The promise in the bow

The weekend before

Mike and Lisa's wedding

was a little rainy.

It even rained on our picnic!

But the rainbows were beautiful.

Yes, it was a double!

Check the upper left

for the second,

much fainter

arc.

{26 May 2012}

Scratch cupcakery

All I can say is: LUNCH!

This deliciousness brought to you by

Scratch Cupcakery

Salty Dog style.

{26May2012}

Conversation with a goose

A lovely trip to

Anderson Japanese Gardens

in Rockford.

 In which le Kiwi speaks to a goose. Nicely.

 And we see lovely dogwoods.

 Cascading water.

 Pose with our momma.

And contemplate the possiblity of adding water features to our own gardens.

{May 2012}

Poppy!

I recieved a new camera lens recently.

And had fun playing with it a bit.

Before using it for its real purpose.

{April 2012}

Storyteller

I always find it amazing.

How this kid can go from crying fit...

To telling a story...

Even if it is a sad story...

In a matter of seconds.

{April 2012}

Cookie experiment...continued

I'm on a continued experimentation

to make cookies

with BUTTER

that are chewy

and not flat.

I found this recipie that made such a claim

and followed the instructions.

(I thought)

BUT,

after I was done

I realized I'd used cornstarch

instead of baking powder.

(This is what happens when one buys in bulk,

uses jars,

and then fails to read the label on the jar.)

They tasted delicious.

But I may have to re-try for the non-flat.

And use baking powder!

{April 2012}

My nephew, the angler fish

Now, that's something worth angling for!

He's going to get it!
Nom.
{March 2012}