Chuhuly Exhibit - Part III

This is the third installation of Chuhuly photos from the Botanical Gardens. I told Mom and Dad how many photos I had taken (over 700), and that it was taking some considerable time to sort through them all. So here are more of the glass installations...

Chihuly Exhibit - Part II - Plants

I decided to break up the next installation to show you the plants that I photographed. I had such a good time wandering through all of the blooming flowers. I was thinking mostly about the glass exhibit when I bought my tickets, but when I got there, I realized I had come at the perfect time for the spring flowers as well. I also got to spend an extra hour there that I didn't think I had at first, but I had some parts of the garden to myself for the most part after about 8:30pm. So without further adieu, here are the plants....












Shot with M8 (below)
Shot with M8 (below)

Tea Party Planning

I finally decided on the food for my Royal Summer Tea on May 2. I am going to make three different tea sandwiches: cucumber, egg salad, and a sophisticated ham and gouda with apple. I think I am going to make a savory Tourte Milanese. Then some buttermilk scones and Hungarian shortbread. I have three teas as well to go with the yummy things to eat; Twinings of London - Ceylon Orange Pekoe (a cheaper tea that has a medium body and is a nice black tea), and two from Harrisons and Crosfield: exotic China White Orange and Mango and fragrant Japanese Cherry Sencha. Both are whole leaf teas, but the latter is a green tea. They are more expensive than the Pekoe, and are very light teas. I love them because they are so smooth and airy. Today, since I got off work early, I went to Sur La Table and bought a digital thermometer (I have been wanting one), a citrus zester/garnisher/scorer, some biscuit cutters and some mini cupcake liners, and a cookbook called Baking with Julia. The cookbook is based on the PBS series hosted by Julia Child. I sure wish I could have met her before she died. Anyway, I am going to go edit more of the Chuhuly photos now so I can post them later....

Chuhuly Exhibit - Part I

These are some of the photos I took on Sunday at the Desert Botanical Gardens. I took over 700 images, so needless to say, I am having to take my time and find my favorites. So far, the first image is my favorite. I took it with the Leica, and I did NO POST PROCESSING on it at all besides using photomerge in CS4 to stitch them together. There will be more to come, but it's getting late and I need to pull myself away from editing so that I actually get some sleep. It was a long, but good weekend and the garden was worth the $15 to get in... check back for more installations of photos later.

What's in my bag?

What's in my bag?, originally uploaded by seedlinggirl88.

This is the stuff in my everyday bag. I take it to work and so I usually have my laptop power cord in there too, but it's obviously in use right now. :^)