Raindrops and Teacups

Michelle bought this pretty teacup yesterday too. I think I look great in it, but Michelle says she's going to use to drink tea...go figure.

Michelle was also questing for a great picture of a raindrop. These aren't great, but they are interesting. These were all taken at Mingus Park.

This one is very atmospheric...which is code for it was kinda dark and drizzly.

I like the way this one reflects back the images upside down.

Some New Bears At Our House

We've gotten some new bears at our house. Michelle just loves this one. He's a mohair Robert Raikes bear called Kip. He's just gorgeous & really very sweet too.

I may not be an angel, but we have some that live at our house.

These guys are ready for Valentine's Day too!

And today we have some wonderful bears found today. We found a "Radar" bear from the 1950's, a cute little my size bear, and an adorable Boyd's bear all dressed for Christmas.

Rainbows and Roadtrips

We went on a roadtrip today to look at old pickups. The first one was in Lyon & was NOT as described. We turned our pickup & trailer around & went to Lebanon to look at the second pickup and left with out it also. After we left the house in Lyon we stopped at a charming indoor flea market, met a colorful man and his dog, and Michelle bought the Raggedy Andy to give to our Great-Niece Rosie Posie, and also the cute little Boyd's bear.

Yesterday, Michelle, caught this rainbow! We'll call it your moment of Zen, enjoy.

Winter at Mingus Park

Let's take a walk through Mingus Park in the winter & see what we can see. Remember when these trees has yellow leaves on them? Now they are bare red branches. Look at how big our baby American Coots have gotten! They have such sweet faces.

During the winter the wood ducks hang out at the park. This male has particularly pretty green stripes on his head.

And of course we have the Mallards, but they are here year round. However, I think we get extras during the winter months.

But, the trees are just dormant, not dead. Look there's buds on the end of this branch.

These poor pussywillows are all wet after the heavy rainfall last night.

And check out the moss carpet growing under this tree! It's very soft, you could nap comfortably here...if it weren't cold & wet.

These vines are bare now, but soon enough they'll have leaves & then flowers on them again.

Doesn't this look just like a fairy bower? You could almost imagine them living among the ferns and moss growing on this old tree.

Well, this year Michelle is over winter & ready for spring. I don't think that nature is ready for spring quite yet though.

Signs of Spring?

Primroses are back in the stores! We had to buy some of course. Now we've got a series of storm systems moving through...you know the usual, high wind & heavy rain.

And Michelle finished her February Mother Bear Project Bear. She went w/a Valentine's Day theme:pink, red, white, heart nose. She also made this one definately a girl!

We've been busy w/household projects too. Michelle has cleaned out & organized the hall closet and refrigerator...neither was as small a job as it sounds & frankly we're exhausted & taking today off to just hang & chill.

So Far So Good

Well, so far so good on the New Year's resolutions. Michelle mailed off her January Mother Bear Project bear and she's finished 5 blankie bears that have been donated to Child Welfare. This bear was the fifth one. I like the dark red with the white. Michelle says red & white were her high school's colors.

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year everyone! Hope everyone had a great night & we all have great expectations for this year! The picture above is a baby snake that Michelle made for her Great-Nephew. He has some sensory issues and we are hoping that this little guy will help. He's stuffed with pellets in the middle and will sit on our Booger's lap and hopefully help calm him.

Here is Michelle's third Mother Bear Project bear. Michelle's only New Year's resolution is to make & send one of these guys a month. She'll also be still be doing Angels for Hope and making and mailing one angel a week.

And here are some Blankie Bears that Michelle is going to give to Child Welfare for little ones going into foster care. Michelle will continue to make & donate these also this year. My only New Year's resolution is to get my house organized & cleaned up...it's kinda a mess right now. I'll keep you updated on my progress.