Style: Antique Sewing Machines

Every year I take a road trip to Madison Indiana for the Chautauqua Festival of Art. We usually have time to make a few stops in town and brows through the wonderful shops. These sewing machines all pushed together with the afternoon sunlight shining in were a lovely setting. If you happen to be in the region this years Chautauqua will be on September 27-28. I highly recommend it!

Style: Crane Scissors

I snapped this shot while at my moms house, she was working on some embroidery and her tiny crane scissors were begging to be photographed. I didn't have my digital so I swiped her old 35mm Canon. I love that camera unfortunately it requires film. But, there is something to say for the art of and loss of film.

Home: Feeling Fall and a Watercolor

I don't know what it is, but I must be ready for fall....
For some reason I don't get very far into summer before I start craving fall. There is nothing like having the windows open and letting the crisp air blow in. The smell of the leaves and earth getting ready for winter. I crave sweaters, hot tea, warm socks, and the smells of pumpkin spice.

This is a little watercolor I did in an illustration style last winter. I ran across it in my photo files and it felt right today.

Garden: Wings

Is it me or does this painted lady moth have a beak? Yeah, that's what I thought. I've found that photographing butterflies and moths is pretty simple. At first they're a bit skittish, but soon they realize that you don't have a stash of pins in your pocket for a grade school science project. Once they calm down they are all to happy to pose for a portrait. This moth was a downright ham, but the Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail ( that's the yellow one...and yes I looked it up) had a severe case of OCD. It was busy chowing down and would not stop flapping it wings.

Nothing worse than a neurotic butterfly!

"Painted Lady"

"Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail "

"Black Swallowtail"

"Monarch"

"I have no idea"

"Red Admiral"

The same "Red Amdiral"

If you would like butterflies and moths to visit, plant lots of flowers, they love Zinas and Flox!

Style: The Sting-Ray

There is no doubt that the Schwinn Sting-Ray is thee most stylish bike ever created.

Well, at least for something from the 70s.