The house of poo, kitty litter rolling sh*tter...
Omega-Self-Cleaning-Litter It works how? Well, like this.
The house of poo.... the HOP if you will spends it's days collecting . Maggie fits fine, and Rocky, all 16 pounds of his fuzzy Maine Coon self, also, fits fine. Granted, his head sticks out while he is doing deposits.
When collections are done for the day, roll the HOP. The good stuff collects in the little.. collection pan, and the bigger stuff keeps rolling, rolling along....
See, just like I said. That one is Maggie's. She makes them more petite.
Then the dump over onto the top of the pan, and as you roll it back, the deposits stay in the little drawer. The good litter falls back out of it's "safety zone" ready for more deposits. It's good to shake it around a little so the litter settles flat. My kitties prefer their litter flat.
Look, a little drawer of fun! TaDa! Want one? We got ours here.
The house of poo.... the HOP if you will spends it's days collecting . Maggie fits fine, and Rocky, all 16 pounds of his fuzzy Maine Coon self, also, fits fine. Granted, his head sticks out while he is doing deposits.
When collections are done for the day, roll the HOP. The good stuff collects in the little.. collection pan, and the bigger stuff keeps rolling, rolling along....
See, just like I said. That one is Maggie's. She makes them more petite.
Then the dump over onto the top of the pan, and as you roll it back, the deposits stay in the little drawer. The good litter falls back out of it's "safety zone" ready for more deposits. It's good to shake it around a little so the litter settles flat. My kitties prefer their litter flat.
Look, a little drawer of fun! TaDa! Want one? We got ours here.A day in the Park in Summer....
There is a lovely community park nearby and during the summer my sister and mother and I went to visit. My sister was enamored with my fancy camera at the time, despite its not being fancy at all. At the time it was a 4 year old Olympus that has a macro setting. I think she just loved the close up ability. She took over 200 photos of bugs. Which are taking up space on my hard drive... I should e-mail them to her one by one.
Anyway, while we were at the park we met a guy. A scary looking guy who had it out for someone. What developed was a day of scaring insects and taking candid shots of their fear with the macro camera setting.
Here a spider fears for his life. Which strikes me as interesting since the purple guy seems to be part spider himself, maybe he is just bowing down in praise....
As the day wore on, spider guy was getting a little boring and we though that since it was a Saturday night, he should go out. Maybe dancing... he is poseable, so he can bust a move.
He put on his best dancing clothes, a hat because it was a little chilly out that evening and grabbed some flowers for the host of the party...
Yup, he danced so well, that he now has a star! Go see him on Hollywood Boulevard!
Anyway, while we were at the park we met a guy. A scary looking guy who had it out for someone. What developed was a day of scaring insects and taking candid shots of their fear with the macro camera setting.
Here a spider fears for his life. Which strikes me as interesting since the purple guy seems to be part spider himself, maybe he is just bowing down in praise....
As the day wore on, spider guy was getting a little boring and we though that since it was a Saturday night, he should go out. Maybe dancing... he is poseable, so he can bust a move.
He put on his best dancing clothes, a hat because it was a little chilly out that evening and grabbed some flowers for the host of the party...
Yup, he danced so well, that he now has a star! Go see him on Hollywood Boulevard!
A day in the life of a landscaper....
So now that we are done digging in the mud and mixing concrete, we come to the more glamorous portion of the job. The plants. It's a wonderful time of year to be doing a design as well because of all the wonderful transformations that the plants go thru. Nowhere is this more evident to us than at the nurseries that we frequent.
I am always fond of the tiny little changes that take place on a smaller scale. The wonderful rattling seedheads that loose their seeds as they bend in the wind...
The fiddleheads of ferns that emerge with the newly moistened soil...
And the little landscapes in each individual pot that are so adorable in their petite expressions...
The planting starts soon, and I will keep this blog up to date with the progress.
I am always fond of the tiny little changes that take place on a smaller scale. The wonderful rattling seedheads that loose their seeds as they bend in the wind...
The fiddleheads of ferns that emerge with the newly moistened soil...
And the little landscapes in each individual pot that are so adorable in their petite expressions...
The planting starts soon, and I will keep this blog up to date with the progress.
Sterling silver wirework chain in progress
It is taking some time, but this is the newest work in progress. I'm still waiting on some Swiss blue Topaz for the other necklace, so this is what I am biding my time with.
Each component starts out as straight sterling silver wire... it's looped and wrapped with more sterling silver wire, then linked. If you like this, you should check out my bead store... and get some for yourself.
Each component starts out as straight sterling silver wire... it's looped and wrapped with more sterling silver wire, then linked. If you like this, you should check out my bead store... and get some for yourself.
Gifts from Italy! WooHoo!
So, this is the wine that Krista brought back from Italy for me (us...I might have to share). It was made in the little town that she was staying in and I don't want to open it.
Then she went and got me beads.... and if you know anything about me, you know I am a beadhead. I'm keeping these... will have to decide how to use them...
Then she went and got me beads.... and if you know anything about me, you know I am a beadhead. I'm keeping these... will have to decide how to use them...
More construction, my day job...
Steel toed boots by day, faceted gemstones by night.
So this is what has been going on at Ginkgo Landscape Design. After plenty of soil relocation and form construction and removal, it's a wall. It is going to hold back the soil so that the clients can have some pretty plants to match the design that we did for the front garden a few years ago. The old "wall" and fence was pretty much falling down. I take issue with those who construct fences that fall down. This fence, will not fall down.
We like to build things that will stand the test of time and withstand the elements. This is the newest creation. It's simple, basic and suits its purpose. The clients no longer have to worry about a slippery muddy bank, and have a useful garden space above their new retaining wall. A well constructed fence gives them privacy and a nice backdrop for their newly installed plants.
The boards used for this fence were custom milled from naturally windfelled ceder on my uncles property and are a full 3/4 inches. It's an organic, free range, fence!
If you want to see the fancy stuff, we do that too. Just check the before and after portfolio here: Ginkgo Landscape Design
Updated photos of completed design are below:
So this is what has been going on at Ginkgo Landscape Design. After plenty of soil relocation and form construction and removal, it's a wall. It is going to hold back the soil so that the clients can have some pretty plants to match the design that we did for the front garden a few years ago. The old "wall" and fence was pretty much falling down. I take issue with those who construct fences that fall down. This fence, will not fall down.
We like to build things that will stand the test of time and withstand the elements. This is the newest creation. It's simple, basic and suits its purpose. The clients no longer have to worry about a slippery muddy bank, and have a useful garden space above their new retaining wall. A well constructed fence gives them privacy and a nice backdrop for their newly installed plants.
The boards used for this fence were custom milled from naturally windfelled ceder on my uncles property and are a full 3/4 inches. It's an organic, free range, fence!
If you want to see the fancy stuff, we do that too. Just check the before and after portfolio here: Ginkgo Landscape Design
Updated photos of completed design are below:
Vintage style wire and Swiss Blue Topaz, yes please!
A peek into the studio...
Yummie, don't you think?!
Yummie, don't you think?!
A poem, written on the fly. Titleless.
dark clouds are digging away the sand beneath my feet during low tide...
owls watch as the tiny sand fleas crowd around and clams shoot water into my ears
the sand around my feet fills in and tide pools liquefy warmth to my new roots
seagulls voice their opinions at crows
the wind picks up as the day wears and sunshine mingles with the clouds
i feel the wind, and hear it along the tree lined bluffs behind me
an impatient moon fails in it's attempt to hurry the sun along it's path
clouds come down to the ground and steam blurs the boundary between water and air
the distant mountains catch fire
(originally "published" in a forum post on Etsy.)
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5850745&page=4
owls watch as the tiny sand fleas crowd around and clams shoot water into my ears
the sand around my feet fills in and tide pools liquefy warmth to my new roots
seagulls voice their opinions at crows
the wind picks up as the day wears and sunshine mingles with the clouds
i feel the wind, and hear it along the tree lined bluffs behind me
an impatient moon fails in it's attempt to hurry the sun along it's path
clouds come down to the ground and steam blurs the boundary between water and air
the distant mountains catch fire
(originally "published" in a forum post on Etsy.)
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5850745&page=4
Impressions in stucco
So, things are coming along. We are happy to have completed the stucco portion of the top level raised garden beds today. Fall is upon us, and winter is not far behind. I have taken some photos of the flowers and plants that refuse to let go of the summer, and will post them in the blog during the winter as a reminder of the warmer days.
For now, here are the planters that are newly completed. It takes a little while for the final color to set in as the stucco "matures" it changes and gains even more character. I love that about real stucco. There are so many new buildings that have the fake stuff that has none of the characteristics of actual hand applied stucco. I'm impressed when I see a building that does have it. (There is one in downtown Edmonds where we live, it looks great!)
In addition to the stucco, I like to put in leaf impressions from plants around the garden. This is one from the first set of planters. It's a Geranium leaf. The caps on these planters were done in a mold that we made, they also have impressions.
And as we looked into the planter that will be the water garden, we found that we are not the only ones making impressions. It's nice to have the approval of our garden critters.
For now, here are the planters that are newly completed. It takes a little while for the final color to set in as the stucco "matures" it changes and gains even more character. I love that about real stucco. There are so many new buildings that have the fake stuff that has none of the characteristics of actual hand applied stucco. I'm impressed when I see a building that does have it. (There is one in downtown Edmonds where we live, it looks great!)
In addition to the stucco, I like to put in leaf impressions from plants around the garden. This is one from the first set of planters. It's a Geranium leaf. The caps on these planters were done in a mold that we made, they also have impressions.
And as we looked into the planter that will be the water garden, we found that we are not the only ones making impressions. It's nice to have the approval of our garden critters.
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