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Chimed
Alt Text: Some metal and stained wood wind chimes, with blue glass beads for accents. The background is a mostly white surface with some very pale shadows cast by the chimes. I like how wind chimes look and I adore the sounds they make. My lament, as an apartment-dweller, is that the acoustics of my…
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Screened
Alt Text: View through the screen of my patio door. The clasp is in focus (dust and all), while bricks, flower pots, and plants are blurry in the background due to a shallow depth of field.
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Morning Routine
Alt Text: A glass cup meant for tea or coffee sits on a wooden surface. It is filled to near the top with a dark liquid. While there is enough light for the photo, the scene is relatively dark as no lights have been turned on this early in the morning.
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Cat Toyed
Alt Text: This yellow ball hanging from a scratching post was a perfect sphere when it was purchased. Now, a tuft of material sticks out at an odd angle like a trendy hairstyle. This is only the beginning of its fate.
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S Hook
Alt Text: An iron hook in the shape of an S with decorative twists in the center and curls on the ends. This tool was simple enough for a beginner blacksmith to make but also incredibly useful for hanging items like lanterns. In the 90s my Explorer Post made several of these while doing historical…
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Crimpers
Alt Text: Closeup of a pair of crimping pliers used for electrical work. From left to right, the pliers show a traditional pliers end, a crimping portion, the hinge, with text saying it was mad by a US company, and wire cutters. The pliers have been placed on a very worn wooden surface.