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Brenda Griffith

Glass artist, author, spinner, weaver, wife, mother, gardener, novice beekeeper, intrepid creative explorer.
#1 365/365
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#179
Day 179
Upgrading the Photo Rig
The 365 Project has inspired me to up my photography game, and Montana gives me the perfect canvas. Starting tomorrow I'll be...
#294
Day 294
We Still Hold Hands
Even after 22 years of marriage, we still spontaneously hold hands on the table at a dinner date. And my spouse showed admirable p...
#162
Day 162
I Saw Wonder Woman Today
My glass set in another artist's metal sculpture. I saw Wonder Woman today and thought this piece fit the mood. #night #sunda...
#194
Day 194
Mining For Sapphires In Montana
Took the girls to Philipsburg today to do some sapphire mining. We did pretty well with almost 40 carats of cuttable s...
#238
Day 238
Wet Bees
As we get the wind and the rain from Hurricane Harvey (now Tropical Storm Harvey) the bees look a bit bedraggled. I'm not sure why they were...
#22
Day 22
Oxygen Tank Windchimes
Massive windchimes made from oxygen tank cylinders with the bottoms cut off hanging from four live oak trees. #forest #outdoors...
#272
Day 272
The Spouse On the Sectional
The spouse doing one of the things he does best (coding) on the new sectional. Cosy! #indoors #portrait #friday #music #ev...
#302
Day 302
Minnie Mouse Zombie
I did not edit this photo in any way are set any special effects. I took it as my phone was on the fritz and dying, and got this w...
#55
Day 55
Clearing the Thicket For a Garden
The remaining oaks will stay, as will the mountain laurels and some of the Texas persimmon and juniper cedar. The sc...
#98
Day 98
Front Yard After Burning
What was weedy grass there was has been burned, and a truckload of new topsoil is being spreadt in preparation for putting in...
#204
Day 204
Special Treats For the Invalid
I got home from the hospital today and Zaga picked up some of my favorite comfort foods for me--there's also ice cream...
#215
Day 215
A Small Bit Of Beauty
Walking through a strip mall today on the way to the grocery store I caught a glimpse of a speck of bright color out of the corn...
#269
Day 269
Nesting
It's fall and I can feel myself nesting and settling into my environment for the long winter ahead. #indoors #evening #wood #house #tuesday #h...
#150
Day 150
Dinner Tonight at Barley Swine
Great foodie restaurant in Austin with itty, bitty plates of scrumptious deliciousness. Tried the 10 course tasting men...
#151
Day 151
Last Beehive Delivered
Today I took delivery of my last bees for the year. This is hive #5 and it's a TopBar design which means the bees make all the...
#254
Day 254
Learning To Work Steel
Tonight was my first class in metal and steel. We practiced cutting steel with a chop saw and welding with a mig welder. We als...
#7
Day 7
Good Fire For Cold Winter Night
It's difficult to see the size of this fireplace, but the hearth is about five feet wide and three feet deep inside. W...
#53
Day 53
Pavlova in a Loot Crate
There is nothing a cat likes better than to be in a box--unless it's attacking a toy from inside a box... #afternoon #wednesda...
#88
Day 88
Baxter In His Sling
It's been two weeks since Baxter's hip was dislocated, and he's doing much better. It was a slow day today, but, hey, he's 16 year...
#197
Day 197
Swatch From My Handspun
I plied the first of the yarn I am spinning for the Tour de Fleece, then wound it into a ball and knit several swatches to get...
#148
Day 148
Pavlova
I love the way she tucks her paws under her chest. #portrait #morning #nature #sunday #little #cat #animal #grey #hair #eye #fur #one #family...
#181
Day 181
Soul of the Wood
Playing with focus and light on the detail of the bark #outdoors #nature #friday #afternoon #old #wood #water #tree #park #texture #r...
#49
Day 49
Viking Brew Pub
Dinner tonight with all of my Master Spinning classmates at the Viking Brew Pub in Stoughton Wisconsin. They take their Scandinavian h...
#67
Day 67
Focus On the Back
I was taking pictures of the wildflowers in bloom today, and though it wasn't planned, this turned out to be my favorite shot becaus...