shopping for quilting stuff. Andrea has four god
children who are in need of some happy quilts.
So we went to look for happy quilts in Huntsville.
Considering the weather we have been having, we decided to take Helen's boat which has a top to keep us dry.
We did buy happy fabrics at Fabricland and Walmart fat quarters to make small quilts. That is Andrea is going to make these quilts. Machine made too instead of hand quilted as her mother does.
I bought some polka dot fabrics which I will post next time. Oh boy I was happy to add these to my small stash here at the cottage.
The photo that you see, is my sweetie working
at the dock and at the end is a pair of brown
ducks that have parked themselves there and are sleeping in the afternoon sun. These two have appeared periodically around our dock and we at first thought someone had been feeding them as they are very friendly. Even the wonder dog doesn't frighten them....He is sleeping too so it's a peaceful afternoon for all of us.
We have almost finished doing all the dock work and the steps to the lift are completed except for the staining that will be done when the weather dries the dock.
We are expecting guests for the weekend and as I have posted, they cook so it's going to be an easy time for me. I have no idea what they cook as we don't know them very well but are excited at bonding with them as a couple.
See this photo on the right? It was taken from the back of a sailboat in the Virgin Islands a few weeks back. The people could not believe that this whale had surfaced and followed the boat for quite a distance. Isn't this just the most amazing thing?
There are hundreds of photos on the web that we see and just cannot imagine the luck some people have to take a once in a lifetime photo. We have a photo that a friend took of the tail of an orca in Newfoundland when they went whale watching in a small zodiac and Carole got a most amazing shot and she said that she was so in awe that it was the only one she took. Before digital too and we cherish the picture. It is about a 20 X 24 size print, so imagine the clarity of it. Today with digital, there probably would be 20 pictures to choose from. In this photo on the right, you can see the back of the transome of the boat...it's that close!
The sun has come out this afternoon so my sweetie who has been having withdrawals without the grandkids, has borrowed the children from next door and has taken the girls tubing and I can hear them screaming....do you think summer has finally arrived for the weekend? I hope so.
Cheers to all and I am taking my wine and going to sit with the ducks by the dock (of the bay as the song goes)
8 comments :
You sound to be having such a wonderful time at the cottage. That picture is amazing!! I've seen Orcas from a distance in Puget Sound WA but never that close. Now I have that song in my head, but it's ok, I LOVE that song!!
Crispy
I think the whale heard about the food..... Love that photo.
Peaceful lovely shots.
May freedom continue to ring ... Happy 4th ... TTFN ~ Marydon
wonderful photo of the whale. I have not blogged in a couple days and need to think of something to write - nothing interesting is happening! Sounds like you had a fun day shopping.
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/
Your little corner of paradise is a lovely place! and you have put the song in my head too... sittin' on the dock of the bay watchin' the tide roll in.....
HI Nanci, thanks for coming to visit my blog and for your kind words. It will be a good move as far as my job goes and quilters, lovely quilters are everywhere. Life has a lot of chapters and this is the next one in my book of life! I will add your blog to my favourites. I love your photos. My best friend came from Vancouver Island to New Zealand. She has no family here so I am the adopted aunty to her teenagers.
What an idyllic spot you have there at the cottage! It looks like you are having wonderful weather. Have fun!
Micki
Well, hello to the sea creature!
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