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Brenda Griffith

Glass artist, author, spinner, weaver, wife, mother, gardener, novice beekeeper, intrepid creative explorer.
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Day 245
Fairy Lights On the Back Deck
Sat outside tonight for the first time in a few months. It's finally cooling down a bit to where it's actually enjoyable...
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Day 244
The Last Two Brownies
Last weekend my spouse made the most AMAZING brownies from scratch that I have ever had (from the cookbook "Bravetart" by Stella...
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Day 243
The Finished Ring
My photography set-up skills need a bit of work, but I'm very happy with this ring. #thursday #afternoon #old #drink #empty #jewelry...
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Day 242
The Last Solder On My Hollow-Form Ring
Soldering the lock on the pin of the ring so I can change out the beads in the ring. #afternoon #food #drop #we...
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Day 241
Hurricane Harvey Has Moved On
Today was sunny--still a bit breezy--but back more to Austin August normal. As I walked down our driveway today I notice...
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Day 240
My Foot After 15 Bee Stings
I never thought I'd post a picture of my foot to Tookapic, but since this is my visual journal for the day it's only right...
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Day 239
A Little Break From Harvey
We have been buffeted by wind and rain from Harvey for two days now, and there is not evidence it is going to be over for a...
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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...
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Day 237
Spaniel With a Straw
Our 16 year-old cocker spaniel found a drinking straw today and has been carrying it around in his mouth for the past hour or so....
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Day 236
A Cat is Always an Easy Subject
When you realize it's the end of the day and you haven't taken any pictures--but you have to post a picture for your 3...
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Day 235
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Flaws
Finished the first polish on the sterling bracelet I am making and thought it looked almost finished--until I took...
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Day 234
My Sweet Boy
Gallifrey, the 3-1/2 year-old wolfhound, hanging with the family tonight. #portrait #evening #dog #tuesday #animal #studio #baby #hair #f...
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Day 233
The Eclipse At Its Peak (Austin)
This photo is the closest I got to seeing the actual eclipse. We only got 65% in Austin anyway. I didn't have glasses...
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Day 232
I Never Get Tired Of This View
As evening slides into night, looking towards Austin from our back deck. #outdoors #evening #landscape #sunday #house #...
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Day 231
New natural Dye Source: Oak Galls
My garden is a great source for natural dye materials. We have dozens of live oak trees, and I noticed today that th...
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Day 230
Products From the Apiary
These wonderful candles, lotion bar and lip balm are not made from honey and beeswax from my hives, but I learned to make the...
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Day 229
Enough Hair To Make a Chihuahua
When I brushed Gallifrey (my wolfhound) out today he shed enough hair to make an entire chihuahua out of. #morning #th...
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Day 228
Can You See the Stick Bug?
He's in focus, and he's roughly in the middle of the shot. When I first saw him I was weeding the bed and caught a movement...
#227
Day 227
Water Lily and Frog
Spent part of my afternoon frog watching in the pond in our new garden. The lilies are all doing really well, and the frogs are sp...
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Day 226
Harvesting Cochineal from Cactus
While we were in San Antonio a couple of weeks ago I harvested a bunch of cochineal (little red bugs that feed off th...
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Day 225
The Glass Kite After Fusing
Yesterday I posted a picture of a glass piece I made before it went into the kiln. Here is the same piece today after it c...
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Day 224
A Glass Kite Before Firing
Made this kite today as part of an order shipping next week. This is the before-it-gets-fired-to-1465 degrees F picture. To...
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Day 223
Snake In the Pond
I'm not sure he can get out of the pond. I have seen him there in just about the same spot for the past couple of days. He seems to...
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Day 222
Poor Little Bee
Found this bee wandering in the garden today. She unfortunately has deformed wing virus and is unable to fly. Going to have to check t...