November Sunrise

 Finished up Black Friday shopping just in time to catch the sunrise down by the river.

Toothpick?

 There's awesomeness all around us, it's even hiding in our cupboards, you just have to look. Seriously, go take a peek!

Under the Wabasha Bridge

Aunt Joan's Poppies

These poppies are in my Aunt Joan's beautiful garden located in Ironwood, MI. What a beautiful town, and a great little trip that has left us with many, many wonderful memories.

Unoccupied Shipping Docks

Midnight Historic Stillwater Lift Bridge

Historic Stillwater lift bridge built in 1931.

This bridge never fails to amuse, weather cruising across, boating beneath, strolling past, or gazing upon from the north hill. The town of Stillwater Minnesota would not have it's prestige without this striking landmark, but this town has more fascinating historic sites to see and is nothing short of beautiful, a loss of interest will not be found any time soon.

Joyful Little Existence

"Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful.  Everything is simply happy.  Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers - for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are." -  Osho

A Wonderful Wednesday

We spent this beautiful afternoon at the Como Conservatory, it was a nice mid-week break to take a walk, smell some flowers, spend time with our little family and of course put my camera to use. That's what makes a wonderful Wednesday!

Poppies In July

Poppies In July by Sylvia Plath

Little poppies, little hell flames,
Do you do no harm?

You flicker. I cannot touch you.
I put my hands among the flames. Nothing burns

And it exhausts me to watch you
Flickering like that, wrinkly and clear red, like the skin of a mouth.

A mouth just bloodied.
Little bloody skirts!

There are fumes I cannot touch.
Where are your opiates, your nauseous capsules?

If I could bleed, or sleep! -
If my mouth could marry a hurt like that!

Or your liquors seep to me, in this glass capsule,
Dulling and stilling.

But colorless. Colorless.

Mad Girl's Love Song

Mad Girl's Love Song by Sylvia Plath

"I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my lids and all is born again.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)

The stars go waltzing out in blue and red,
And arbitrary blackness gallops in:
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.

I dreamed that you bewitched me into bed
And sung me moon-struck, kissed me quite insane.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)

God topples from the sky, hell's fires fade:
Exit seraphim and Satan's men:
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.

I fancied you'd return the way you said,
But I grow old and I forget your name.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)

I should have loved a thunderbird instead;
At least when spring comes they roar back again.
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)"



Dreamy Cupcakes

My latest cupcake creation. Angel food cake injected with cheesecake pudding and fresh cut strawberries, toped with whip cream.  

Delicate Beauty

Delicate beauty
   in the the shadows of the eve
        delightful show

Anemone Afternoon Glow

With every imperfection, you are perfectly everything to me.

Project: Stone Headboard

4' x 5' base of 5/16" plywood with cement board attached

Strata Stone tile in Dark Ocean Pebble

Mesh/screen backing on tile

Stain and varnish in one was excellent!

Hickory boards for frame 6" widths

Stained boards

Framing added to base

Laying the stone tile

Wait time 24 hours until next step

Grouting the tile

After a very long and tedious grout wipe down

Tile glaze then added for extra shine

Final drying after 3rd coat of stain/varnish and glaze

Finally mounted!

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Project: Stone Headboard...Status Completed!