Outdoor Sightings

Volunteering nearby, and came across this caterpillar. At first I thought he was a cast off toy, but then it moved.  Big and puffy. Apparently it is a White-Lined Sphinx Moth ..they get as big as a hummingbird. 

Then, a velvet horned deer spent about 5 hours in the backyard. Did some very loud snorts, a deer sound I had not been aware about prior. He noticed me looking at him, but I stayed quite and away, so likely why he stuck around for so long. 

 

 

Pencil Fish

 Discovered this fish on a walk in an area where locals do "outside" art with mainly found and recycled objects. 

Prom Dress -- next gen

My niece on the left, me on the right many decades ago -- Senior Ball..High School.  Niece humored me by trying on the dress. She said she and her friends are going for long dress this Prom, but more bodycon then my dress. Happy it got to see the light of day -- if just for a short time. And yes, a bit of an eye roll to myself that I have held on to that dress. 

 

Perspective

As I was going through some old family photo film strips using an initial quick technique to do initial sort, (shared with me by a very nice local photographer), I came upon her. Believe she was child of family friends. I am sure her charms came out in ways other than this depicts, but made me smile with a little "ahhh." Interesting to me to think of what a camera catches, and how it sorts the depths, shades, etc. 
 

Creating something with "waste"..which is likely also a waste, but....

 

Took some past lottery papers and sewed them together. A friend has me buying him tickets ..he is overseas for now, and says we will split. (Laughing at the odds of winning). As I assessed the pile, I said "what a waste," on a few levels, other than he seems happy to think about winning, so, that is a win. 

So, I sewed some together, and wrote a bit of a letter to him on the backside. Hopefully that will bring a laugh, another win.  

Remember, think, act...

 

When I stood in front of this pole, it was not only the texture, but all the messages that had gone before. 

Not weeds, but opportunity

                                                 

Thank you Mom and Dad for showing me this in childhood. So tempting when I walk by this type of weed.