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Humpback Whales at Digby Neck
One of the highlights of our trip to Nova Scotia was the whale-watching cruise we took off of Brier Island at Digby Neck. We were so fortunate that day because…
Catching Up
Quite a hiatus since my last quilt report. Quilting gets a little complicated for me during the summer. In 2023 we spent six weeks in Minnesota, visiting Russell, Julia and…
Takeoff and Landing
Red-Winged Blackbirds In Flight
How I Photograph Birds in Flight One day in late June I noticed numerous Red-Winged Blackbirds flying and alighting in a field on an isolated gravel road near Winona, Minnesota.…
Katya's Animal Crackers
Quilts for Grandchildren: Part 2
While celebrating our first grandson's sixth birthday last week, I was remembering making his baby quilt. "Ilya's Aviary" was one of the last projects that I quilted by hand. It…
Daniel's Puzzle
Quilts for Grandchildren: Part 1
The women in my family have always made quilts. The oldest one in my collection is a hand-quilted white-on-white coverlet made by a great aunt around 1939. The newest one…
Agave Bud Opening
Lavender & Agave Super Macros
I recently took an online course from the Minnesota Arboretum about photographing flower buds. It is something I never thought about doing before; I’ve always concentrated on flowers for my…
Dragonflies and Cattails
Five Months of Linus Quilts
As we approach the middle of 2023, I am still on track to meet my goal of making two quilts per month for the Las Cruces chapter of Project Linus.…