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Thunder & Lightning & a Warbler

June 10, 2011 at 8:50 am by Claudia

This little one landed on the neglected planter hanging from the deck. I’m pretty sure it is a Yellow Warbler or a Goldfinch, as one reader suggested. Teeny-tiny and oh, so beautiful.

As we headed into our final Tech rehearsal on Wednesday, spectacular thunderstorms were raging all over our area. Thunder, lightning, hail – it was quite the show. We had to hold curtain for a half hour but we finally got going. The evening ended up being fairly quiet with no wind (thank goodness) and occasional thunder and flashes of lightning all over the sky. It was beautiful.

Yesterday the temperature had dropped 20 degrees. Tonight we have our first preview performance with an audience. Should be interesting.

For those readers who are counting, I have 9 1/2 days left here. I can’t let myself think of the dogs or I find myself overcome with longing for their sweet faces. So I will shut the door on any such thoughts until it gets closer to Sunday, June 19th.

The winner of a copy of Unfinished Business is Kim of Bluebirds and Butterflies. Congratulations, Kim! I sent you an email. I just need your address to forward to TLC Book Tours.

Thank You, Photos, a Camera & a Winner

April 17, 2011 at 10:54 am by Claudia

I’ve read every heartfelt comment on my last blog post. Several times. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. I say ‘us’ because I know many of you read all the comments, just as I do. This particular conversation has been wonderfully enlightening and I love it when that happens.

I posted a photo very much like this one on my photo blog, Through a Lens Daily, yesterday. On a very misty, foggy morning earlier this week, I saw little drops of water on all the wild roses. It was a great opportunity to see what I could capture with my camera.

My intention with that blog was to post a new photo each day. And I did that for several months. Then Old Man Winter came and with it lots of photos of snow. Eventually, I just couldn’t post one more gray, wintry photo. So I lost my daily rhythm. I happy to say it’s coming back.

I really love photography. My camera, a Canon PowerShot SX10 IS, is doing a very good job so far and I love her but she has her limitations. Buying a new DSLR with the option to change lenses is not in the cards at this point. I wonder if looking into a used Canon Rebel might be something I should think about? Maybe there is someone out there who has moved up to another camera level and would be willing to sell the older model. Any thoughts or recommendations as to where to look?

Now I feel guilty. About my current camera. Do you ever endow inanimate objects with human qualities? I do. So I need to tell my camera that I love her and I will always hang on to her, even if I have another camera some day. She could have a sister! Now wouldn’t that be fun?

A few more photos:

The hyacinth in full bloom. I wonder how it survived the torrential rains we had last night?

Another shot of my very quick and elusive friend, Mr. Cardinal. It was captured by taking an endless amount of photos from a great distance. This guy likes to move.

Finally, I used the Random Generator to pick the winner of a copy of The Kitchen Daughter.

Congratulations, number 29 – Sherry of Creatology! Sherry, send me an email with your address and I’ll forward it on to TLC Book Tours. They’ll send it to the publisher who will mail the book directly to you.

Have a great Sunday everyone. I’m going to work outside on this windy day. I have a lot to do and I leave for Wisconsin exactly two weeks from today.

Overdue Thank Yous

March 8, 2011 at 10:11 am by Claudia

This bouquet looks so pretty on our kitchen table. Don sent me these flowers for Opening Night. I said to him, “They’re pink!” He replied, “Of course. I asked for pink flowers.” I think he gets me. Ah, flowers. I dream of them, of Spring, of working in my garden once more.

I have been fortunate to receive some lovely presents in the mail and I am long overdue in acknowledging them. The play and its demands took over my life for a while. My sincere apologies! I won a giveaway from Sandy Babb at Quill Cottage. Sandy is a gifted artist. I am a devoted reader of her blog where she shares her life and her creative process with us. She has the most wonderful studio. This is what I won – made by Sandy, of course.

That exquisite pink baby shoe was created by Sandy. I hope you can see the detail. Sigh. I am in awe. She also made the tag, with a sweet bootie attached. It says “Snow” by the way, not ‘now.’

Signed by Sandy. And it came in this box. Perfect for a lamb and sheep lover like me.

Thank you so much, Sandy!

I won a giveaway at Nan E’s Bubbles of Joy. The Valentine’s Day theme is an indication of how late I am in posting this! Nan sent along all these goodies. That is Nan’s original artwork on the right.

Thank you so much, Nan! You are a talented artist, indeed. I am honored to have one of your creations.

A friend of mine ordered a copy of Don’s CD. That sweetie sent something along for me:

Lace! And a sweet angel. Thank you so much!

Thank you friends for these lovely presents. What a lucky girl I am!

I’m feeling slightly better today. Still stuffy and coughing, but better. The snow is melting around here and I can actually see grass. We had a big old rainstorm on Sunday and the sump pump in the basement was working overtime. We’re supposed to have another big rain on Thursday. Hopefully, it will banish the rest of the snow. Spring…are we there yet?

I’m behind in visiting everyone – hopefully I can catch up in the next few days.

Thunder & Lightning & a Warbler

Thank You, Photos, a Camera & a Winner

Overdue Thank Yous

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