a new blog!

Big news! I've been posting daily photos here on Funnelcloud Photo for almost four years and decided it's time for bigger and better things - a new blog! I'll still post lots of photos in my new space, but will also be writing about my life, my dogs, home improvement projects, and show the creative process behind my new Etsy shop, Funnelcloud Studio.

Please update your bookmarks and readers, and come on over to say hi to me here:
http://www.funnelcloud.blogspot.com

Cheers,
Rachel

first sale!

Exciting news! Funnelcloud Studio's first sale!

The silver zinnia print is available in my Etsy shop.

orange zinnia lino print

For sale in my Etsy shop.

sculpture by larry

the last one

butterflies for anna & jane

futbol

some a-hole squirrel ate my strawberries

The jerk! At least he could've eaten the whole berry instead of leaving it behind with a bite taken out of it.

Or maybe eaten one and LEFT THE OTHER ONE FOR ME.

decompression time

sick day

triage

relaxed patient

ouch

when life gives you lemons...

poppy

carrot sprouts

piggy pasta

Pork ragu with oregano, sage, basil, and thyme from the herb garden.

ahhhhhh!

New air conditioner humming away!

quarantined...

...to the backyard. House was 87 degrees and while the new air conditioning was being installed, we hung out with the pups

on the patio and I entertained myself by taking pictures with my iphone.

The double lilies just bloomed:

Paws and red toenails:

Banjo entertained himself by catching a bird. He then had to be tied up for a while so he wouldn't eat it.

Hey, I didn't name these guys Morsel and Tidbit for nothing!

Gravy could not be bothered with caring about the bird.

He didn't even bother to leave the porch:

The bird was ok, and finally left the yard - hopefully he got back to his nest.

Banjo was released and dug himself a nice hole:

(His nose is usually black...)

Then he lay in it:

Gravy was still unimpressed:

elijah

The church:

The choir. Dad sang bass.

Cute church ladies:

Me and Dad:

cujo goes to the vet

Poor buddy has a horribly infected ear. He let the vet know how painful it is by screaming, growling, snarling, snapping, and HISSING.

Did you know that dogs can hiss?

weeds: before and after

Before:

After:

A previously neglected part of our yard, now ready for mulching.

herb markers

Made some more garden markers for the herb garden.

ugly babies

A family of robins living in the trellis in our backyard - two babies and a momma (who flew off and squawked at me while I took the pic) in the nest.

fresh squeezed

Strawberry lemonade - my favorite.

birthday feast

tickseed (I think)

Lavender and hydrangeas in the background.

seven years

Celebrated with:

Breakfast at Buzz,

Red velvet cupcakes,

Wine tasting at Red White & Bleu followed by dinner at Argia's, and

Wine, candlelight, and conversation at our newly yellow picnic table.

extra virgin olive oil by glidden

how does your garden grow?

Despite my recent obsession with gardening, I haven't really posted pictures of my vegetable garden here -

perhaps because it is in an ugly corner of the yard and it is difficult to get a nice photo of it.

However, it is what it is - here, almost one month old:

And here on May 6th - the day that I planted it:

mulch mutt