1j5gc01nojNMkr4-3aD7hWixR3Jt70v82qIDmFNO8LWg-KSxj8SA1Pa7aeEl7ilNXpNB1RzjpqtUtaj9W0AEj6HYH/s400/DINER+SIGN.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769157555528304482" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> We are heading for the lodge in the mountains - but we all got very hungry so stopped at this nifty Diner - it has all sorts of interesting old things in it. </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUjOoB2f2Hzf1Ki_Z31FqRdeyj6DwHS5qlD8s9vXPkXfhYvTi_c4qHwToC_Ef0qke0zdnOI1lmk03m2jesck1y_Rs2Ad-Pu9-Ygzb83sj4q_R-2NKjem1qVkEtqIzpVHS4EisxEIVzinh/s400/DINER+HULA+HOOP+SIGN.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769225496198675058" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">We had to leave our Hula Hoops and Pogo Sticks outside . . . </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcogeRKnN9_9B10dnbgc41aq-CNroInd9kGw2QDNvOR3bVKIkoZjxeVZx3SCaeILeI35alUvPEzw2-dOrXXQkGIH8yomCOHNtPRlZ_RlrYzODHriDK1VB8U7ZESKHHVJ9kKWeiZIOxXNRw/s400/DINER+LUCY.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769157528460353810" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> Here I am posing with Lucy - I was going to pose with Marilyn Monroe but I didn't want her to be sad, because I am so much prettier than she is, with my velvet button eyes and painted on nose.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoP-gt4rELMDN8DKu1aG7UneZaDssbMPLBAsQChRvVZvtrByD-YrPgCuh5GXsZxURhv6U4VI9RPlzzKqeP5qoMCBqYuMbkULdOq4THQRdyfZEpYQMLLjj6Ax6nEG0Ge-BhYzWkITEm_kQ/s1600/DINER+SANDWICH.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoP-gt4rELMDN8DKu1aG7UneZaDssbMPLBAsQChRvVZvtrByD-YrPgCuh5GXsZxURhv6U4VI9RPlzzKqeP5qoMCBqYuMbkULdOq4THQRdyfZEpYQMLLjj6Ax6nEG0Ge-BhYzWkITEm_kQ/s400/DINER+SANDWICH.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769157543142244050" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> So we ordered sandwiches - they were big - and delicious, I have to say. </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQQ-d8zgG6XJ-Lpeu477-vJ8dvZtNkAm_kiZYvUFKc2aDxatbNst84VIJwLBb4aDt2l4TPUYMdgbIioyLouRV6XO9NJSPBN-6iXd4LxY_uEnZGmO2booQ2T9xgdU2ozw7AGvjbxe1Pdiq/s1600/DINER+SANDWICH+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQQ-d8zgG6XJ-Lpeu477-vJ8dvZtNkAm_kiZYvUFKc2aDxatbNst84VIJwLBb4aDt2l4TPUYMdgbIioyLouRV6XO9NJSPBN-6iXd4LxY_uEnZGmO2booQ2T9xgdU2ozw7AGvjbxe1Pdiq/s400/DINER+SANDWICH+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769157538741428786" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> Big, and thick and yummy - I'd show you the milkshake, but someone drank it all up! </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hnRpXSPPO7sb2Lmp0dWW2idCy6nD3mj1zElii-2DJZABgXbRwJfKaJC09sZ-cs1eOMcLQdij0y8yEPsvLhtNe3HihPFcjX4OIRzfcdegC1o8crc52aXODhC8baHbGfzk3HvHZdE6WVx1/s1600/DINER+RECORD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hnRpXSPPO7sb2Lmp0dWW2idCy6nD3mj1zElii-2DJZABgXbRwJfKaJC09sZ-cs1eOMcLQdij0y8yEPsvLhtNe3HihPFcjX4OIRzfcdegC1o8crc52aXODhC8baHbGfzk3HvHZdE6WVx1/s400/DINER+RECORD.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769157532182411266" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">When they bring the bill, they clip it to this very old record - it is just the right size for a bracelet for me - don't you think?</span></span></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhgabCAv80-nSMq1_YcoNXpwcBw7vfX9cdO02PKabyrnsgxqOirssRzktqAdPPlCJAw3XQ6z_udRLUnhAE_bPEN3S96NJHl7J2VAwFfVYDUZ_-L2xjTGpMSeKdcbDlH88fUGWEhyG70vj/s1600/DINER+FROG+RECORD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhgabCAv80-nSMq1_YcoNXpwcBw7vfX9cdO02PKabyrnsgxqOirssRzktqAdPPlCJAw3XQ6z_udRLUnhAE_bPEN3S96NJHl7J2VAwFfVYDUZ_-L2xjTGpMSeKdcbDlH88fUGWEhyG70vj/s400/DINER+FROG+RECORD.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769156800684994546" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">Oh that frog - he's such a show off! It was him - that's who drank that whole milkshake - I'm just sayin' </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NRywMsnX3RdCU-IgE4W3_VXkPkz_EZE6CmnROeBgRC7A8Zsd9DhKPFAruYRG3EWsNb2DA0pglidMWRAVpWF0YmDyN9mJYJZLWaKfJ1gSRPM0hyhxWBAMMLHb_YhPiMb72Wc7bwwF8N32/s1600/DINER+CHAIR.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NRywMsnX3RdCU-IgE4W3_VXkPkz_EZE6CmnROeBgRC7A8Zsd9DhKPFAruYRG3EWsNb2DA0pglidMWRAVpWF0YmDyN9mJYJZLWaKfJ1gSRPM0hyhxWBAMMLHb_YhPiMb72Wc7bwwF8N32/s400/DINER+CHAIR.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769156793075153218" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">Outside the Diner they had some big chairs - just my size . . .</span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpK1hSQPXZ_or-LvuAPZGO1XX0mLDWatjG70yJiTC8CpadJP3F6ddA8MDWSQqHWD7hIuq3qUF0ce_O4MH535AhbzmZMliLM1PsjTGbCGmiO-z0Ma8eEVN2AuA4KZHGHAJXt9o_FtYiheXg/s1600/DINER+CHAIR+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpK1hSQPXZ_or-LvuAPZGO1XX0mLDWatjG70yJiTC8CpadJP3F6ddA8MDWSQqHWD7hIuq3qUF0ce_O4MH535AhbzmZMliLM1PsjTGbCGmiO-z0Ma8eEVN2AuA4KZHGHAJXt9o_FtYiheXg/s400/DINER+CHAIR+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769156765982787154" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">I think I could go for another 2 napkin burger - how about you? </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNXr8PhoCFhPOa9LygHbKR1b3llyux7tivH7QvhXqefQCRB3vXQLjLrMPUqSBSQ7h3A7VmfexN8ptMZfZnEF3kja27m1N-DZgDcT3-HtmObTrvspMXBL_pBx4b-yy1u_iG0BtjX4x0mQE/s1600/DINER+BIKE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNXr8PhoCFhPOa9LygHbKR1b3llyux7tivH7QvhXqefQCRB3vXQLjLrMPUqSBSQ7h3A7VmfexN8ptMZfZnEF3kja27m1N-DZgDcT3-HtmObTrvspMXBL_pBx4b-yy1u_iG0BtjX4x0mQE/s400/DINER+BIKE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769156759522677986" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">A ride on a bike - just the thing for after dinner . . .</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Cn2yX68zM7tSoKiQv-J2sMF9mv-rmfceOKDsRgmBA39V-uMt6ubtxQ48DxRhyphenhyphen9A8JsqZVqTpebNVAImopeNKs1vHKaSi1vIW3iJEDJfBmMuuSl9ulDzm7VpP8igTO-SIX90jVYymt9qm/s400/LODGE+NOT.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769225513597164034" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> Oh dear - I hope this isn't our lodge. Whew, drove right on past - what luck . . . </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuprKlcRsxoRzphKAM_Piy1g_7qPi4FwLF5KGRwANpBqybZWdlxNnInNw2X6I9yyzanywwGWhai4hzhwd-nWf9tdOuCGU3TEPws6pvJYtPC-gLGBfkuYI5NB74nNodqYiEf-KHkXDxvc2v/s400/LODGE+SIGN.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769226530829684306" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">Here we are at last - what a long trip . . </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjyTBzpAWbYg1JA91fEsWB3DNKnXEZ58T_pcjKiNeLr6NgP9qafT8kpyTP7RCSt4mUDvI9Hsmb0eSQFTzZP7LzjQ2Db7Dv4FcDyHmkD4TXEGPnj63z1XoQD5Nx_LJalfVCxRz_8jmCbYa/s400/LODGE+GAZEBO.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769225509564877122" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">A nice place to sit in the evening after traveling all day . . .</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenifVgmkhCk0K0doeC-E5M5utLf950nbHT0E5AAVq446yBJYE4Y0JKc_J_TlPp6aiwMyWvCFTY5OQ1udKEJpQ0TjP-oI-l8yyi1e_sB1TRFfP_lv49oIl58vrBcQzwCYPsvn2hX2Gc66i/s1600/LODGE+BED.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenifVgmkhCk0K0doeC-E5M5utLf950nbHT0E5AAVq446yBJYE4Y0JKc_J_TlPp6aiwMyWvCFTY5OQ1udKEJpQ0TjP-oI-l8yyi1e_sB1TRFfP_lv49oIl58vrBcQzwCYPsvn2hX2Gc66i/s400/LODGE+BED.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769156417134521746" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">Here is our room in the lodge -don't you think this is better than camping in the dirt? </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDNMwIM5PtYbHq1M2v6yZJ0f1wkx_rOmv-jyy0I03Kt4SuIOunByZNpaPRyNfFHQ1qkQvwN5yJ0vxCmIL2uaBP7Gn4SlEOw44aiUEGgEN5L99VZCNfp329i11p228akvs4fyAScvS4eFQ/s1600/LODGE+PILLOW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDNMwIM5PtYbHq1M2v6yZJ0f1wkx_rOmv-jyy0I03Kt4SuIOunByZNpaPRyNfFHQ1qkQvwN5yJ0vxCmIL2uaBP7Gn4SlEOw44aiUEGgEN5L99VZCNfp329i11p228akvs4fyAScvS4eFQ/s400/LODGE+PILLOW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769156423197133986" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;">I think I'll take this bed . . . talk to you later, we have a lot of adventures coming up, but a girl needs her rest, if that frog would just quit hopping back and forth between the beds. G'nite </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p>JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com12