Sassafras in the Rain

The amount of rain puddled on the wood kinda obscures the details, but this is an awesome piece of wood. It comes from a small grove of sassafras trees that appear to have suffered from a disease, causing them to become filled with knots and lumps.

For: wood knots contest

Wooden Scream

For: wood knots contest

Vintage Crystals

Two strings of crystals, in a pile. These are vintage crystals, with cut facets, so they can be uncomfortable to wear on the skin.

For: jewelry 2 contest

spindle

This is an old fern/ashtray stand. I got it cheap at a yard sale years ago, and find it useful for lots of different things.

For: old school 2 contest

weed pods

I have tried so many ways to get a good capture of these awesome weed seed pods. Here I threw some in the bottom of a kiddie swimming pool thinking the blue background would look nice. The weeds are mostly OOF, and the pool ended up looking very mouldy. I still love these weeds, here they come acros...

For: orphan photos 2 contest

Crab Apples

For: still growing contest

Playing at the Corn Maze

For: triptych portrait contest

Tree Service Truck After Dark

For: traces 2 contest

Fire Truck on Parade

For: traces 2 contest

Falling down at the Fair

For: traces 2 contest

Water Globe and Walter

For: weird shadows contest

Chrystal Shadows

Notice the colored rainbows cast within the shadows by different facets of the beads.

For: jewelry contest

My Christmas Present

For: jewelry contest

one fish, two fish...

For: everything fish contest

Below the Waterfalls

Koi just filled the pond below the waterfalls at the park; I loved the spiral stems of the plants, and the shapes of all the stones at the bottom.

For: everything fish contest

The barn

For: nails contest

No touchups

Yes, this is how this picture came out, no touchups- really horrible job! But my grandson was so proud that he was in the play, that I had to keep this shot even though I chopped his head off! To say nothing of the movement blur, the horrible color, the bad framing...And yet for some reason, with ...

For: orphan photos contest

Look at me!

I kept trying and trying, but I couldn't get a shot of her face. She was having such a good time with the ball, but it seemed like she always had her back to me, or the ball in front of her face. This is as close as I could get to the expression of pure joy she had, but the picture is framed prett...

For: orphan photos contest

In the Woods

For: orphan photos contest

millifiori beads

For: pxl letters contest

Running Stitches

For: stitching macro contest

A dropped stitch

For: stitching macro contest

Tom's closet door

For: doors contest

Better Days

For: doors contest