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Brenda Griffith

Glass artist, author, spinner, weaver, wife, mother, gardener, novice beekeeper, intrepid creative explorer.
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Day 97
Blooming Prickly Pear
It's spring in Austin and the cacti are bursting into bloom. Prickly pear jam anyone? #friday #evening #garden #flower #plant #f...
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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...
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Day 99
Jessie Blowtorches Pizza
The child wanted cream cheese on her leftover pizza tonight, and the best way to get it melty and browned was to use Dave's c...
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Day 100
Spreading Seed In the Rain
Today we put down the native grass and wildflower seed that will make up the wildflower meadow in our front yard. We are fe...
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Day 101
Lichens
Researchers from my alma mater, the University of Montana, have made a major biological discovery: Lichens are not made up of a fungus and an...
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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...
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Day 103
The Lights Of Chez Zee
Out with friends for dinner tonight and loved the ceiling lights. Come to think of it, the last time I was out with these same...
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Day 104
Broken Glass Box
I made this fused glass box for my husband several years ago, and apparently it was a victim of the move. A friend today told me abou...
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Day 105
Easter Eggs
Even though the child is 15 years old, she still likes to dye eggs and have the Easter bunny hide them. This year we dyed them and then gi...
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Day 106
Thank You Easter Bunny
A little easter basket for my spouse. #night #sunday #bag #purse #container #april
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Day 107
Dark and Stormy Night
these night time photos are fascinating--even when thee's no moon. #evening #landscape #light #monday #sun #sky #weather #clouds...
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Day 108
Napping With Cats
They have to pretend you have a lap--even when you don't! #evening #tuesday #april
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Day 109
Gently Snoring Spouse
It was a really long day for everyone, and we made it as far as the couch after dinner before we collapsed. #portrait #evening #...
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Day 110
The beds are almost all planted!
My husband likes to say he's always liked botanical gardens, he just never thought he'd own one! #thursday #afternoon...
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Day 111
Do Not Adjust Your Television Set
As you can tell from the orientation of the laptop, the cat really is upside down. She likes to hide behind my lapto...
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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 #...
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Day 113
Wanted bee pic, got cat-in-lap pic.
Today was all about picking up the new bee colonies and setting them up in my hives. However I was unable to take...
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Day 114
The Bee Yard
The first four hives are set up in the garden, and the bees are installed. There are two Langstroths, a hybrid Langstroth/Top Bar, and a...
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Day 115
Must. Escape. Heat.
Temps were in the 90's in Austin today causing Gallifrey to escape to the well house in search of a cool (and today, wet) floor. H...
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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...
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Day 117
After Glazing
The first image of this piece went up on March 3rd. It didn't turn out too bad! #thursday #food #evening #bowl #april
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Day 118
Peeled Juniper Cedar Limbs
Some of these were cleared from the new garden because they were crowding other plants and trees, and some were cleared bec...
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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...
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Day 120
It's Like a Jar Full Of Fireflies
I love these lights! I think they will be so pretty hanging in the trees in the evening. Just wish there was some wa...