The little pine tree in the front yard covered with frost:
Showing posts with label a closer look. Show all posts
Showing posts with label a closer look. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
A Closer Look (1/4/10)
I'm baaa-aack! I've been a bit of a lazy blogger again, but we also had computer problems and were offline for about a week. The computer was in the shop to replace a CPU fan, whatever that is.
I hope you had a merry Christmas, and may I take this opportunity to wish you a happy new year!
I'll try to get back into the swing of posting again with this "closer look" picture:
This was the view out the basement storm door last weekend. We had several inches of blowing and drifting snow, and some of the roads were drifted across for a couple of days. Somehow the snow piled up in this pretty pattern on the screen door.
We've had more snow since then with some really cold temps for a few days, and the forecasters are calling for even more Arctic air later in the week. Brrr! Sounds like a good time to burrow in and curl up with a wool blanket! :)
I hope you had a merry Christmas, and may I take this opportunity to wish you a happy new year!
I'll try to get back into the swing of posting again with this "closer look" picture:
This was the view out the basement storm door last weekend. We had several inches of blowing and drifting snow, and some of the roads were drifted across for a couple of days. Somehow the snow piled up in this pretty pattern on the screen door.We've had more snow since then with some really cold temps for a few days, and the forecasters are calling for even more Arctic air later in the week. Brrr! Sounds like a good time to burrow in and curl up with a wool blanket! :)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
A Closer Look (12/15/09)
Pie, anyone?
I found this rock on a walk a few days ago. It's pretty good sized...the squares on the floor vinyl are probably about 6 inches wide. It looks like it has a crust and some kind of whipped topping on top. Hmmm. Petrified pie.
P.S. This isn't a flop from my kitchen. Really.
I found this rock on a walk a few days ago. It's pretty good sized...the squares on the floor vinyl are probably about 6 inches wide. It looks like it has a crust and some kind of whipped topping on top. Hmmm. Petrified pie.P.S. This isn't a flop from my kitchen. Really.
Monday, December 7, 2009
A Closer Look (12/7/09)
Taken late in the summer...a prairie flower of some sort. Don't know the proper name, but I thought it was pretty. :)
Monday, November 30, 2009
A Closer Look (11/30/09)
I've decided to change the format of the "closer look" posts just a little. Instead of "closer look" meaning literally a close view of something, it will mean, rather, stopping to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us. So here's today's shot:
Monday, November 23, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
A Closer Look (11/17/09)
I'm a day late with my closer look picture this week (probably a dollar short, too) but here it is. It's not one you have to guess...just one to take a look at. I believe it's a locust tree. Click for an even better view of the thorns. Ouch!
Monday, November 9, 2009
A Closer Look (11/9/09)
So what do you think? Upside down tree?
Just the reflection in the water of the sky and the trees on the other side of the creek.
Just the reflection in the water of the sky and the trees on the other side of the creek.
Monday, November 2, 2009
A Closer Look (11/2/09)
Shame on me. I've neglected my blog this week. But here's today's closer look picture:
I cropped it quite a bit, so it's not the clearest of pictures, and for you critter lovers, it's probably too easy again...
The velvety soft nose of one of the horses. Don't you just want to pet it? :)
I cropped it quite a bit, so it's not the clearest of pictures, and for you critter lovers, it's probably too easy again...
The velvety soft nose of one of the horses. Don't you just want to pet it? :)
Monday, October 26, 2009
A Closer Look (10/26/09)
More moss? Maybe, but the subject is actually what's underneath the green stuff.
A rock, shaped like some ancient piece of broken pottery.
You find some rocks like that around here, but the majority of them are more irregularly shaped.
Though they can make for some difficult gardening and post hole digging, there are some really beautiful ones.
A rock, shaped like some ancient piece of broken pottery.
You find some rocks like that around here, but the majority of them are more irregularly shaped.
Though they can make for some difficult gardening and post hole digging, there are some really beautiful ones.
Monday, October 19, 2009
A Closer Look (10/19/09)
Here's today's "closer look" picture. What do you think? Too easy?
Moss.
In the movies they always say moss grows on the north side of the tree. Well, this particular moss? Smack dab on the south side. It's not too far from the house, so maybe it shades it a little more and allows the moss to grow on the south. Who knows?
Moss.
In the movies they always say moss grows on the north side of the tree. Well, this particular moss? Smack dab on the south side. It's not too far from the house, so maybe it shades it a little more and allows the moss to grow on the south. Who knows?
Monday, October 12, 2009
A Closer Look (10/12/09)
Can you tell what this is? Don't worry...it's not another spider. :)
It's a black walnut from the tree north of the barn.
I need to get out and pick up a bucketful. You can use the hulls to make a natural dye for wool. It makes a beautiful rich brown color.
And you don't need a mordant to set the color, which I'm sure you know if you've ever crawled on your hands and knees to pick up walnuts. The stain doesn't wash out of your clothes. It's been awhile since I tried dyeing fiber with walnuts...sounds like a good fall project.
It's a black walnut from the tree north of the barn.
I need to get out and pick up a bucketful. You can use the hulls to make a natural dye for wool. It makes a beautiful rich brown color.
And you don't need a mordant to set the color, which I'm sure you know if you've ever crawled on your hands and knees to pick up walnuts. The stain doesn't wash out of your clothes. It's been awhile since I tried dyeing fiber with walnuts...sounds like a good fall project.
Monday, October 5, 2009
A Closer Look (10/5/09)
This kind of reminds me of one of those ink blot tests. What do you see?
A sure sign of fall...an argiope aurantia spider (I didn't know the name of it until I looked it up) and its web:
You can get an even closer look here and see its eight eyes!
A sure sign of fall...an argiope aurantia spider (I didn't know the name of it until I looked it up) and its web:
You can get an even closer look here and see its eight eyes!
Monday, September 28, 2009
A Closer Look (9/28/09)
Maybe not that intriguing at a distance, but soft and interesting up close...foxtail.
Monday, September 21, 2009
A Closer Look (9/21/09)
Last week I talked about having "A Closer Look" as a regular feature. So...Ta Da! I guess we now have a weekly feature on the blog! Here's today's installment...can you guess what it is before you scroll down?
A sunflower!
This was the first year we had planted sunflowers. We didn't get any of the seeds to eat because the birds beat us to them. I think this is a finch.
It was more fun watching the birds than having to prepare the seeds anyway. :)
A sunflower!
This was the first year we had planted sunflowers. We didn't get any of the seeds to eat because the birds beat us to them. I think this is a finch.
It was more fun watching the birds than having to prepare the seeds anyway. :)
Monday, September 14, 2009
A Closer Look
Sometimes there are lots of beautiful and interesting things we might not notice if we don't take a closer look.
If you want to get really up close and personal with this grasshopper, just click on the picture. (I didn't realize that grasshoppers had little black stripes on their back legs.)
I've been working on my blog a little...trying to be more diligent in posting, adding Google Friend Connect, changing the sidebar around...hopefully making some improvements. I may try to make "A Closer Look" a regular feature, maybe once a week or so. What do you think?
If you want to get really up close and personal with this grasshopper, just click on the picture. (I didn't realize that grasshoppers had little black stripes on their back legs.)
I've been working on my blog a little...trying to be more diligent in posting, adding Google Friend Connect, changing the sidebar around...hopefully making some improvements. I may try to make "A Closer Look" a regular feature, maybe once a week or so. What do you think?
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