Queen Anne’s Lace

My talented brother took this picture in our back yard last night:

Two white-tail deer bucks
Two bucks amid Queen Anne’s Lace

I know they are weeds, but I have always loved Queen Anne’s Lace. I like the picture of the Queen out in the field, carefully laying out her lace to dry and bleach white in the sun.

Queen-Anne's-Lace
Queen-Anne’s-Lace

Several years ago, after looking closely at the flower,

Queen-Anne's-Lace detail
Queen-Anne’s-Lace detail

I decided to create a doily based on the flower. Someday I may try to write down the instructions for it.

Barbara's "Queen Anne's Lace Doily"
Barbara’s “Queen Anne’s Lace Doily”

My Personal Day

I have learned to take the day off each year on May 4th. It’s just not a day I want to be sociable. It’s a day I need to just feel whatever I’m feeling; to mourn all over again — yes, even 26 years later. This year I went to Goderich again. I like that beach park (though I don’t hang out in the sandy-beach part).

San Francisco Bay

On August 22, 2010 Gary, Trina, Mina and I went to see the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. I took a series of pictures to make a panorama of the area. Click on the picture to see it alone, it can then be enlarge to full size (requires vertical scrolling).

San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay