Month: March 2015

Thinking About Sewing

Karen

Thinking about sewing (versus actually doing it) is all I do lately. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up has taken over my weekend time and while it is life-changing, it’s taking all my mental energy so I don’t have anything left to deal with camels hair, which I want to finish before I move on to anything else.

If I don’t finish Tidying soon, though, I’ll have to take a sewing break: I’m a bridesmaid for a friend this June and this is an all-out traditional wedding with multiple showers and bachelorette parties–which all need nice outfits. Like giant floral printed maxi skirts, maybe?

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If only I could get away with making the actual bridesmaid’s dress….dang Wedding Industrial Complex.

In Search of Tundra Swans!

Karen

We went back up north in search of tundra swans on Sunday. When we first visited the bird refuge we read about the spring and fall migration of the swans and how they stop over in huge numbers. Then we saw this article about swan season being a little early this year, so we hightailed it up there.

Our first stop was Salt Creek Waterfowl Management Area as listed in the news article, which had a decent amount of swans (and I’m pretty sure we saw a bald eagle, too!). The swans make a cool noise somewhere between a goose and a loon. IMG_5965

 

We felt that we could see MOAR SWANS so hit the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge on the way back tothe city. My iPhone lacks any good zoom so you’ll have to take my word that there were thousands of them.

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And the setting wasn’t too bad, either:
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I said it the last time I visited the refuge and I’ll say it again: If you’re in the Salt Lake area, get yourself up there and see some nature. Safe journey, swans.