Bridges over the highway were dizzying and exciting in Texas.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Transient
Sounds of a transient event
I learned something new with this Photo Challenge. The word transient had sad connotations to me so I thought I would learn more about the word and its meanings. I was surprised when I read that there is a “thing” called a transient event in electrical engineering. My husband and son are electrical engineers so this seemed like an interesting thing to try and understand a bit more! This is what I learned:
1.Another word for transient is oscillation.
2. A transient event is a short-lived burst of energy in a system caused by a sudden change of state.
3. The strings of a string instrument is characterized by transients.
4. It is fun to listen to my husband play his guitar in the morning so I could take his picture and post this today!
Lesson over!
A Picture a Day: Day 169
Happy Father’s Day with the help of my favorite local billboard!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus
When I find myself in need of focus, I bring out my kitchen timer. I am amazed at what can be done in 20 minutes!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Order
I wonder how birds decide which order to fly in?
Weekly Photo Challenge: Friend
“Lucky” has been a friend for so long now he seems real. He is well loved and has traveled extensively. He will be 22 years old tomorrow. Happy Birthday Lucky!
Variations on a Theme: Not such an ordinary bench!
A Hemingway cat in repose
Sometimes a bench is more than a bench because of who is using it! This one was spotted while I was visiting Hemingway Home in Key West where cats are king!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Earth
A very special wedding present from 2 very special friends- “Father Sky Mother Earth.”
A Picture a Day: Day 106
Happy Easter!
Favorite Things: Color and Eggs
Judging by the number of articles I have collected over the years offering suggestions on how to dye eggs for Easter this is something I have wanted to do for a long time and just never did it- so in keeping with my attempt to celebrate the day, I finally dyed eggs- before Easter!
As I noted before, when I have an idea often it requires the assistance of a family member to see it through with me. This time my daughter was my “helper” but actually is the one who kept track of how to do each type.
Sounds complicated – we were just dyeing eggs, right? How difficult does this have to be?
I mentioned I have been accumulating articles about egg dyeing over years. Who knew there were so many options?
We chose to dye 8 eggs. We could have dyed 12 but you never know when you may want to bake something so kept 4 available for that!
This is what we decided to do with the 8 eggs:
- Use natural dyes: turmeric, coffee, beets, and purple cabbage
- Use an unnatural dye: Grape kool-aid
- Use good old fashioned food dye with a twist (see photos below!)
Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble!
Purple cabbage being strained
Isn’t the color of turmeric beautiful?!
Pouring the cabbage water! Getting excited to see how the eggs turn out!
Our initial plan was to use beets but didn’t have any so substituted canned cranberry.
Grape Kool-aid smells like summer to me!
Tried a Country Living Magazine suggestion to make ombre eggs with green food coloring.
Here is the darkest green of the 3
An uneven take of the cranberry juice makes for an interesting effect! I will be sure to have beets on hand next year!
Perfection!
Our finished eggs! Next year we will try decorating and coloring.
Happy Easter!
