Teapots

 I used to collect teapots but  put a stop to that hobby a few years ago when I ran out of room to display them. I love the shapes and colors and I am happy to say that I have a few old ones.
Above is my own little Fiesta miniature that only holds about 1 cup of tea and is identical to a  real size teapot of which I also have in yellow.

Here is another small pot, just enough for one cup. I bought this in England in about 1992.

Both of these teapots were my Mom's. The pink pot is a Hall and the green is an original Fiesta Ware from 1940 as my Mom got it as a wedding gift.....so that pot will be 75 years old this August.

My cups from my best china...... I love this display rack that I bought at an antique shop. They had teacups displayed on them but also had just the racks for sale. My friend Gretta  also bought one. She has a really pretty collection of teacups.

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Seedpods

 Last Saturday, on our walk, we went past the meadow and I took several photos of these milkweed seed pods. Remembering how beautiful the meadow is in July and August....all yellow with spot of other colors here and there. Several years ago I shot a picture of an American Goldfinch in this yellow field....beautiful. When the meadow is starting to wane than the Lotus pond starts to bloom and it is right around the corner. Can't wait for summer to visit all my favorite places.

Crooked

Really don't know why I took this picture of a table in my bedroom but the crooked vase is driving me crazy
The dried hydrangeas and the dried lavender are all from my garden. The blue vase and perfume bottle were my Mom's and the frame I bought at the gift shop at Greenfield Village and of course, the picture is of Emma taken a few years back.

Serving Pieces from the DIA

 Love pink!

 The ladies that I went to the DIA with thought all this a bit much...too ornate for them but I loved it all....beautiful!

 This had a lid so was it a soup tureen?

I love the birds on the edges.

OMG is it ever cold outside....

with a temperature of 14 and a wind chill of -2 it is about noon and the sun is shining brightly!

 It was balmy on Saturday when these photos were taken compared to today. I was out and about this morning and I couldn't believe the cold. The wind went right through my coat like I didn't even have a coat on. Yikes! Getting down to -4 tonight and on Saturday and Sunday -6 and -8 respectively. It's winter here in Michigan and at least no new snow storms predicted. Whatever happened to the old January thaw?

Way in the background you can see the Detroit Lighthouse.

 Swans a' swimming

This is the coffee cup that my son got me for Christmas...it looks just like my telephoto lens for my Canon SLR. Got a lot of comments at Crack O' Dawn on Sat. It is so real looking that I can pretend it is anew 600mm lens!  I really enjoy my Crack O' Dawn walks. They are the highlight of the month for me especially when we don't have any photography classes right now. I love all the people in the group.
Went to a fund raiser spaghetti dinner on Sunday for one of my photographer peeps. She has been sick since summer and just recently had surgery again. There was a great turn out so I hope that there was a lot of money raised. It was good to see everyone and I loved talking about photography...that and eating spaghetti...what more can you ask for?
It has been too cold to even get out to the park and after Saturday's trudge I think staying at home is the best for me right now. We have a few nights coming up that will be below 0 degrees  :-(
Can't wait to go to SC to see my family there. We are planning what to do when I'm there. I think we will go back to Magnolia Plantation in Charleston and then there are my almost daily treks to Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington Beach State Park. Love it there......sunshine, palmettos, shopping with my daughter and granddaughter, and best of all taking photos, dinner with my grandson as our server is also a treat. Hoping that my son-in-law will cook for us when I'm there.

At Magnolia Plantation

2014