Polar

Fortune

Beware the red-headed fortuneteller who seems a bit too interested.

Green

I saw a snowy egret fishing in the creek this morning, and I had to try to capture the moment...that is, the moment right before my dog chased him off.

I Spy

First mate Finchhatton tried his best to bring their problem to the captain's attention.

Total Control

Wired

Hide

Gravity

Help

Not all offers of help are welcome.

Mask

Might

The best part of Friday morning is receiving the new IF topic and running through all the ideas that just might work. Even if you don't post it till Thursday evening.

Thanksgiving

Penny was a bit different than the other kids at school, but that came in handy at Thanksgiving time.

Clear

Smoke

Alice and the Caterpillar

Wind(blown)

Okay, I don't like to post twice on the same topic, but the right idea just came along a bit late.

Wind

Collections

Most people collect something, it would be fun to see what others have in their collections. Sylvia Studio Friday

I started looking around the house and realized I have way too many collections...not collectibles, but rocks I've picked up on vacation with no universal significance and fortunes from Chinese restaurants (only the good ones) and creamer jugs from secondhand stores and children's books. Here are a handful of them.

Buttons and fortunes next to the boxes they live in.


Scarves and things that resemble bird eggs (wooden shaker egg, rock from a beach in southern Spain, acorn from a burr oak).

Ghost

Autumn Inspiration

This week's Studio Friday topic is what inspires us about fall. For me, autumn is cooler weather, hot chocolate, revived gardens, the end of the basil in the garden (lots of pesto to be made), and fall asters, which explode in this amazing glowing lavender for a couple of weeks. There are tons of bees and butterflies flitting around right now. In fact, the weather is so perfect right now that I can't type another word of this entry...

Smitten

Stanley could not keep his eyes off the gal at the next table.