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Brenda Griffith

Glass artist, author, spinner, weaver, wife, mother, gardener, novice beekeeper, intrepid creative explorer.
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2 streak
#121
Day 121
Long Cat
Whenever I'm feeling low Pavlova can always be counted on to cheer me up with kitten antics. #night #monday #may
#165
Day 165
Almost a Frog
When I was cleaning out the tank where I had stored my water lilies before putting them in the pond I found this little guy. Instead of...
#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...
#295
Day 295
I Wanted a Photo of a Car
I meant to take a picture of the Formula One cars racing today at the US Grand Prix, but I was so fascinated watching that I...
#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...
#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...
#116
Day 116
My Brain is Dead
It has been such a tough day/week that all I can do is immerse myself in a glass of wine and the movie "The Kingsmen". Long live mind...
#119
Day 119
58 Year-Old Campari
A friend invited me over for dinner tonight for hamburgers and hot-tubbing, and we were also going to crack open this old bottle o...
#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...
#212
Day 212
Festooning
This is one of the frames from my Top Bar hive. In this kind of hive, the bees build their comb off of a wooden bar on the top with no othe...
#237
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....
#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...
#102
Day 102
Occluded Moon
It's a cloudy night in Austin. Looks like rain is coming. #night #evening #landscape #light #wednesday #sun #sky #clouds #orange #sunris...
#221
Day 221
Working On a Bracelet
My second night of Jewelry 201 and I am already soldering the bezels to the bracelet cuff. this is a fast-paced class! #food #ni...
#262
Day 262
The Lady Is On the Hunt
This is the second, large, female preying mantis I have seen in two days. Both of them looked ready to bite some poor male's h...
#292
Day 292
My Bees Have Gone Sculptural!
This is a frame I pulled from one of my hives today. The bees not only filled out the middle part of the frame, but they...
#307
Day 307
Ready For Morning
The rental car is in front of the house, in the drive, ready for tomorrow. #friday #afternoon #car #drive #instrument #dashboard #no...
#39
Day 39
Sunset View Of Austin
This pic, taken from our back deck, captures the essence of my day--I am so glad to live here! #nature #evening #landscape #wedn...
#112
Day 112
Build It And They Will Come
The new garden is freshly in, and we already have two monarch butterfly caterpillars chomping on the milkweed! #saturday #...
#168
Day 168
The Small Cat After 14 Hours In the Car
Traveling across the country with three dogs and two cats in the car is exciting and challenging. This is the...
#169
Day 169
Montana!
We have arrived. Hello summer. #outdoors #nature #afternoon #landscape #sunday #rain #sun #sky #weather #grass #cloud #storm #travel #summer...
#35
Day 35
Jet Trails
Driving the last load from Atlanta Georgia to Austin Texas. We are finally all moved! #morning #nature #saturday #landscape #sky #february
#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...
#207
Day 207
The Prickly Pear Fruit are Ripe
This year I am going to make some prickly pear jelly, syrup, and dyestuff from our pear fruit as we have so much of it...