Well, we almost had a disaster at the Beyers Monday morning. We have a pond on our property and every morning when I let out Gus and Luke (our two labs), we walk around the pond together. As we were coming along the dam, two adult geese suddenly flew from the sky, dive-bombed the dogs, then landed in the pond. Seconds later, another pair streaked up the dam and flew into the pond, all of them honking furiously. The dogs, of course, thought this great fun and went in after them.
Then, out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of a group of five precious little goslings on the slope of the dam. I knew if the dogs saw them the goslings would be completely vulnerable. I yelled at Gus and Luke that it was time to eat and started running to the house. That got their attention and they jumped from the pond to follow me. (Well, they are labs, you know, and when you mention food…)
A few minutes later when I went to get the newspaper, I met my neighbor, Kim, who was carrying a camera with a huge lens. She said she was on her way to photograph some baby foxes she had seen. (Is my neighborhood starting to sound like that old TV show, “Wild Kingdom”?) I told her of the near miss with the goslings and invited her to come take a look. We could check to see if all the geese were okay.
When we arrived back at the pond, there were the goslings swimming along with their parents. Kim got some great photos and when I saw them, I couldn’t help thinking about the blog post two weeks ago which explained how to get colors out of a photograph. I couldn’t resist so here they are.
The colors immediately reminded me of the version of Crayon Box that is made with the “tropical” set of Palette Pixie Strips. The only thing missing is the blue sky which was there but just didn’t make the photo.
I suppose I just can’t help myself from seeing color palettes, fabric designs and quilt possibilities all around me. I hope you are letting your world inspire you too.
Jinny the roll of fabric colors looks so gorgeous!! I really like it. I am trying to change my decor in our home however, and I want to go with a French Country look, reds, yellows black and white checks etc. And i was wondering with your Colonial type home , do you have trouble blending the quilts into this decor ? The quilts are lovely but look modern , how do you work this out ? Thank you . Isabel
Quilts have been around for centuries. To me, quilts have a timeless quality so, in my eyes, they can fit into any decor.
Thanks Jinny !
I love the stories you tell. Your travels seem to whisk us away as if we were right along with you. Your work is so exquisite and that’s why I love quilting, it’s a passion of mine. Thank you for the work you do and sharing.