loquat seeds

oh how excited am i? talking w/ the ladies last thurs one asked me what all i had done w/ the loquats i'd collected, if i've made any jam or such things. there's a lovely tree outside the building, just bursting w/ the little orange things, so i've gathered quite a few...and they are delicious. but in conjunction w/ that conversation was jewelry making, as i had just reworked a few pieces. this lead to a wonderment about how lovely the loquat seeds are. which brought us to the idea of working them into my jewelry... i'm so excited. but i said that already.
i'm not sure what they will turn into, i will drill holes in some, wrap wire around others, clump them and keep them separated...earrings and necklaces... and i think i'll use some metal leafing on a few, wouldnt that be neat?

hm, now i need a theme song.

ah, spring in texas means beautiful flowers...if it rains. thankfully it has this year. and spring time in texas also means allergies. sigh, last year was my first bout with the sniffles and watery eyes, even though i've lived here my whole life. so this year, i guess i can take it as a sign that it is official, my nose hates something in the air right now.
but my eyes are in love. my mother gardens in a natural way, and her favorite flowers are the wildflowers. this means that no matter where they pop up, she will care for it and watch it grow. no matter where it is. did i say that already? this year it brought a whole world of butterflies that we've not had before (yes, i will go ahead and say it, i live at home still). the caterpillars love these things, and so do i (though i've not taken the time to investigate what they are):

i hadnt put two and two together till i was shooting some cacti blossoms - looking at the yellow flower, i thought to myself, "now doesnt that remind you of a rose?" followed shortly by, "oh. yellow rose of texas. i'm brilliant." i dont think anyone had ever told me directly that it was the cactus flower that is referred to as the yellow rose of texas, so i'm kinda proud of myself for figuring it out.

this one on the right, i love that there is a bug in it. i wouldnt re-shoot that for the world. not to say that if i found it in my room i wouldnt squash it. hm.





then last for the moment, but not least.......

.....if i were a superhero....
i finally figured out who/what i would be!
DamselFly
and my colors would be black and purple.
i would wear a fabulous, intricate lace mask.
my power would be.... uhm. well, i will have to work on that part.

i share this because i know we all think about these things. be honest, you've had the thought, "if i had superpowers, what would they be?" then you go into your costume and colors and sidekick

(who ever imagines that they are the sidekick? right.)

i forgot to give it a title...there. done.

i have no idea where to begin. at least you know i'll always be honest with you.

this is a place for me to face my fears, to step into a world where i have to admit my convictions and then act upon them. if i get an idea for an image, or am having a hard time bringing myself to finish a piece, i will share it here. i'm so glad to have some people in my life that not only encouraged me to start this blog, but also will hold me accountable to maintain it and grow by it. you know who you are.

for those who have noticed i dont capitalize or properly punctuate, i'm sorry. at least i try to spell everything correctly and use the proper word (there/their/they're, then/than, etc - oh my goodness it drives me crazy when people misuse those). i will, however, capitalize God/Jesus and the corresponding Him's and He's. "i" never needs to be capitalized. just sayin'.

i'll do my best to keep you up to date w/ what i'm working on, posting pictures and whatnot. my fave photos will likely show up too. i unloaded the latest wildflower/butterfly pics i took in the backyard and noticed the count my camera keeps had started over. that would mean i've taken over 10,000 photographs. granted, 9,000 are probably not that great, but i should hope the rest are considerably fabulous.

hm, random thought (which you will become accustomed to soon enough), i think i like the no-caps typing style because it is childlike. we need to remember simplicity and innocence. and i've come to understand the definition of innocence not to be an ignorance of wrong, but the full knowledge of it without the ability to be charged guilty. longing for childhood innocence in adulthood is attainable. it is one of my many pure hopes.