April 2014 Wallpaper

Welcome April!

How about a lovely gardening scene for the April 2014 Calendar!

April 2014 Calendar

Grab them here:
Desktop wallpaper - click here - (right click on image and save as desktop image)
Phone wallpaper - click here - (click on image and save to your photo stream)
iPad wallpaper - click here - (click on image and save as wallpaper image)
iPad mini - click here - (click on image and save as wallpaper image)

I hope that you have a fabulous day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Quiet

Today's Texture Tuesday's theme is "Quiet".

I love the quiet beauty

of faded flowers, 

of soft hazy images,

and of gentle morning light.

I used Kim Klassen's "0212-2" and "3112" textures on this image.
I hope that you have a beautiful day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Cooking

I've been making homemade granola lately.  I don't care for the pre-made granola that I find in the stores - they seem to contain a lot of fat and sugar.

I found a great recipe for Granola in the Wheat Belly book - a recipe with lots of protein and low in sugars.

It's great as a snack on it's own, or sprinkled on top of yogurt.

The recipe calls for three different types of nuts, coconut, and ground flaxseed.

It also calls for walnut oil - something that I've never used before, but I really like the deep nutty taste.

Surprisingly, the sweetness comes from sugar-free vanilla syrup (the kind that is used in coffee drinks).

I really don't like the "aftertaste" of sugar-free foods - but after baking, that aftertaste isn't there anymore - such a good thing.

I love recipes that I can change to suit my taste or to use what I happen to have on hand - instead of walnuts, I used pecans (yum!).

A tasty breakfast with a few strawberries and a little bit of milk - a great way to start my day!

Have an awesome day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Last Day of Winter

Last night, into this morning, we had another snow fall - it seems fitting to celebrate the official last day of winter with a fresh layer of the white stuff.

Spring begins tomorrow!

Have a great day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Color

This weeks theme for Texture Tuesday is Color.

I think that these beautiful red and yellow tulips are colorful enough to fit the bill!

The image above is textured with Kim Klassen's "Magic Scripted" and "Moody" textures.

The image below is texture with Kim's "Magic Scripted" and "Graduationday" textures.

I hope that you are having a great day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Coffee Break

I'm joining Texture Tuesday today - this week's theme is "From Above".
 
This image is textured with two layers of Kim Klassen's "Appreciate".

Coffee Break

Have a great day!

Be Wonderfully Odd!

Triptych - Yellow and Orange

The Beyond Beyond Challenge this week is to create a Triptych.

The silk scarf and the bouquet of tulips are nearly a perfect color match - a happy accident to have left this scarf sitting out on the table, on the same day I purchased these flowers :)

Have a great day!

Be Wonderfully Odd!

Friday Finds me Amazed

Over the past year we've tried a number of things to keep the squirrels out of the bird feeders -

squirrel baffels above and below  -  removing tree branches so they can't jump on to the feeders  -  buying longer poles so they can't leap up from the ground  -  etc, etc, etc,

Last month we finally invested in squirrel proof feeders - and they work fine, unless you happen to have really smart squirrels living in your neighborhood :)

“This thing is full of seeds but the little holes are closed.
Wait just one minute, I wonder what would happen if I hang on AND lift the cover of this thing?
BINGO! ”                               — Einstein Squirrel

 

Einstein Squirrel

Have a great day and a wonderful weekend!

Be Wonderfully Odd!

Snowy Squirrel

Over the weekend I saw a red robin sitting on our bird bath - I couldn't quite believe it - what a welcomed sign of spring.  I'm hoping to see him again so that I can snap a few photos.

But, for now, it's another cold and wintery day.

I'm joining Texture Tuesday with a photo of this squirrel.  He is so cute with a bit of snow on his nose!

Snowy Squirrel

I used Kim Klassen's Broken Book and She Loves You Yeah textures.

Have a lovely week!

Be Wonderfully Odd!