tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110446859873020622024-02-21T08:12:57.836-08:00Jen's Diary on CreativityJennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-23038772842604048482010-06-13T10:00:00.001-07:002010-06-13T10:02:36.888-07:00Still - Miss Match Diptych Project<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4696740760/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1280/4696740760_57c116ba53.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;"><a href="http://missmatchproject.blogspot.com/">Still - Miss Match Diptych Project</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jenniferaitchison/">Jennifer Aitchison</a>.</span></div><p>This is week 11 Miss Match Diptych Project from the fPOE Etsy Team.<br />I had the honor of being laura Evans partner for the second time. :) We did one other Diptych together.<br /><br />You can find Lauras Etsy shop and more of her photography here:<br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/levansphotography</p><p>You can find more of my photography here:</p><p>http://www.jenniferaitchison.etsy.com<br /><br /><br /><br />LEFT:<br />Laura Evans<br /><br />RIGHT:<br /><a href="http://www.jenniferaitchison.etsy.com">Jennifer Aitchison (ME)</a></p>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-28154860357128010822010-06-13T09:52:00.001-07:002010-06-13T09:55:17.965-07:00Endless -<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4649333099/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4649333099_36f55d4e47.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4649333099/">Endless - </a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jenniferaitchison/">Jennifer Aitchison</a>.</span></div><p><a href="http://missmatchproject.blogspot.com/">Miss Match Diptych Project Week 9</a><br /><br />Top image by: LorraineVeronica<br />Bottom Image by: Jennifer Aitchison<br /><br />LorraineVeronica's Flicker account is here:<br />www.flickr.com/photos/raineybean/<br /><br />Lorraine Veronica was a joy to work with this week and I really appreciated having her as my partner. A very talented and friendly girl.</p>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-8924170481552982322010-05-18T04:54:00.001-07:002010-05-18T04:58:53.921-07:00Air<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4618559022/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3373/4618559022_0b30423a58.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4618559022/">Air</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jenniferaitchison/">Jennifer Aitchison</a>.</span></div>RIGHT: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JenniferAitchison">Jennifer Aitchison (me)</a><br />
LEFT: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/levansphotography">Laura Evans</a><br />
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Laura's Photography Shop is here:<br />
http://www.etsy.com/shop/levansphotography<br />
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My partner for this weeks diptych was Laura Evans. She has a beautiful photography shop on etsy. Be sure to check it out :)<br />
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<a href="http://missmatchproject.blogspot.com/"> Week 6 Miss Match Diptych Project</a>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-6942937502325214322010-05-14T06:37:00.001-07:002010-05-14T06:45:08.423-07:00Silhouette - Week 5 Diptych<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4570948723/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4570948723_b22f2e8d55.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;"><a href="http://missmatchproject.blogspot.com/">Silhouette - Week 5 Diptych</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jenniferaitchison/">Jennifer Aitchison</a>.</span></div><p>RIGHT: Jennifer Aitchison (me)<br />LEFT: Andrea Despot<br /></p><p>Andrea's Photography shop is here:</p><p>http://www.etsy.com/shop/andreadespot</p><p><br /><br />This weeks theme is Silhouette and I had the the joy of working with the very talented Andrea Despot. I love how the light seems to move through the plains of our photographs in the same way.<br /><br />Week 5 <a href="http://missmatchproject.blogspot.com/2010/05/week-5-silhouette-andrea-despot.html">Miss Match Diptych Project</a><br /><br /></p>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-75253533379103595142010-04-27T11:41:00.000-07:002010-04-27T12:56:25.703-07:00fPOE on the front page<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(163, 163, 147); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><script src="'http://www.craftcult.com/vault_widget.js'"></script><script> document.write (window.ccvault_widg.framehtml(10757,2,2,2,1,0,0)); </script></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet, sans-serif;color:#A3A393;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet, sans-serif;color:#A3A393;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">An all fPOE front page that I curated! Congrats ladies!!!!!!!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet, sans-serif;color:#A3A393;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet, sans-serif;color:#A3A393;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">These are some of the photographs featured in our fPOE team book "She's a Rainbow" The book is currently for sale at Blurb. You can purchase it here:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet, sans-serif;color:#A3A393;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1212605</span></span></span></div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-33673305010201543162010-04-24T16:43:00.001-07:002010-04-24T16:47:03.456-07:00White Diptych<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4549504238/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4549504238_41845b653f.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4549504238/">White Diptych</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jenniferaitchison/">Jennifer Aitchison</a>.</span></div><p>Miss Match - fPOE Diptych Project<br />Week 4<br />Theme - White<br /><br />Left: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JenniferAitchison">Jennifer Aitchison</a> (me)<br />Right: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/violetbellaphoto">Violet Bella Photography</a><br /><br />On the right is my partner this week Laura from Violet Bella Photography. A multitalented talented artist who creates photography pieces as well as clothes and jewelry. Our theme this week was white and I am always happy to work with a fellow cat lover. I hope you like our sweet diptych this week :)<br /><br />Laura's photography can be found here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/violetbellaphoto<br />Her Jewelry shop is here :<br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/violetbella</p><p>You can view more Diptych Photography at:</p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://missmatchproject.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(0, 99, 220); ">missmatchproject.blogspot.com/</a></span></p><p><br /></p>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-42121062899272831562010-04-18T05:48:00.001-07:002010-04-18T06:00:23.992-07:00Outdoors<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4528957677/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4528957677_9402721300.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4528957677/">Outdoors</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jenniferaitchison/">Jennifer Aitchison</a>.</span></div><p>Miss Match - <a href="http://missmatchproject.blogspot.com/">fPOE Diptych Project</a><br />Week 3<br />Theme - Outdoors<br /><br />Left: <a href="http://www.silviareitsma.etsy.com/">Silvia Reitsma</a><br />Right:<a href="http://www.jenniferaitchison.etsy.com"> Jennifer Aitchison</a> (me)<br /><br />On the left is my partner this week Silvia Reitma. A very talented photographer. I was happy to share a sunset with her from the same sun on different parts of the globe. The sky in her piece is being influenced by the volcanic ash over Europe. I hope that our piece reflects the joy and peace of a moment connecting with nature.</p><p>Silvia's work can be purchase here: http://www.silviareitsma.etsy.com</p>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-38952558790365981012010-04-11T07:36:00.001-07:002010-04-11T07:40:13.239-07:00Vibrant - Miss Match Diptych week 2<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4511061280/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4511061280_4d5ee35fa2.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Vibrant - <a href="http://missmatchproject.blogspot.com/">Miss Match Diptych Project</a> </span></div><p><br />Fine art Photography Diptych by:<br />Left:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mkendall">Morgan Kendall</a><br /><br />Right:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenniferaitchison">Jennifer Aitchison</a><br /><br />Morgan Kendall was my Diptych partner this week. I love her work. Her photographs have a beautiful dreamy quality. You can check out her online store here and see more of her Beautiful artwork:<br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/mkendall<br /><br />I am member of the fPOE (female photographer of Etsy) group. We recently started a diptych project where we pair up with a team member and create a piece of artwork based on a descriptive word.<br />Check out the Miss Match Website to see more pieces from this week.<br /><br />From the Miss Match Diptych Project<br />missmatchproject.blogspot.com/</p>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-64605382148128329142010-04-08T13:40:00.001-07:002010-04-08T17:06:04.638-07:00Miss Match Diptych - Week 1 - Domestic<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4485250418/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4485250418_127931186e.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4485250418/">Week 1 Domestic</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jenniferaitchison/">Jennifer Aitchison</a>.</span></div><p>DOMESTIC<br /><br />Fine art Photography work by:<br />Left:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheLightFantastic">Mandy, Bryant</a><br /><br />Right:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenAitchison">Jennifer Aitchison</a><br /><br />I am member of the <a href="http://femalephotographersofetsy.blogspot.com/">fPOE (female photographer of Etsy)</a> group. We recently started a diptych project where we pair up with a team member and create a piece of artwork based on a descriptive word.<br />This is the first week of our project. I was lucky enough to be assigned the very talented Mandy Bryant. The members of our group reside all over the world, but my partner just happens to be an Indiana girl, like myself. I am so happy with our result :) Check out the <a href="http://missmatchproject.blogspot.com/">Miss Match Website</a> to see more pieces from week one.<br /><br />From the Miss Match Diptych Project<br />missmatchproject.blogspot.com/</p>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-23617165510776115222010-03-22T10:23:00.001-07:002010-03-22T10:23:27.159-07:00Anemone Flowers<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4454117439/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4454117439_de88e641d1.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferaitchison/4454117439/">Anemone Flowers </a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jenniferaitchison/">Jennifer Aitchison</a>.</span></div><p>Purple Anemone Flowers. <br /><br />These are hand cut prints of my original watercolors. I sell them in my etsy shop for people to use for Wedding, event , party and holiday decoration.<br /><br />Perfect for escort cards or place cards, great Spring and summer decoration</p>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-67756818092283425772010-03-01T13:35:00.001-08:002010-03-01T13:39:02.678-08:00Table Numbers in Green Mixed Leaves<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41768437"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4399593472_aa649bdb68.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41768437">Table Numbers in Green Mixed Leaves,</a> originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenAitchison">Jennifer Aitchison.</a></span></div><p>Today I finished adding these New Table numbers to my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenAitchison">Etsy Shop</a>. They make me feel like Spring is near and I really love the way that Grey, Green, and cream look together. I hope you enjoy them. :D<br /><br />I Hand watercolor painted each leaf, then scanned them into the computer and printed them on an 80 lb Creamy Natural cover weight paper with a tiny grey fiber in it. These hand cut leaves are mounted with 3D tape so they are slightly raised giving a little lift. There are 3 each of 3 types of leaves, a total of 9 unique. The table numbers have been printed in a lovely font and attached with a three dimensional adhesive.</p>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-71000708360775451482010-02-26T08:44:00.001-08:002010-02-26T08:58:11.911-08:00Pink Lily Pond Small Cards<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenAitchison"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4257881845_51bd35db71.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenAitchison">Pink Lily Pond Small Cards</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenAitchison">Jennifer Aitchison</a>.</span></div><p>These are some new cards in my Etsy Shop.<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenAitchison">http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenAitchison</a><br /><br />Approximately 4"x4" Perfect for Place cards at Events, Weddings, Baby Shower, Signs at a buffet meal, Tea Parties, Birthday Parties ect...<br /><br />I have designed a whole line of Lily Pond Themed Paper goods. :)<br />Come Check them out:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenAitchison">http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenAitchison</a></p>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-23164496719175435862010-02-06T16:05:00.000-08:002010-02-07T06:38:47.353-08:00Marching Into Myself<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(69, 69, 69); line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:medium;"><dt class="quote" style="text-align: left;margin-left: 50px; font-size: 17px; margin-right: 100px; "><a title="Click for further information about this quotation" href="http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/39931.html" style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); text-decoration: none; "></a></dt><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Be not the slave of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">-Ralph Waldo Emerson</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4154064335_6ef136df81.jpg" /><br /><dd class="author" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 150px; font-size:15px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JenniferAitchison"></a></span></b></dd><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JenniferAitchison">Marching Onward</a></b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JenniferAitchison"> by: Jennifer Aitchison</a></span></span></span><dd class="author" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 150px; font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b></b></span></dd><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Thinking lately of how important it is to March foreword. You always carry the roots of what you have been, and the character and knowledge you have acquired. Still, there is so much room for improvement, and time will not stop and wait for you to catch up. I think there have been times that I stopped marching and watched it all go by. Maybe those moments are a resting point, a period where your life takes a breath. Surely it must not be healthy to stay in that moment for too long. I want to march foreword with strength, even though I am tired. I want to march foreword with confidence, even though I have not been sure of myself in the past. I want to march foreword with a tenderness for what I have been, even though I can see room for improvement.</span><br /></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(69, 69, 69); line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:medium;"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', Times, serif;color:#454545;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4289076669_33a046a91c.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', Times, serif;color:#454545;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JenniferAitchison">A Walk in the Freezing Fog</a></b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JenniferAitchison"> by Jennifer Aitchison</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', Times, serif;color:#454545;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><br /></span></span></div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-67047969532897409382009-05-01T05:35:00.000-07:002009-05-01T12:29:27.641-07:00Spring Rain<div>Spring is here! I have been so excited wanting to run outside and take a photograph of every single flower and leaf that unfurls, unfolds or pops open. I love the rain, but with a toddler and camera in tow I have to dodge the raindrops, and there has been a lot of rain. So sitting here playing around with a few images that I have gotten over the past week.... Here is an ode to rain. :) </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisY1ioQTlfwaXxzhJYwzeO9XzWwnuqw8IVcHlj-KBteelK96RiLFTRcjrYOEgWLslq6x2xkwyARbP7VfwGhA8mvMMs-qzsfSVuKpMkBPassA72f6bp7iUo82_EDG1hDknGqfse4cG9ACd9/s1600-h/PICT0503az.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisY1ioQTlfwaXxzhJYwzeO9XzWwnuqw8IVcHlj-KBteelK96RiLFTRcjrYOEgWLslq6x2xkwyARbP7VfwGhA8mvMMs-qzsfSVuKpMkBPassA72f6bp7iUo82_EDG1hDknGqfse4cG9ACd9/s400/PICT0503az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330834861233905074" /></a><div><br /></div><div>At the base of a grand tree are lovely Spring Beauty flowers and May Apples (I prefer to think of them as fairy and gnome umbrellas) </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4PCE6qjmjALpDC6CNnvrC6N2JavbVOGBS08CaE5YGkcDvbtrqrh0GE_9O3Y2JOKpYZ1uBk4nMGbTC0G018FgJ8N6rwQx9BWKfNSTe3VSRYDglelcPVEiqOw2uQwmRv98FX4UCjCdW6h3/s1600-h/PICT0440az.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4PCE6qjmjALpDC6CNnvrC6N2JavbVOGBS08CaE5YGkcDvbtrqrh0GE_9O3Y2JOKpYZ1uBk4nMGbTC0G018FgJ8N6rwQx9BWKfNSTe3VSRYDglelcPVEiqOw2uQwmRv98FX4UCjCdW6h3/s400/PICT0440az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330834713754167682" /></a></div><div><blockquote><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24452075&ref=cat2_gallery_20">The First Fern I Have Seen</a></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the first fern I have seen this year in the marsh. I am so excited to go find more very soon. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xCAzqoZXk4jdTaERpcg3pyTx_qVhgGKVGUKH2l6NvBUieqw2WodAP1R-s1V4Kj9HOSEnkFnSRJzNkCttg5mb3rhRqVzDgnTMqhOGelSW78I3O7dJNv-drL-UwFC7LlWrMtE9SOpZROnd/s400/PICT0419az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330834954434636434" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A flowering tree in the Indiana Dunes State Park. These little buds are just starting to open and appear to be waiting for the rain to stop. I need to look this up to be sure of what it is, maybe someone could give a suggestion. :)</div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-69720919079255894302009-04-27T05:18:00.000-07:002009-04-27T05:25:54.559-07:00Opposing Views<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2b29V7ii2Se41B5kUou2-NLRVCa4IRlAphjEuLI6jeJDVerjzHetMGsDdS60PWYdq6t63vbsKK-37NkTmpZNopZ7pUyOIw2y1RFmsEVisD4MZmpre-nV3qgznAgstCJn-0YLTwe1Tb2m/s1600-h/PICT0273az.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2b29V7ii2Se41B5kUou2-NLRVCa4IRlAphjEuLI6jeJDVerjzHetMGsDdS60PWYdq6t63vbsKK-37NkTmpZNopZ7pUyOIw2y1RFmsEVisD4MZmpre-nV3qgznAgstCJn-0YLTwe1Tb2m/s400/PICT0273az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329345270876997010" /></a><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; font-size:18px;">Opposing Views</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">by Jennifer Aitchison</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Available for purchase here : </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6331235&section_id=5844316"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My Photography Shop</span></a></span></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">These are bloodroot flowers. The leaf of the bloodroot is wrapped around the flower bud as it emerges from the ground in early spring. The leaf doesn't fully expand until after the flower has bloomed. Bloodroot flower petals are shed with in a day or two of pollination so the flower display is short lived. Bloodroot flowers can be found growing in Eastern North America. The flowers </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: 19px; font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">are produced from March to May, with 8-12 delicate white petals and yellow reproductive parts. </span></span></span>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-52267050889377763672009-04-21T18:21:00.000-07:002009-04-21T18:45:47.733-07:00Goodbye Grandpa Bilinski<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUiw230Y9A43OwInJStLNydJ3fj7EYYeNN-zZK3DVW8s0w8onoUYEPQfmOe7zDSR67isN3VdDp5lSjkz0kTF6pFHTtBUifpleKC7ao1Ae3p-USkVqkcWmiNmSOiPXqj-Wvl6eYZV497oe/s1600-h/Bilinskiwedding40's.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUiw230Y9A43OwInJStLNydJ3fj7EYYeNN-zZK3DVW8s0w8onoUYEPQfmOe7zDSR67isN3VdDp5lSjkz0kTF6pFHTtBUifpleKC7ao1Ae3p-USkVqkcWmiNmSOiPXqj-Wvl6eYZV497oe/s400/Bilinskiwedding40's.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327320554432877762" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mr and Mrs Bilinski</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">always in my heart </div><div style="text-align: center;">and </div><div style="text-align: center;">my son's beautiful eyes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; "><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(65, 89, 65); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">On Joy and Sorrow</span><br /></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"> Kahlil Gibran<br /></div></i><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And how else can it be?<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some of you say, "Joy is greater thar sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater."<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But I say unto you, they are inseparable.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Together they come, and when one sits, alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.<br /></div></span></div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-79201321769000944032009-04-18T15:49:00.000-07:002009-04-18T16:13:28.679-07:00Hepatica<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23771649">At Last</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FxYPf4z5TeP8kEkl05cxWe96IJ2kzSk2JaaFght4DDxsiZALMn0y54OG3yCQn0BDr4dpq6mzgVoQZ_xA25BZCacs3Vd4Onp9mtXOP2Mu0Jzh5k4onITr5ltcrv_wfVNAX804fjWvJZSR/s400/PICT9881az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326171437962059714" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; "><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">I love wildflowers. Every spring I get to know them a little bit more. The very first flowers of our season are just starting to rise from the ground in the forest. Here are photographs I have taken this week of the Hepatica flower. The first is titled "At Last" and can be found in my photography shop </span><a id="dn7s" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6331235" target="_blank" title="click here" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">www.jenniferaitchison.etsy.com</span></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAElRXsxGMuX0ZdVJbkt_QCq_wZwdsYpEFS3pmE03ZeMKMbv5AOzGTAQWcOaR6TbkFisU6DzzIi2JNLJTv8NBgpSno5hU5eM24TEHHk6G9jcHA3SIJFPmM2bkBcoHxXF2EEypvBtAQuKRs/s400/PICT9885az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326171708045212098" /><div><div style="text-align: right;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWhnIbeJV3ZNRbI-XI2XvQMkddiuSM56zEyRJcY3REn3sYKeZYpb9E8f-fmSS-GVo3yDFjgIAscFfj-05UrB2Sh_EAgi7BiOWdCcJ-q8LdPcb53emv1-uLwMl8CIDzhnylaD5Ul3kHavE/s400/PICT9887z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326171860243749794" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In case you were wondering ...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; ">Hepatica - genus of spring wildflowers of buttercup family Ranunculaceae; leaves three-lobed (in shape of human liver) and remain green all winter; delicate blue, purple, pink, or white flowers on short, hairy stems; grow to 3 in. tall; native to woods of eastern North America; also grown in Europe and Asia. Hepatica is named from its leaves, which, like the human liver (Greek hepar), have three lobes. It was once used as a medicinal herb. Owing to the doctrine of signatures, the plant was thought an effective treatment for liver disorders. Although poisonous in large doses, the leaves and flowers may be used as an astringent, demulcent for slow-healing injuries and as a diuretic.</span></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j6qeTtTPTgJRQiGVbW6HvmLQEctdtVrD9pOXw_GLJ-Pcr09dDDcGSlMuQX1aLeanMlUK8y_6OvxfWIJwQIOXdxGm5ihgn2PmGYg2YM_u5pV4geyedZplXU3c7k4nw7irOEpsv-KN8mQU/s400/PICT0263az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326171943856278178" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-size:48px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-size:48px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"></span><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-50134285768237600162009-04-10T14:21:00.000-07:002009-04-10T14:38:54.110-07:00Hanging out with Yellow TulipsTulips are one of my favorite flowers to keep in a vase on my table. I love their long stems and their beautiful leaves and the way they seem to almost breathe as they are following the sunshine around the room. Here are some photographs that I took over a couple of days. I hope you enjoy them. If you click on the title it will take you directly to my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6331235">photography store</a>.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6331235&section_id=5844316">A Tulip Conversation</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23514523"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtdUZab7h2bIPdJH5uoZuXar3dl7AMMSfkYbwmoFyo5FCbknUZ2RgQcuj6QyTjZrGqf08Nx1eGaCTbjgU3Z29vfN3qeCY126RqFoosC4W4eeSUqakkOjDx6HGKUpyCrX62YNmSCBUvhgb/s200/PICT9396az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323177653577831138" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6331235&section_id=5844316">The Companionship of Tulips</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23454735"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUQOavsKT8PIfc85BCeycTXr-sGvzGjCMC36-DcheB5s2RsFHnUOylyEBqNvFu3t13R4-SwwG_mZGXMiBt0zFnCbQDpXMonbFzAisI7NCq2ZjPVLXbrKJMWNFjXgnNjPLaJw7zxtnlvq5/s200/PICT9411az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323178130966876866" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6331235&section_id=5844316">Miss Tulip Take a Bow</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23408628"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiar6_J9KXiatCrh2T_NUV77eHwsJzkUVuvkdvOu6BIYK_QmOqnyhPqQ4sfg4Q7Y454_DZ4khVncEAoYYXO9VeuMZnvpGtMa8ZwEcymF7NytvVz_tzZ7adQmEERnmO1eDW4IOOd613gNgZk/s200/PICT9404az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323178443224302162" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-38126775427242900732009-03-17T14:01:00.001-07:002009-03-17T14:24:20.196-07:00Migration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9hlUM8RvltvsdCg6DN4jycYtgC3Oss8X8zKAWETBpCSPDKWQCpNbMdUK1tnuk76nWusXYt3o5W95fk1qKQgRkBN7Cr-H3XJgTqzvEAhZHO-9B1VqdwWwQfYObucr19TO49quVr2IWyXZ/s1600-h/PICT5859az.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9hlUM8RvltvsdCg6DN4jycYtgC3Oss8X8zKAWETBpCSPDKWQCpNbMdUK1tnuk76nWusXYt3o5W95fk1qKQgRkBN7Cr-H3XJgTqzvEAhZHO-9B1VqdwWwQfYObucr19TO49quVr2IWyXZ/s400/PICT5859az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314265670803281314" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:48px;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"MIGRATION</span> - directed, regular, or systematic movement of a group of objects, organisms, or people"</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13px;">I keep seeing all these beautiful birds moving through the sky and I think, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">hey, I need a migration</span>. Maybe I do not need a migration, but instead a vacation because I do not think I actually want a directed route. Anyway, back to the birds, they are so fascinating to me. I want to stop them as they move North and ask where they are from, offer them a cup of birdseed, listen to their stories. I keep watching for the ones who will not live here but are just passing through. My favorites are the Sandhill cranes. I have heard their very familiar song four different times this Spring and have not been lucky to see them yet. It's ok though, still nice to hear them. Has anyone else heard or seen them? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22376502"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiie5CpPxO_IVHk_qpsaG64wR8OUvsktqzuGuXz7Q5BuijJg-3vyIlD5ALG5jnBT8GIoH65h7JE8GqLd-gLWmIeAIGR41CYjimOXaFvZudqB5WRvjGF4b3lT6JtDY8WPrFr_S0IxJL_UPl2/s400/PICT8878abcz.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314265942690782482" /></a><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:'-webkit-sans-serif';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22376502">Jack Pine in Spring</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13px;">This is my most recent listing in my Photography shop. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal; font-family:Arial;">Our area on the Southern tip of Lake Michigan has the most far south reaching Jack Pine trees. They were left here by glaciers as they melted and receded North. Their cones need fire to open. These trees seem to be so awkward to me yet balanced, maybe that is why I think they are so beautiful.</span></span></div></div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-3347654171021729182009-03-10T17:44:00.000-07:002009-03-11T10:42:19.751-07:00Lemons and Blogs<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20849485"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ABhyphenhyphenECuAVc4_vbbO4XU5YFHsOV17rANXBOyK6IAtI4y2nR9Muw-NMGoleQ4A1l44vO0AEA6TuDLupGY7_UuHpQfqYNDZiMn1Pmm4H0vueEAROgbo8ZmKeMBPFK1WcmfwuwwfSY40umac/s400/PICT8338azz.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311724816203500578" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20849485">A pair of Lemons </a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:13px;"><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Blogging, Oh what fun! <br /></span></span></div><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just a quick note to say I was featured in two blogs today. They are both so very beautiful, I wanted to share. </span></span><a id="zggb" href="http://alice-at-runalicerun.blogspot.com/" title="Run Alice Run" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Run Alice Run</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is a beautiful blog that featured my softening storm photograph. She has two etsy shops where she sells the coolest magnets and buttons and mirrors and wedding favors. Really cute stuff! </span></span></div><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I especially love these of course:</span></span></div><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color:initial;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></p></div><div color="initial" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">click on image to go to</span></span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5361951"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Piping Hot Pa</span></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5361951"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">pers</span></a></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5361951"><br /></a></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5361951"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQ27GMlMiT6teX0WhGU2qhiK9iG-l2AavNO8MzcH6zfMd22fIl42Tm9GtyeZygL4QZ88Tvb6f8XzfyKQJK4UKb8VKMYTXZheiQnOkLTRJ75tPrWE6iaVAdtYYFEU00YEg8K8_986-P0Bo/s400/Untitled-1a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311981987227627234" /></a><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div color="initial" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The other blog I just found myself in is </span></span><a id="gr97" href="http://www.pasaiidesignstudio.com/" title="paaaii dsign studio" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">pasaii design stu</span></a><a id="gr97" href="http://www.pasaiidesignstudio.com/" title="paaaii dsign studio" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">dio</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> . My "A Pair of Lemons" photograph is there with some other gorgeouse lemons. She also has two etsy shops featureing her fantastic illustrations on wedding invitations, stationary, jewelry, fine art prints ect....</span></span></div><div color="initial" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">This Cardinal collection for weddings is so cute:</span></span></div><div color="initial" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6695319"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUN3gPUv8ZRJFx-YsVCScklcgHEdCJ3ijfc8IAzCurllk40JDwJO_RJ6rqa8zF0zAeUoVNc5uOyI8cSx_kG9bYDM85sVa-IUz9ImG-JD3S7euIGU_JDoBD9IaxP4w1o0A7xGcd119u0d5/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311983838029996498" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;"></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Click here to go</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"> to</span> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6695319"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pasaii Paperie</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></p></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">While on the Subj</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">ect of lemons, here is </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">my other recent lemon photo titled "Lemons on Blue"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">A couple of bri</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">ght yellow lemons on my grandmother's china is a great </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">way to push out the winter grays, so I tried to capture this li</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">ttle burst of color in my life. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20849099"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XWuTefgZVvG44kdzCNpbwpfNIKX89g8xhcfXrrkO2V8iozGs4GFJ26jOFLpq2KRBJrLaerWex9k9jeekwL4eah8vaUiYnUki6yTeiE8NqTsam7RxxcCUMwPp44zPHe8VZrc10qKi8_Vk/s400/PICT8329azz.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311729508938806674" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(85, 26, 139); font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20849099">L</a>emons on Blue</span></div></span></div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-59611806343032007362009-02-18T08:12:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:42:34.660-08:00I was blogged about today :)<div>One of my fellow INcrowd Team members (Indiana team on Etsy) featured my photograph on her blog today. I am touched, what a great way to start an otherwise rainy day! :)</div><div>Here is her blog: <a href="http://nilochlainn.blogspot.com/">Nilochainn</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Also, I am glad today because I sold another photograph in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6902734">Victorian Bushfire Appeal</a> store on Etsy.</div><div>It is a shop that has ben set up in response to the fire tragedy in Australia the has claimed so many lives and homes over the past couple weeks. Etsians from around the globe have donated items for sale. 100 percent of the proceeds of the sales in this shop go to the Australian red Cross. I still have one photograph up from my Soft Autumn Series and there are hundreds of other items up for sale that have been handmade by artists from around the world, be sure to check it out. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6902734">Victorian Bushfire Appeal</a></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEish9wC1hKXdZ6VDLO4wVL2uYTSVv0PMz6XZPcdTMbQAeLTYSiNFlvz9DdrrhewdeA0pXJJXFZMEJrzyTzPzlJn-h05ZNLMOFhV4oapNc5pmyLiTxumxR-YzsSCLMNDvt512RdKrBhGOB0e/s1600-h/PICT6131abc.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEish9wC1hKXdZ6VDLO4wVL2uYTSVv0PMz6XZPcdTMbQAeLTYSiNFlvz9DdrrhewdeA0pXJJXFZMEJrzyTzPzlJn-h05ZNLMOFhV4oapNc5pmyLiTxumxR-YzsSCLMNDvt512RdKrBhGOB0e/s400/PICT6131abc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304171309036226498" /></a><br /><div>Soft Autumn Two</div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-29009604753445149352009-02-17T14:04:00.000-08:002009-02-17T14:18:59.487-08:00Seven Facts about me you may not know<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">have been tagged by </span></span><a href="http://honeytreephoto.blogspot.com/" id="k-72" title="Honeytree Photography" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Honeytree Photography</span></span></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> , </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">to list 7 things about myself you may not know, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and to tag 7 other bloggers to do the same.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here are my </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Seven Facts about me you may not know</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">#1) I am a Vegetarian, and I love to cook. I have never really liked meat and have gone back and forth my whole life. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Two and a half years ago I made a commitment to myself to eat the way I feel in my heart is the right way for me.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have never felt better. :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">#2) Being the oldest of 6 children has given me the gift of knowing the lyrics to almost every song on Sesame Street. I </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">use this wealth of knowledge to impress my son...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"J", Joe, jeans, and his jelly beans, Hey, let's sing a song about "J" </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">#3) I quit smoking cigarettes 3 years ago. It was one of the most difficult things I ever accomplished, but yesterday I chased my Son up a sand dune and never had to stop and catch my breath :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">#4) My husband and I were voted most artistic "boy" and "girl" of our High School Senior Class. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">#5) I always thought of myself as a lazy procrastinator, but lately I am thinking that I have actually been an unfocused workaholic. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">#6) One summer I developed a personal relationship with a hummingbird who visited me every single day, and called me over to the window to chat. Irregardless of the way I have been made fun of, I am telling ya..... IT HAPPENED!!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">#7) I love to walk along the beach and find little treasures I never really look for them as if it were a task but wait for them to come into my view. I always feel centered and present while doing this. :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ok, Now I have to find 7 lucky new bloggers to write their 7 facts.... go check out their blogs :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here they are:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><a id="yjlo" href="http://colbyka.blogspot.com/" title="Colby Aitchison" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Colby Aitchison</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><a id="bvns" href="http://urbanjunkiesartistlounge.blogspot.com/" title="Urban Junkies artist lounge" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Urban Junkies artist lounge</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><a id="zyt1" href="http://artstory1.blogspot.com/" title="ArtStory" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ArtStory</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><a id="f1q6" href="http://churchsartistry.blogspot.com/" title="Church's Artistry" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Church's Artistry</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><a id="tei0" href="http://urbandj.blogspot.com/" title="Urban Designs" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Urban Designs</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><a id="w.v:" href="http://allieart4children.blogspot.com/2009/02/6th-in-6th-ive-been-tagged-by.html" title="Allieart Photography" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Allieart Photography</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><a id="hnhn" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/11773042400899326514" title="Julie Magers Soulen Photography" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Julie Magers Soulen Photography</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LMtQhhENZz7dxZ97aQ0jjpFsCBm4puTcwT1Urrfzj7DB_lB-wjcP-HnidhV9sKolc-VX1HyzBSfMfN3ICukm_H_s4-yvi2VM4yceQfIJmOW6bir15IegoTL-CaF4QVw5Ua0-IMVlaiU5/s1600-h/PICT8246az.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LMtQhhENZz7dxZ97aQ0jjpFsCBm4puTcwT1Urrfzj7DB_lB-wjcP-HnidhV9sKolc-VX1HyzBSfMfN3ICukm_H_s4-yvi2VM4yceQfIJmOW6bir15IegoTL-CaF4QVw5Ua0-IMVlaiU5/s1600-h/PICT8246az.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LMtQhhENZz7dxZ97aQ0jjpFsCBm4puTcwT1Urrfzj7DB_lB-wjcP-HnidhV9sKolc-VX1HyzBSfMfN3ICukm_H_s4-yvi2VM4yceQfIJmOW6bir15IegoTL-CaF4QVw5Ua0-IMVlaiU5/s400/PICT8246az.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303891591740167538" /></a><br /></div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-88408646516742580502009-02-12T13:02:00.000-08:002009-02-12T13:34:59.499-08:00Happy Valentine's Day<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhlnG6_pCryhoFWMyDplH2iFY9EgTLOrB1TzyB05y3ByeE-9KoLG_POLdRxn8I_TZcVdJBJw5N0yi0FoLZjCNbw7nSy60Ev-v2r130D8syKN7VHLirslTqNfJxEpBsmlqk1moVx-7MfsC/s1600-h/febblog09.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhlnG6_pCryhoFWMyDplH2iFY9EgTLOrB1TzyB05y3ByeE-9KoLG_POLdRxn8I_TZcVdJBJw5N0yi0FoLZjCNbw7nSy60Ev-v2r130D8syKN7VHLirslTqNfJxEpBsmlqk1moVx-7MfsC/s400/febblog09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302019640485434866" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjvLurYw6TmATEwXRYcosN3beo-db6h_XCdFrzDaj89u72qPAwCdJ_s6yHLTWn0MabZIWts-TWkRt738jYSOKEyKO6Bo5kuuuV4hsmOjsV6ab1gY5U5AESYT53uzrro1RdD2qHDzgb9q9/s400/feb09bloogy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302019640873182098" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAzpcGbW9pTDLPQTkO3QpDmaIfIzaqp43-aexrW2irkc_xVGHFd7pk0xb3_AgVwgcDNHfF4NUSBlHbF5wWHr3CsksSfoIMPHKlnPodBmDIqeTcUYvw61qJmjXJPzJXQTc1TNtEeQipD-p/s400/feb09blog1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302019637951506866" /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Playing around cleaning my home and rearranging things, thought I would add some more little treasures to my blog. About 10 years ago a friend and I found this cute craft project in a Martha Stewart Magazine. These little wax paper hearts look so delicate but they have lasted 10 years and they still look just as beautiful as the day we made them. My friend is no longer with us, but I think of her when I pull out these soft pretty hearts every February. They have a way of catching the light on a long gray overcast day and bringing in some warmth. I have about 25 of them hung around and they make me smile :)<br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I went to Martha's website and found that the instructions are still up!!!<br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you want to make some for yourself, get the instructions here:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><a id="gdlk" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=34b12e912b11f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&backto=true" title="click here for website" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Crayon Hearts (Martha Stewart)</span></span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A few other goodies to share. This month I got these absolutely sweet Glitter Needle Felted Wool Acorns from an etsy crafter called </span><a id="sgsc" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5826040" title="click for store" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">True Luxe</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In the photo you can see a little bit of my husbands dunes watercolor painting, it was in a local juried show last year and I love it so much. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am excited to frame my Little Chickadee print by Allison Trentelman, her etsy store is called </span><a id="zm3_" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5069166" title="click here for store" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rocky Top Studio</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I like the way she captures</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the wonders and beauty of nature in her artwork. </span></div><div><br /></div></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgc8M_qplb_yaJYbwG86GZ6id-1-pFsKZLeVwNCOKkTZRBKQyBQhnVSZTq_gbF9QtxXgcoG0ln7Wn_9mP9I06qMy1cLN6EckbZXCgcPyga7z7QFN6-QyMjh85TiwOt-x4YsnCGYAOzn4KX/s320/o9wbbybloggy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302019966429045250" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz78VCXIQY2CsV93H2EHsVg1GajA-FU7dQbLKNW_ULZqOsPSOwnI9KqB_sWy6WJZSyHYPJ-9f6Y6XfLawSbxLzU5CTR_JFZLNEUtbpRtx2FXozTc5BEmfkuAzlPN8zU8tGWXPy382PRtrm/s200/febbyblog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302019859520748002" /></span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dCKX59LqK-5vFh3J-T1bFeJ-hSTa_xKKOxqdKMN7yl6ZOs_32qACKZ515x70Q3ERMyxOu16ipG15RhtS7SqVETihu1flL0__5YNFQ-v5XD3QOsOvbDu5yAPNU_BK80yUnD4dMfQ4VXlI/s400/febybloggy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302020111421550258" />Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-47977490758406338842009-02-07T06:05:00.000-08:002009-02-07T06:26:25.587-08:00After the Storm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8VZb6hlUpsdonzL79AM5AmoKVp9qSaqV-c5YAzbwyojKyw2I3DK1Baw2H8NS3oXHaKFsSfmFUBBtun6XIwsJe9wNEzc7HEoVnwd_31tb0v98yHds7RQwL1plLo3hQP23yKMdm3WW_5p-/s1600-h/PICT5956azz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8VZb6hlUpsdonzL79AM5AmoKVp9qSaqV-c5YAzbwyojKyw2I3DK1Baw2H8NS3oXHaKFsSfmFUBBtun6XIwsJe9wNEzc7HEoVnwd_31tb0v98yHds7RQwL1plLo3hQP23yKMdm3WW_5p-/s320/PICT5956azz.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300056393377533426" /></a><br /><div>It is Saturday morning! Sitting here watching the sun rise over the very deep piles of snow and water and I am just realizing that today is going to be a huge melting flood. Everything looks very wet outside and I hear the temperatures are going to rise to at least 50 degrees. We have been in a deep freeze for so long now, I will have to find something fun to do outside with my little guy and a camera today for sure. </div><div>I added this photograph of lake Michigan to my etsy store today. It was taken late in the fall after a night of severe thunderstorms. In the morning the air was full of calm and peace with beautiful sunlight, there was only a light breeze, but the water on the lake was still telling the story of the storm with high and fast waves. What an amazing morning that was. </div><div>Here is the listing for : <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20751183">After the Storm</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311044685987302062.post-66025422020257946892009-01-28T14:49:00.000-08:002009-01-28T15:06:00.384-08:00Cardinal and Gnome Treasures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFONu8CTFSzMWcSafNbROjscNt_dL9VJA3Tss4Cd3d1eTNYxj9MDVEe_ZGrMHXd731tYBOd1Whx6IYYHtsL20MFCHioMP42eIjv0lxSUGRVEmR_1FUUdeIOBCqaKmE-KchAu6SvBUnc-o-/s1600-h/PICT8372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFONu8CTFSzMWcSafNbROjscNt_dL9VJA3Tss4Cd3d1eTNYxj9MDVEe_ZGrMHXd731tYBOd1Whx6IYYHtsL20MFCHioMP42eIjv0lxSUGRVEmR_1FUUdeIOBCqaKmE-KchAu6SvBUnc-o-/s320/PICT8372.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296482150172408210" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When it is super cold and snowing outside I spend more time looking at all my little treasures in my home, moving them around into little vignettes and deciding where to hang artwork. I just want to say I love these two new things. My sweet husband got me this super beautiful vintage German gnome for Christmas. I was pretty surprised, I had no idea, I guess he found it on Ebay. I think his turquoise coat is pretty nifty. :) My other little favorite thing is this gorgeous little cardinal photo that i just got from </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><a id="u1:p" href="HTTP://ARA133PHOTOGRAPHY.ETSY.COM/" title="ara133photography"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ara133photography</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> . She has a great photography shop on Etsy. I have been enjoying seeing this little guy in treasuries on Etsy and finally ordered him for my own home. I love how he is so still and so full of energy at the same time. He may just fly right out of the frame. I have tried to get this shot of my own neighborhood cardinal so many times and failed. :) I will enjoy getting this framed sometime soon. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ara133photographys shop is here: http://araphotography.etsy.com </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div>Jennifer Aitchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330331558837725712noreply@blogger.com1