I love this time of year, the temperatures are nice, the days are long and there are few bugs so far. But mostly, I love the flowers. And, right now, my yard is lovely. So, I decided to take some photos today.
Warning, photographic overload!
After taking some general photos, I decided to play around with the Macro setting on my camera. I need some more practice, but I had fun doing this.
Lest you think everything in my yard looks great, I thought I would also show the large patch of lawn that I am trying to repair. Hopefully in a few more weeks the grass will fill in better.
A few years ago, we had three large oak trees taken down by a local arborist (Branch and Bough, if you are in MN, is a great tree service). These trees were hanging far over our driveway and the concern was that they might fall onto our vehicles. At the time, we had the tree crew take the trees down and then cut them into 1 foot length intending to split the wood to use in our firepit and fireplace. Since then, these large pieces of wood have been stacked by our driveway.
We made a trip to Home Depot last night to rent a log splitter for a day (my husband was kind enough to help with this since I am not confident towing something behind my vehicle). Then around 7:30 this morning, I started working through the stack of logs. Eight hours later and I had about a full cord of wood (8 ft x 4 ft by 4 ft) split and stacked. At the current rate of $550/cord, I’d say it was a productive day.
Centipedes (from Latin prefix centi-, “hundred”, and pes, pedis, “foot”) are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which also includes Millipedes and other multi-legged creatures. Centipedes are elongated metameric creatures with one pair of legs per body segment. They are found in an array of terrestrial habitats from tropical rainforests to deserts. Accordingly, they are found in soil and leaf litter, under stones and dead wood, and inside logs.
4. Adhere each piece of glass to the framework.
Like most quilter, I have lots of fabric in my craft room. But, unlike other quilters, I try to keep the amount as low as possible. I no longer purchase fabric “just because see it and like it”. I have to have a specific project that I plan to use it in before I will purchase any fabric. Over the past few years, I have also received fabric from my sister, my mother and some of my friends. So, I really do not need to add to my stash.
A few days later, I received an email with an image attached. The image was a topographical map of a section of the moon. This was going to be a challenge – designing a quilt to represent this image!
4. Fill each hole part way with E6000 adhesive. Place one plexiglass rod piece into each hole. They will be snug and may require a small tap with a hammer to fully seat them.
Erickson's Heirlooms 