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Brenda Griffith

Glass artist, author, spinner, weaver, wife, mother, gardener, novice beekeeper, intrepid creative explorer.
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Day 193
The Lights Of Polson
Watching the sunset over Flathead Lake and Polson with the mountains by Glacier National Park in the background. #outdoors #night...
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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...
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Day 195
Spinning For the Tour de Fleece
I have spun about 1.2 lbs of fleece into yarn so far during the Tour de Fleece--about half of what I wanted to do. #fr...
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Day 196
Scale and Proximity
Is it an enormous cat or a small dog? Neither--it's a matter of proximity and scale. The truth about cats and dogs... #portrait #s...
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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...
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Day 198
For Apple and Rose Petal Jelly
Tomorrow morning I'll pick the roses from my mother's peace rose bush and put the petals into the juice I made tonight...
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Day 199
Rose Petals For Jelly
The rest of the petals have been macerated for their flavor, but these will go into the jelly just as they are. #nature #afterno...
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Day 200
Jessie In the Pond With a Toad
We have MILLIONS of frogs on our pond right now, and there is also one big toad. We hope he's alive. Do toads go into a...
#201
Day 201
Two Frogs Hiding Under a Lily Pad
Two of the millions of frogs in our pond hiding under one lily pad Leaf and on top of another. #thursday #outdoors #...
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Day 202
My Hospital Room
Took an emergency trip to the hospital last night and today this was my only view! #indoors #friday #afternoon #office #light #lamp #...
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Day 203
Who Knew You Got Menus and Could Pick Your Food In a Hospital!
I still only had orange jelly and cranberry juice as it's all I can keep down! #afterno...
#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...
#205
Day 205
The Obligatory Surgical Recovery Dinner
Belgian chocolate pudding and whipped cream. All for dinner. All for me. I'll feel better very soon! #food #ev...
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Day 206
And Now Let's Go Sideways!
Yes, bees have incredible spatial sense and are great architects and engineers, but that doesn't mean that some times they...
#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...
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Day 208
My Nemesis
Turns out I have high blood pressure and probably need to be on medication. Tomorrow the search begins for a primary care physician... #thu...
#209
Day 209
Passion In the Garden
I discovered one of the passionflower vines I planted in June is blooming and thriving--even if it wants to escape from the bed...
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Day 210
The Orchids are Still Blooming!
I got these orchids back in early January and they have bloomed without stopping ever since. I love phalaenopsis orchi...
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Day 211
Camouflage
It's hard to get an accurate view of the depth in this photo. The water looks murky, but it's crystal clear and the murkiness is sand and a...
#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...
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Day 213
Blue Pine
Ready to unload the slabs of beetle-killed blue pine from Montana from the trailer. They're going to be a bed frame and a desk. Can't wait t...
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Day 214
A Visitor In the Studio
As I was grabbing paper to lack a shipment today I almost grabbed up a studio visitor. He was the size of a young tarantula, b...
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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...
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Day 216
Marigold
Trying out the new camera in Austin for the first time. #fall #outdoors #nature #friday #evening #color #park #garden #grass #leaf #flower #b...