May the new year bring all the creativity you wish for

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gimme the diamond

or else ...

de Angel sleeps wiv da fishes

hehe

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

LOVE FROM

Penny

when I lit a candle tonight

the light shining through to my jar of sea urchins

was stunning

we gathered these early one morning

on a deserted beach in Antigua

last Christmas

have a look here :

http://driftwoodblog.blogspot.com/

then make your own lanterns

for a stunning candle lit procession

http://honeysucklelane.blogspot.com/

http://theredthreadblog.blogspot.com/

http://inkstainswithroni.blogspot.com/

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Wilson A. Bentley
The Snowflake Man
"Under the microscope, I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty; and it seemed a shame that this beauty should not be seen and appreciated by others. Every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated., When a snowflake melted, that design was forever lost. Just that much beauty was gone, without leaving any record behind."

Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley 1925



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From the earliest memories of our childhood, many of us can remember hearing the phrase "no two snowflakes are alike". This discovery was made in the small rural town of Jericho, Vermont by Wilson A. Bentley (1865-1931).

A self educated farmer, Bentley attracted world attention with his pioneering work in the area of photomicrography, most notably his extensive work with snow crystals (commonly known as snowflakes). By adapting a microscope to a bellows camera, and years of trial and error, he became the first person to photograph a single snow crystal in 1885.

He would go on to capture more than 5000 snowflakes during his lifetime, not finding any two alike. His snow crystal photomicrographs were acquired by colleges and universities throughout the world and he published many articles for magazines and journals including, Scientific American and National Geographic.

In 1931 his book "Snow Crystals", containing more than 2400 snow crystal images, was published by McGraw-Hill but has long been out of print. A soft cover copy, identical in all respects, can be obtained today from Dover Publications, Inc.. On December 23, 1931, Bentley died at the family farmhouse in Jericho. Because of his wonderful work with snow crystals, he became affectionately known as "Snowflake" Bentley.


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I took this photo several years ago before school one morning

it had snowed in the night so I told the kids to get out & enjoy it while it lasted

It was our only day of snow that year

my daughter must have been about eight or nine then

Sam looks young & healthy too

I love this photo and had it blown up to poster size for her bedroom

that year I printed out black & white copies for family Christmas cards

they were magical and ethereal

a snapshot of frozen time

OOdles of toys, Traidcraft, Lakeland, Willowtree,

the teddy bear one doesn't really " DO It " for me but ...

the first one does so...

I've ordered one !