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    • 7 on 7 june 2018

      Posted at 12:03 am by Kris McNeil, on June 7, 2018

      7 on 7 is a photographic blog circle of friends posting 7 photos on the 7th of the month. Grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and walk through our circle with us. It will do your heart and soul some good.

      Summer is here! And with that is the arrival of the Texas blueberries. Yummm. My friend Linda and I went to the opening day of the picking season at Moorhead Blueberry Farm in Conroe, Texas. Went arrived right after sunrise, because, like I mentioned, summer is here! It was a beautiful morning for picking and we got out with a good haul.

      blueberry-27It was a lovely dewy morning. 

      blueberry-43The bushes were so heavy with berries!

      blueberry-42

      blueberry-31This wee cutie asked “Do you mind if I pick by you?” Yes, we were thoroughly charmed and her dad said it was okay if I got a shot of her rockin’ boots. She was a very good picker of, quite literally, low hanging fruit. 

      blueberry-50More dew. How does one resist. 

      blueberry-36Dreaming of desserts. Linda and I were a little like Forrest Gump and Bubba out there. “Blueberry pie, blueberry cobbler, blueberry jam, blueberry cheesecake,
      blueberries and whipped cream, blueberry ice cream…” 

      blueberry-60blueberry-64These will be ready for picking on another day, but were beautiful to look at this day.  

      Bonus pics!

      blueberry-65blueberry-66Warm Blueberry Cobbler. There almost weren’t photos of this one. 

      blueberry-69Blueberry Cheesecake. According to my friend Jill Hejl, I made the cheesecake on National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. I know, right?! 

      I may or may not have gone back to the blueberry farm the next weekend with my friend Terri to pick twice as many berries which may or may not be frozen in my freezer awaiting another cheesecake craving.

      Hey locals, Moorhead Blueberry Farm is only open for about a month. They kind of wing it as to when they’ll close, but it you want the goods, get out there this weekend! They’re only open on the weekends and gates open at 6:30am. Go early because as I told you, summer is here!

      Please continue around our blog circle with the always fabulous work of Janice of Shine Photo Design. 

       

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    • A Little Bit of May

      Posted at 12:01 am by Kris McNeil, on June 1, 2018

      The 365 Blog Circle is a collection of friends working through their 365 photography projects together. We are posting favorite shots on a monthly basis. Welcome to our May round up!

      Holy Biscuits the past 50 days have about eaten my lunch. If it weren’t for my 365 friends I may have punted on this project. It has been crazy life of late. My husband retired last month. The best part is that we like each other. So while this is fun, we’re adjusting to the 24/7 lifestyle of what we do with our time alone and together. It’s all good though because we talk about it a lot. (ILY Sweetie!)

      So on top of that, we’ve been doing some traveling and family stuff. It’s always something. Usually something fun, but there are only so many hours, right? Whew! But I caught up on Flickr. Still working on catching up on my Instagram, but I’m only doing that a few posts at a time.

      Blah blah blah! We’re all busy, Kris! Show us the photos!

      A couple weeks ago we helped our youngest son move into his summer sublet. He goes to Purdue, but he got into a summer program at Boston University and he’s pretty excited about the whole thing. His boyfriend is going to graduate school at MIT, so it’s going to be a good summer for them. And we had a blast getting to be in Boston.

      148.365.2018 Glass Flowers by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, Harvard Museum of Natural History147.365.2018 Glass Flowers by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, Harvard Museum of Natural History

      Glass flowers

      We visited the Harvard Museum of Natural History and saw among other things the glass flower exhibit. The flowers in the images above are made of glass. Go ahead, look again. Aren’t they amazing? The whole room was full of incredible pieces. At one point I told my son that they are so lifelike that it was almost boring. They were made starting in 1887 by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka for the year round study of botany.  The Blaschkas came from a family of glass artists. Rudolf Blaschka was quoted, “The only way to become a glass modeler of skill, I have often said to people, is to get a good great-grandfather who loved glass.”

      When we left the museum, there was a great gathering of horn players assembled. They were called The School of Honk and they were definitely having a good day.

      149.365.2018 The Young Fan, School of Honk

      This little guy was a big fan.

      We also did a lot of walking around Cambridge and Boston. There’s never a dull moment in the city.

      150.365.2018 Granary Burial Ground, Boston

      Granary Burial Ground where Paul Revere and John Hancock are interred

      145.365.2018 First Parish Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts

      First Parish Church in Cambridge dates back to the 1630s.

      152.365.2018 Dog Tag Memorial, Old North Church, Boston

      The Iraq and Afghanistan War Memorial at Old North Church, Boston

      144.365.2018 Glove Cycle, by Mags Harries, located throughout the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Porter subway and commuter rail station in Porter Square, Cambridge, Massachu

      This is part of the Glove Cycle bronze sculpture by Mags Harries at Porter Square Station in Cambridge. There are brass gloves, 54 in all, all over the station. The link includes a 3:54 minute audio link with artist discussing this installation. I found it charming.

      Ahh Boston! Thanks for the good times. We’ll see you in August when it’s time to pack our son back to Purdue for his senior year.

      Please continue around the blog circle with the absolutely delightful work of Laura Froese of Paraphrase Photography.  

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