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Warm and fuzzy Scooby Doo slippers keep Maddox nice and warm on a chilly Thanksgiving day. Our nephew Tommy and his little friend.
In a near empty garden,
was this beautiful rose!
This was taken at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL. There are not a lot of roses out yet but I'm sure it will be fabulous later in the year when all the roses are blooming.
This photo was taken for a photo assignment in my Shutterbugs group. The assignment was Simple Pleasures
Route 66: Gemini Giant - Wilmington, IL. 20-feet tall Gemini Giant figure at the Launching Pad Drive-In - Wilmington, IL. The Gemini Giant is a former “Muffler Man” and official greeter for the Launching Pad Restaurant. Muffler Men are twenty-plus-feet-tall figures which were once common on American roadsides in the early 1960s. Originally, they stood outside automotive shops, especially muffler specialty shops, where they typically held oversized car mufflers in their outstretched hands. Over the years, some muffler men were re-purposed for duty in other settings. The Gemini Giant is one such example. He has been fitted with a pointed helmet, and he now holds a small rocket in his hands—signifying the Launching Pad cafe.
This one's for Grumbo.
Joe Grumbo gave me this cool old Yashica "Electro 35". Isn't it awesome?
It appears they've discontinued the "5 V 6" mercury battery it requires. Anyone know where I can find one or an adapter for one?
Not many eagles today but the cameras were ready.. It was a great day for meeting up with old friends and making new ones.
Self-portrait: Japanese-Canadian-Israeli scholar, needleworker, lacemaker, spinner, weaver, and avid cook
The wooden object is a bit cryptic. It's a 19th cent. Canadian boat shuttle. I don't weave with it. It has some faint carving in it and is considered a piece of folk art. It was also the only Canadian object I could find at short notice.
The handkerchiefs with tatting and bobbin lace are my own work. The framed pieces are Teresa Wentzler's "English Garden Sampler" and my Ph.D. diploma. The book is one of the last things I wrote before I let the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Hebrew University to work in high tech. On top of the book is a small metal tahkli (spindle) and just behind it (darn, didn't realise it rolled back) is a bobbin for making bobbin lace. The red striped cloth is one of my aprons. The mortar and pestle, passport, and tea cup are pretty self-explanatory, I think.
I have oodles more hobbies I thought of but there's a limit to how much one can fit in a picture! :-)
We've decided to do a quick photography outing to Broga Hill. I did some timelapse hoping for good sunrise but it didn't happen. BUT we saw nice fog covering the city. Check out my blog for photos and video!