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Wordless Wednesday ~ 15 May 2013
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Pyramid Lake, Nevada ~ 6 April 2013
Pyramid Lake. Warrior’s Point. Looking at Needles during morning.
Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Evening. Setting sun hitting the Needles.
Pyramid Lake, Nevada. The Needles…sun going down.
Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Looking NW from Warrior’s Point.
Pyramid Lake, Nevada. From Warrior’s Point. Twilight.
A Monday Ramble ~ 18 March 2013
Just a few rambles for this March Monday ~ 18 March 2013
I decided to finish my Denyse Schmidt quilt I started a month ago. Started out with a pile of charms I received from a Denyse Schmidt Charm Swap and with a few cuts from my own stash I went from this:
To a 60″x72″ quilt top ready to be sandwiched, quilted and bound.
But first I must wait to spring my new machine out of layaway prison (should anyone have any money burning a hole in their pocket…she’s sitting at Windy Moon Quilts! 
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Last week on Facebook I saw this MEYER LEMON LOAF recipe on Mennonite Girls Can Cook.
Oh My Word! It’s very tasty! My husband and I have almost polished off one loaf…I stuck the other on in the freezer.
My loaf isn’t as pretty as theirs…the pan I used was a bit bigger than what they suggested. Use the smaller loaf pan, it’ll look bigger. LOL!
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Over the weekend we went to SWAN LAKE, in Lemmon Valley, to see if we could spy any birds. I walked along the Marsh boardwalk, but it was sorta of disappointing. Besides the sparrows and finches…we saw Mallards, Northern Harriers and Canada Geese. That’s it. I’ve been there before when there were quite a few swans and other water fowl.
Canada Geese
Such a pretty birdie.
Northern Harrier
Northern Harrier
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Headed up to Frenchman’s Lake too…we like the little day area below the dam.
Creek below Frenchman’s Lake.
Slushy ice behind the dam.
Older guy fishing. Looked like everyone was pulling out some fish that day.
The Nature Conservancy of Nevada ~ River Fork Ranch
Wanting to escape Sparks for the day, I picked out Minden/Gardnerville for our drive destination last Saturday. The plan was to have a picnic at Genoa (Mormon Station State Park) and antiquing in Minden/Gardnerville. Heading south on 395 we always turn off at Jack’s Valley Road for the scenic route to Genoa. We got there a little too early for lunch so we headed into town for the antique shops…that’s when I spied a trail head! I asked if we could stop there for a walk and eat our lunch there.
It ended up being The Nature Conservancy’s River Fork Ranch land! Had no clue it was there.
River Fork Ranch trails.
“In 2000, the Conservancy secured the long-term protection of key wetland, meadow and riparian habitats along a two-mile section of the Carson River by purchasing the River Fork Ranch.
Located at the confluence of the east and west forks of the Carson River near Genoa, NV, River Fork Ranch is both a nature preserve and a working cattle operation. The ranch’s 805-acre patchwork of pastures, meadows and wetlands have supported cattle for more than a century and are one of the only known nesting sites for sandhill cranes in the Carson Valley.”
We parked at the ranch house/Whit Hall Interpretive Center and started walking south along the West Fork trail then back-tracked to the East Brockliss loop trail to head back to the car. Would love to go back once the snow melt-off starts! We only saw a few ducks, meadowlarks, and some sparrows while there…I imagine once April/May rolls around it will be teeming with birds! I especially would love to see the sandhill cranes.
Just a few pictures of the area…
Pond Hockey ~ Washoe Valley, Nevada
Been really busy lately and have neglected my blog…hopefully things will start to settle down in a bit.
Wanted to post some pictures of a hockey game we came across while out and about one weekend. After spending some time up in Virginia City we drove down through Carson City and then on the east side of Washoe Valley. At the north end is Little Washoe Lake…we stopped to eat our lunch and enjoy a hockey game.
The dogs were pretty funny…one was definitely the coach, barking his orders. 
Lucy
It’s a Lucy type of day…so will share a few new pictures of my wee one.
Joanie may love Chachi…but Chachi Loves Lucy
Chachi is a cute, small (but then again, every cat is small compared to our Leo), very friendly marbled Tabby…he comes to visit at least once a day. More if he sees Lucy in the window soaking up the sun.
Chachi
BIRD!
But wait!
Where did Chachi go?!
Boo!
An Autumn Day at Sierra Valley, CA
A few photographs I took yesterday while driving around Sierra Valley. OH! I found a Barn Quilt Block just outside of Loyalton! YEA!
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
I forgot to share a few pictures I took on the 26th of October. We were at Bower’s Mansion State Park down in Washoe Valley…throwing some horseshoes when a heard a lot of noise up in the trees. Finally spied a wee birdie that acted like a kid hyped up on Mt. Dew.
Red-breasted Nuthatch ~
Holiday Craft Fair ~ Sparks Christian Fellowship ~ November 3rd, 2012
Hey all local folks!
I’ll be sharing a booth with two of my friends this Saturday, November 3rd at Sparks Christian Fellowship’s Holiday Craft Fair.
FREE ADMISSION! Last Sunday we were told there will be over 75 vendors.
9 am to 4 pm.
510 Greenbrae Drive (for all us “oldies” it’s in the old $1 Movie Theatre)
Between Pyramid and 4th Street.
I’ll be having 4 different cold processed soaps; about 6 quilts; lots of leather wrapped bracelets; hammered copper bookmarks; earrings and pendants; made some of my photographs into notecards…my friends have made lots of jewelry (silver, copper, swarovski Christmas trees and snowmen).
We’ll take your hard earned cash and credit cards!
