A great weekend...

Every year, us brothers and sisters and families try to meet for a family picnic.  This year was no different.  It is the only time that Lorelei and her cousin Jackson see each other.  But they picked up where they left off...they played and played...

I want you to look at their expressions...aren't they priceless!

Then look at this one of Lorelei with her Aunt Patti.

That was Saturday...

Yesterday I decided I best get a move on and finish the binding on this Little Crumbs in the Corner quilt.

Of course the wind was never calm....it is always blowing when I take photos of quilts....so lucky to get one without the wind curling up a corner.  And if they aren't curling, it is still blowing and hard to get in focus.

From Nashville, Indiana

When we go to Nashville, Indiana, I really enjoy just looking!  There is always so much to catch the eye.  Such as the dragonfly above, or the butterfly below.

I really like them, but have seen similar ones before.

But I have never seen this quite before.  A log used as a planter!  I think it is a pretty cool idea...
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I sat and worked on my binding on the little quilt last night....I could actually have stayed up all night sewing on it.  I forget just how much I enjoy sitting and sewing by hand.  Being that it is just a tad bit less 5 ft. each way, I have it over half done.  I am itching to get it done and start on some new project.

Great Blue Heron and Bald Eagle

I posted one pic of this GBH over at Time Stand Still...thought I would show this other one here...it just amazes me every time I see them perched in a tree.   I saw him while fishing at Mansfield--he was at the base of the dam the whole time till he flew up right behind me.

Now look close at this pic...you might even need to enlarge it to see.  The other thing that watched me fish was this fellow here.  I kept watching for an eagle to be soaring overhead and happened to glance up the creek just in time to see him fly up from below and perch there.  He was there a big part of the time I was there, and was there when I left. 

I could not get any closer to him...he was on the far side of the creek and on up past the dam.  It always amazes me to see them...always improves any day to spot one. If I had not seen him fly up, from below, I would never have spotted him.  He just blended in with the background.  (The photo above is even a cropped version of the original.)
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It is raining and thundering here this morn.  And warm compared to the past few days.  It is even supposed to get up into the 80's for today.  Showers are in the forecast for today and tomorrow.  I am hoping this improves the chances for nice autumn colors.  I was afraid it was going to be so dry that the change would not last long.