I Needed To Get Out Of The House!

Oh my goodness it’s been a long time since I posted anything here.  Covid Mania has kept me home a lot but when I woke up this morning with nothing specific to look forward to, it was time to do something.   So off we went to the Conservatory in Rochester……cameras in hand of course. Lots of Poinsettias but also lots of other photo opportunities!

Finally....a sunny day!

It is freezing cold and we have snow. But it was such a beautiful day, so we took to the park for a hike.  A hike always demands my camera be in tow for photos to document the day.  I take my good camera...the Nikon... but I also take a few camera phone photos to document the day on FB.  Facebook memories are always fun to see, but given the last year which has not been momentous except for being pandemic momentous, I want to know in a year or  two or three what we were doing during the pandemic.  These are photos from Akron Falls Park.  

Cold and snow finally!

Winter has been rather slow to begin round here but the last couple of weeks have been colder, with more snow.    The forecast is for it to get even colder brrrrrrr.     I’m not a fan of cold weather.... it’s too cold to walk outside very much.    But some days are really pretty and invite photo ops.  

Quilt Guild Challenge Reveal

Every year my guild does a challenge.  The theme is revealed the year before and then after the reveal they are hung in the library for a month.  Obviously this year, because of Covid, that is all on hold.  Nonetheless, we had the reveal and the quilts will hang whenever the library gets the go head for exhibits. The theme this year was “red and white”.  My entry is called “The Falling Leaves”.  I quilted the background prior to the of the leaves.  There are various colored batiks, some netting and seed stitch denoting leaves    Two of the leaves are painted lutrador.  Veining is quilted in each leaf and then they are heated with a heat gun to make them curl and also some holes to be more realistic.   Red is not my favorite color and while I initially groaned at the challenge announcement,  I do like the finished product. 

Where have I been???

It’s been a long time....a year....since I showed anything here. Why?   Pandemic, outdated blogger and couldn’t decide on a new one, Loss of interest, depression, boredom, angst at the political system..all of the above and more.  We did keep up our daily walks...masked and all.   We quite often walk around a large pond nearby.... 1.6 miles around once.   It’s always something new to see and I like nature.   But now it has gotten too cold.....so only an occasional walk.  Ahh, the dregs of winter!