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October 24, 2013

Design challenge, day 26, I know it’s too early…

They were putting up snowflake lights on the streets where I work today.

October 23, 2013

Design challenge, day 25, extreme knitting

I found this quote the other day and I was all, “Man, I could totally see that quote overlaying some mountain climber. How inspirational!”

If at some point you don’t ask yourself, ‘What have I gotten myself into?’ then you’re not doing it right.

Then today, I start thinking about what kind of photo could go with it and the thought of a giant yarn stash crossed my mind – one where you’re stuffing yarn into your desk drawers because there’s no more room in the allotted basket/shelves/tupperware set of drawers/closet/guest closet. If you knit or crochet, you know what I’m talking about… It starts with a ball or two of yarn when you start out, then you start visiting yarn shops and you think, “Oh, that’d be great for a [insert knitting/crocheted object here that you’ll probably never even start]”.

So I started searching Flickr for images that I could use and found this amazing woman – my hero – knitting on Splash Mountain with undeniable proof.

The challenge here was trying to get something usable out of an image that was too small and too grainy.

Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/starathena/2388909382/

October 22, 2013

Design challenge, day 24, Redwood National Forest

John and I have been thinking about traveling a lot lately. My bucket list is pretty much all travel-related. On our honeymoon, we’ll be visiting a few places in California, including the Redwood National Forest. My parents took me here when I was a wee babe and of course I don’t remember. It’s always been somewhere I’ve wanted to go.

I always love simple travel posters and graphics, so I thought I’d try my hand at one. I can only hope to get lighting this amazing when we’re out hiking in California.

Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whostolecookies/2782874131

October 21, 2013

Design challenge, day 23, Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland

If you live in the Orlando area and have never been to the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, you should make a trip out. It’s only $5 to get in and they have all kinds of raptors – owls, hawks, falcons, eagles. I easily spend more than an hour there.

When you visit, they usually have one or two “Ambassadors” — the more well-behaved, resident birds. The staff take the ambassadors out into the public areas on their gloved arms and you can get up close and personal with them. The first time I went, I was amazed at how big some of the owls were (and how small American Kestrels and screech owls were)! You can get about a foot or two away from the small birds of prey they keep together at the back of the building, like the American Kestrels and small screech owls.

I had this picture of Olivia in my Flickr account and looked through the center’s Facebook and found that she died two years ago – don’t be too sad, she lived 14 years, which is about 11 years more than the average lifespan of a wild American Kestrel. The volunteers and staff at the center do an amazing job of taking care of these beautiful birds. Since 1979, they’ve treated over 12,000 injured or orphaned birds of prey, releasing more than 40% back into the wild.