Day 4

I spent the day in an unpleasant place dredging up old memories. I came home & recharged with a bottle of Three Buck Chuck. Which, coincidentally, didn't do anything to keep my mind still, but reminded me of one of my favorite quotes.

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." -Mary Anne Radmacher

Life rebuilds our spirits. I love seeing roots forming.

What rebuilds you?

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Day 3

I don't know what kind of tree this is, but I love the patterning on the leaves, it reminds me of snakeskin. 

Every Autumn, my mother in law scoops up good looking leaves and Mod Podges them. It's so cool, they dry as they are, & the colors never fade. I meant to do this with these, but most of them crumbled to little patterned bits of dust within my backpack.

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Foggy Day

Check out those freckles

We woke today thinking it was a second snowstorm...turns out it was just really really foggy.
Fifth floor problems?

It turned put to be a glorious day, I set my mind up to make some Christmas gifts. Succeeded in making about 30 teeny tiny blossoms out of clay, then turned around and threw them into the inferno burning in the fireplace. Go me. Lol, oh well.

And here's my oldest girl, Cali. She's pretty camera shy, so this is a freak occurrence on Elm

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Day 1

My first Saturday off & the first day of the December Photo Project. I woke up to a cat thinking my toes were a toy & morning snowstorm. Awesome (One, not so much; the other so so so much)

I love early snowstorms



A Challenge

 

 

 

 

So, I've never before done a photo challenge. But this seems like so much fun, I couldn't help sign up! Anyone can join, or just look, at all the creative gems that happen in the next 25 days, so head on over and check it out!

neglected

Not at all innocent, but Cute

Dirt & Mica

Texture

Love the color



Autumn garden rescue



From the same grocery store beast

So first of all, I'll apologize for the poor quality photos, let's call it a phone experiment. My apartment has wonderful lighting- when visiting in person- yet for photography after dark? Let's just call it a work in process.

 

As for the pictures, here's some Ivy that I plan on propagating. How? Easy!

 Cut a healthy stalk (around 3 inches in length works well)

Remove the leaves from the bottom making a sort of tail

Place the cutting in water (using any clear container works best)

Make sure no leaves are in the water

Leave in a bright spot out of direct sunlight

Make sure the water level stays the same

(If water starts to get green or cloudy, just change the water)

 

This methood is also called "rooting". In about a week, you will notice the ivy start to sprout roots. Wait until the roots are about half the size of the cutting, then plant in soil! A quick and cheap way to fill your house with plants. Or, share with friends and family.

 

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Autumn sun

The air is cooling off and the birthday season has begun! And since birthdays are celebrated on Football day...I just slip outside to fill my heart with nature & hang out with myself. We've been getting along well so far!

Now, I'm clearly not the sort of person who has any sort of willpower when it comes to collecting. Ha! I'm addicted, it fills me up, stresses me out and fills my thoughts. And I love every minute!
So when I came across a cigar box filled with Sunday school donation envelopes from the 1920's, I was in heaven! The cutest little envelopes with the greatest "tea stain" patina. When I took a peak inside, I nearly died. Every envelope has a different set of stamps, some as far back as 1864, all neatly preserved. All I could think of was Charade.

Falling into someone's stamp collection. That's what movies are made of..kinda.

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