Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

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Sunlight study, 24

Afternoon sun on a stack of antique books, a small antique iron bar, a photo of our house before we owned it, a cool triangle rock, a bird's nest complete with origami swan, and a ceramic bird I just like (and a random coaster that should be put away).

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Sunlight study 23

More afternoon sun...on Annie's beluga whale from 4th grade and a fleet of scrap wood boats from Mystic Seaport.

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Sunlight study 22

Happened to catch some afternoon sunlight.  It has such a different clear and cool quality to the morning sun's blazing warmth.

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Oh, the moon!

So, the moon rose full and beautiful over our backyard mountain last night.  Gorgeous.  Truly.  And, I messed up capturing it royally (although I NAILED the deep blue color of the sky - completely by accident!).
Truth be told, I mostly use my fancy schmancy camera on auto most of the time.  So, tonight, I'm out freezing my butt off, trying not only to remember what to adjust my settings to, but how to even do it on my bleeping camera.  Sigh.  Back to moon school for me (that was one of my favorite posts, so here's the link again for those who just skimmed over that...moon school).  Good news is, this gives me a nice goal - to work on capturing the moon rise over the next several months (especially as it warms up).

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Pallet, tree, and mushroom

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Lorax, the Rooster

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Sunlight study 21

Shells from our recent trip to Nokomis, Florida, a photo of Paul and I at our undergrad graduation from Stonehill College (perched on an old chicken waterer), a fan Emma brought home from China last April, and copious amounts of dust.

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Sunlight study 20

Paul's grandmother's clock and that's Baby Emma in his arms.

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Dining room chalkboard wall and lamp in reflection

Our dining room chalkboard wall and a lamp, reflected in a mirror Paul made out of an old window from Pop-pop's house.

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Mail call!

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Into the woods...

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At "Little Pond"

"Little Pond" is our name for the vernal pool on our property.

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Well done!

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Lovely

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Sunlight study 19

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Pretty sky this morning

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Sunlight study 18

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Sunlight study 17

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Terrarium

One of my most favorite things is this terrarium Annie made:

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Sunlight study 16

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Sunlight study 15, I like this one!

I like this one -- it soothes me.  Sunny-sunshine, captured in a beautiful green leaf.

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So close and yet....

While I am certainly ready for spring's hope filled warmth and sunshine....

...this snow is very pretty...no one has to go anywhere today, so the snow blower is quiet, the shovels stand idle for now, and there is not a foot print to be seen...

...such a beautiful quietude...

...wrapping myself up in this blanket today, mug of coffee, stack of books.

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Sunlight study 14

Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun....

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Sunlight study 13

Longing for warm sunshine!

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Breakfast guest

Look who joined Annie and I at the breakfast table this morning!

It was so exciting!

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Sunshine Sisters

They don't know how lucky they are!

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Pelican Annie

And, with a little cross processing....

The pelicans were  numerous and provided much entertainment as they dove for fish.

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I'm a sucker for a photo of shells in a child's hand

Hours and hours were spent collecting shells on Nokomis Beach...

And, a shot by Annie:

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Bloom

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Tree Monkeys

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