day-lab

day-lab closed!

2011-01-12T11:52:00.016-06:00

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The past few months have been crazy hectic. Actually, this whole past year has just been crazy, period. Trying to run day-lab as it was before the robbery of December 2009 hasn't been working out so well, and I've been struggling to keep day-lab above water and from sinking completely. It's been a really tough year. During the holidays, and a couple months before, I've been busy..started a new job with a local photographer, have been out of town, got married, have been working on a new photo business, and have been trying to not let day-lab get completely backed-up (or sink) in the process...but it did anyway.

I've decided to close day-lab.com for good.

You can purchase our closeout stock at wholesale and deeply discounted retail prices. Please visit: http://www.pearlandgray.com

Thank you!!!!

..All photographs, unless otherwise noted:Copyright © Amy Shutt. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

New Stuff + Sale Coupon!

2010-10-12T13:33:00.004-06:00

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www.day-lab.com

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Photo Stuff

2010-10-03T15:44:00.004-06:00

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New photo portfolio website up at:
www.amyshutt.com and www.amyshuttphotography.com

Annnnd, follow Amy SHutt Photography at: facebook.com/amyshuttphoto:

Amy Shutt Photography

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California 2010 Book

2010-09-08T23:05:00.001-06:00

California Birding Trip 2010
Amy Shutt and Van Remsen
Preview below shows a handful of pages in no particular order:

California 2010 by Amy Shutt | Make Your Own Book

Portfolio

2010-08-17T06:39:00.002-06:00

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Small portfolio of some of my photography up at amyshutt.carbonmade.com:

amyshutt.carbonmade.com
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..All photographs, unless otherwise noted:Copyright © Amy Shutt. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

New Photographs

2010-08-09T14:09:00.002-06:00

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View them all HERE.

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All photographs, unless otherwise noted:Copyright © Amy Shutt. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

Bird Art

2010-07-28T15:51:00.002-06:00

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See the rest here: www.day-lab.com
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Updates, Gulf Coast Oil Spill

2010-07-11T17:30:00.004-06:00

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Click HERE to view these items at day-lab.com.
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June!

2010-06-01T19:10:00.005-06:00

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www.day-lab.com

* P.S. I started a new job a couple of weeks ago and got a little behind with day-lab orders due the schedule change. And I apologize. Everything is close to being back on track! If you have any questions about your order please drop me an email. Thanks. Hope you are all having a nice summer so far! :)

Love,
Amy
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Polaroid Print...

2010-05-13T09:16:00.003-06:00

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I put a new print up at day-lab.com this morning. You can find it in the photography section, just follow the link above. :)

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I posted it at the day-lab Etsy shop as well.

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..All photographs, unless otherwise noted:Copyright © Amy Shutt. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

Necklaces..

2010-05-11T14:00:00.002-06:00

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Small early week update at www.day-lab.com :)

and more...
www.day-lab.com
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Reverse Carvings

2010-05-07T12:12:00.000-06:00

A little costume jewelry history: A fantastic technique applied to Lucite (a polyacrylic discovered by DuPont in 1931) was called Reversed Carving. People produces these pieces at home via Hobby Kits, but they were also professionally produced by jewelry companies.

It was quite popular between the 1930s and early 1960s. It was most popular in the 50s. The clear Lucite jewelry pieces were carved intricately from the back side and were then often brushed with a white paint inside the carved areas to create highlights. You end up with an amazing one of kind piece with a neat 3-D effect.

This is a scan of an article from a 1947 issue of The Home Craftsman which explains the procedure of Reverse Carving:

Reverse Carving is one of my favorite techniques found in costume jewelry of this era.
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I just updated day-lab.com with a handful of dead-stock Reverse Carved Lucite pendant necklaces:

* Go straight to the item page for these necklaces HERE.
Psst...only 1 of each pendant shape is available!
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Kinglet Print + Etsy

2010-05-04T10:51:00.006-06:00

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Just made the over-sized 20" x 30" Kristen's Kinglet print available at day-lab.com over HERE.
This is the first of the over-sized/larger print series I'm working on. :)

*and don't forget the 15% off sale at day-lab ends today at 11 pm ct.

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Also, day-lab has a shop open at Etsy now.
Just 1 thing in the shop at the moment, but make sure check back in soon!
www.etsy.com/shop/daylab

..All photographs, unless otherwise noted:Copyright © Amy Shutt. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

White Lake and Grand Isle

2010-05-03T11:50:00.007-06:00

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Photos from April Part 2..

White Lake Conservation Area in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
and Morganza, La.

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Grand Isle, LA April 25, 2010..

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April Yards, Swamps, Bird Banding

2010-05-03T11:38:00.002-06:00

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Photos from this past month of April.
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In my yard, Van's yard..

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Out in the Atchafalaya Basin in a rented houseboat and Avoyelles parish..

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Bird banding demo at Van's..

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May!

2010-05-02T17:33:00.002-06:00

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www.day-lab.com
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And, join us on FACEBOOK here!

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April Things...

2010-04-18T23:34:00.001-06:00

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Visit day-lab.com!
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Spring Updates

2010-04-04T14:48:00.001-06:00

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www.day-lab.com
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2.23.2010 to 03.07.2010

2010-03-09T11:32:00.015-06:00

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Red-tailed Hawk before release.
@ Wings of Hope Wildlife Sanctuary 02.23.2010:

Cedar Waxwing from Wings of Hope Wildlife Sanctuary right before his release into a flock on 02.23.2010:

More of the flock on 02.24.10:

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Me, CC Lockwood taking pictures of eagles on Bayou Black with wkshop group.
@ Eagle Expo, Morgan City 02.26.2010.
*This photo by Jane Patterson:

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One of the eagles on Bayou Black 02.26.2010:

Red-tailed Hawk on Bayou Black 02.26.2010:

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Buff-bellied Hummingbird handled by Dave Patton, a licensed hummingbird bander.
@ Van Remsen's home 02.28.2010:

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Barred Owl, found dead, hit by a car.
St. Gabriel, La. 03.06.2010:

feather details:

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Camellias on kitchen windowsill @ home 03.07.2010:

Bathing robin in backyard 03.07.2010:

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Received this fantastic (and brand new-release date: March 16, 2010) Joel Sartore book yesterday. You can order a signed copy of your own from his site HERE.

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Interesting hummingbird article featuring Nancy Newfield and Van Remsen in the March/April Audubon magazine.

Read it HERE
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All photographs, unless otherwise noted:
Copyright © Amy Shutt.
Unauthorized use is prohibited.
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Grebes Dancing

2010-02-22T10:05:00.001-06:00

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19 seconds of the Western Grebes courtship display:

Grebes Rushing from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

San Diego, Anza Borrego Desert, Salton Sea

2010-02-19T15:24:00.003-06:00

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San Diego/Anza Borrego Desert/Salton Sea
California 02.2010

View the rest of the photographs HERE (there are 5 pages of photographs, at the bottom of each page there is a link to the next).

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Aransas Continued...

2010-02-02T11:39:00.008-06:00

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Just a few more images from the Aransas, Texas trip with Van back in November:

American Oystercatcher
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American Avocet
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Common yellowthroat
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Blue-winged Teal
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Mocking Bird
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Pelicans and Terns
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Sandhill Cranes
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Golden-fronted Woodpecker
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Rail
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Seaside Sparrow
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Lesser Goldfinches
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Mocking Bird
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And the Whooping Cranes, of which there are only 264 currently.
In the 1940s there was a population of only 15 birds left.
According to Saving Cranes:
"The only remaining natural, self-sustaining flock of Whooping Cranes breeds in Wood Buffalo National Park in the Northwest Territories, Canada and winters in Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (Texas). This flock reached a low of only sixteen birds in the winter of 1941-1942, and numbered under 35 birds over the next two decades. In 2006, there were over 200 birds in the flock. The population migrates during both spring and fall through a relatively narrow (80-300 km wide) corridor between Aransas and Wood Buffalo."

Read more about the birds HERE.

We took a Whooping crane tour via The Skimmer with Capt. Tommy.
Read more about his tour operation HERE.

Whooping Cranes 1
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Whooping Cranes 2
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We stayed at Fulton Beach Bungalows, which I loved, in Bungalow 8. I would like to go back and stay in the same Bungalow 8 every year from now on.

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Birds, New, Old, Dead etc.

2010-01-24T21:47:00.005-06:00

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Magic in the Air

2010-01-10T12:23:00.004-06:00

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Tonight on PBS, the Nature documentary Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air will premiere at 8/7 central. There's a segment in Baton Rouge featuring Van Remsen and hummingbird bander Nancy Newfield.

I watched this documentary in full a couple weeks ago and it is by far the best hummingbird footage I've ever seen...don't miss it.

*update: Watch the FULL episode HERE

Trailer:

Behind the scenes interview with the filmmaker, who explains how they were able to get this fantastic footage:

Watch the FULL episode HERE

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Back to normal...

2010-01-08T10:04:00.003-06:00

Working hard to get everything back to normal over here.
Look for lots and lots of new updates after Jan. 11th..

Barney
Wings of Hope
11.09

day-lab closed till Jan 11, 2010

2010-01-02T09:34:00.000-06:00

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Burglary/Holiday Update

2009-12-14T17:13:00.006-06:00

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Update: As mentioned in my last post, my home and day-lab office/stockroom were burglarized last week. I am having to buy a new printer/computer etc, organize orders, as well as take new count of stock,as some was stolen-all of which proved difficult for me to complete this past week. And I'm still working on it.

The stock count online is wrong, please don't order AT ALL until I've updated on that situation. Also, holiday shipping is over for day-lab this year, unfortunately. Any outstanding orders that can't be filled due to the burglary will be refunded before January 1, 2010.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Important!!!

2009-12-07T12:33:00.002-06:00

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Last night my home and day-lab were robbed. Someone broke in and a significant amount of work items(computers, printers etc) and day-lab stock were stolen.

Im wading through this mess presently and will try to have a generl idea of what stock is missing and what part of this stock is sold and/or still online for sale. Ordering at this time, at least until I get an idea of where day-lab stands stock-wise, is discouraged as the availability at the online store is not accurate.

I will post again this evening concerning more info on the above as well as info on outstanding orders.

THANK YOU for your patience and understanding.

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Summer of Birds

2009-12-02T09:53:00.003-06:00

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Tonight at 7pm: Summer of Birds

A new LPB documentary that details a relatively unknown chapter in the life of the renowned naturalist painter John James Audubon.
Contributors include Van Remsen, Melanie Driscoll, Michael Seymour plus many more...

More info HERE
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TEXAS #1

2009-11-28T12:44:00.006-06:00

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Aransas/Corpus Christi/Mustang Island: TEXAS
With Van Remsen
11.21.09-11.24.09
Photo Set 1
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To see larger versions of photographs click HERE

More to follow soon-I have a lot to still go through..

White-tailed Hawk, Aransas:

Tri-colored Heron:

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White Ibis, Paradise Pond:

Two doe:

Buck feeding near beach:

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Van with scope at sunrise:

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Early morning sunrises:

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Sunset, Aransas Observation Tower:

Sunset, Fulton Beach:

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Terns on the beach:

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Trees/landscapes etc:

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White-tailed Kite
*best part of the trip for me was when Van spotted a group of four feeding not far from the road on the way out of town, last day of the trip:

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To see larger versions of photographs click HERE
More on the way (Whooping Cranes etc.)..
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Acadia, Lafayette, Cameron, Lacassine etc

2009-11-27T16:34:00.004-06:00

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Acadia, Lafayette, Cameron, Lacassine etc/11.26.09/Photo Set 1
To see larger version of photos click HERE
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Lacassine NWR:

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Harris's Hawk/Rayne, LA:

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Clouds of birds...

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Old (and New) Photos...

2009-11-16T13:26:00.002-06:00

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While getting photo files together this past week for printing I came across a few I don't think I ever got around to posting...here are some, more to follow:

(1)From May 2009/Tunica Hills-Clark Creek

CC Lockwood at first waterfall

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Tripods
Third waterfall

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Fern

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Mushroom

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Boy playing in waterfall/dark

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(2)June 2009, Mississippi

Purple Martins

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(3)September 2009 Dauphin Island

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(4)November 2009, South Farm-Sherburne

Jill Gautreaux, Ryan Terrill

Ryan Terrill

Vermilion Flycatcher, male

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(5)November 2009, White Pelicans at LSU Lakes, La. state capital building in background

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AND from yesterday:

Richfield Riversilt/11.15.09/Photo Set 1
Birding with Jeff Harris, Michael Hilferty, Jacob Saucier, Jane Patterson, Van Remsen. A very foggy morning with some interesting clouds.

To View these LARGER (which I recommend b/c all are landscapes), please click HERE.

Van, Michael:

Jane:

Van, Michael, Jane:

Michael, Van:

Jacob, Michael:

Jeff Harris, Jacob Saucier, Jane Patterson, Van Remsen, Michael Hilferty:

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Holiday Stuff

2009-11-13T15:00:00.001-06:00

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www.day-lab.com
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Van's Garden

2009-11-05T13:30:00.002-06:00

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Some photographs from Van's Garden 11.01.09

To see the larger versions of the photos click HERE

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St. Tammany Saturday

2009-11-02T20:41:00.003-06:00

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Van and I drove out to St Tammany Parish on 10.31.09. to go birding with Mary Mehaffey, Tom Trenchard, and Glenn Ousset. It was a dark, drizzly, overcast morning but the day grew into a beautiful one with blue skies and a nice breeze. I had such a nice time with really great company.

A few pictures...
To view the larger versions of the photos: click HERE
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Tom Trenchard, Mary Mehaffey, Van Remsen, Glenn Ousset:

Glenn Ousset

Van Remsen:

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Getting back on track....

2009-10-30T13:40:00.001-06:00

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Getting back on track here...especially for the holidays.
Look forward to tons of new day-lab things this coming week.

A little video from this past week..of clouds and such:

October Clouds from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

Haunted Swamp

2009-10-15T07:12:00.003-06:00

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At Leslie Lattimore's request, I put together this little video for a Bluebonnet Swamp program that will be held the next three Fridays in October: The Haunted Swamp Hike at 7:30pm + 9:30pm.

Leslie Lattimore of Wings of Hope Wildlife Sanctuary will be there with her resident Owls discussing some of the nocturnal animals of Louisiana. Stop by!

Creatures of the Night from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

Wild Things

2009-10-14T06:24:00.001-06:00

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Can't wait! This weekend...

And Terry Gross did a nice interview with Spike Jonze yesterday about the film.
Listen to it HERE.
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Cat and Crow

2009-10-12T17:17:00.000-06:00

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This just got me..best story I've seen in a while.

Richfield Riversilt

2009-10-04T13:46:00.007-06:00

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Went birding at Richfield Riversilt off the levee this morning with Van Remsen, Jane Patterson, Sue Broussard, Josh Sylvest, and Jacob Cooper. It was overcast and dark and rather quiet bird-wise.

A nice start to the day though..I really enjoy the walking, especially with the handful of breezes that came through, and the good company.

I was warned Richfield Riversilt wasn't very scenic, but it ended up being an interesting area with lots of pretty places here and there. There wasn't a ton of good light for photos (especially for bird photos), but I got a few shots after all.

View larger versions HERE

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Flying Birds + Lens Flares

2009-09-30T08:17:00.006-06:00

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A few more from the Sunday Pelagic Birding trip...
To see the larger versions click HERE.

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To see the larger versions click HERE.

Also, Dave Patton posted some photos along with a map, chart, way points-which are great to see.
View HERE
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Pelagic Birding Trip

2009-09-29T06:32:00.004-06:00

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This past Sunday I went with 20 others on a Pelagic Birding Trip. We left from Venice Marina to the Gulf in a 47' fishing boat, heading for the Mississippi Canyon (1500-2000 ft). Aside from the birds we saw an Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola), a pod of Pilot Whales, Dolphins, Leatherback Sea Turtle, and a Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, migrating butterlfies/moths...

It was an amazing trip.

Some photos from the trip below (to see larger versions and more photos click HERE).

*To see larger versions and more photos click HERE

Let's Get Personal Article

2009-09-25T19:42:00.006-06:00

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I just happened upon an article article from July 09 in the San Antonio newspaper with me in it, which is pretty neat. I was never told the interview/q&a became a story. :)

The article:

Let's Get Personal

From top to bottom, let creativity flow in the bedroom. Crown molding, an upholstered headboard and assorted framed memorabilia set the stage

By Nina Yun
CTW Features

For many of us, the bedroom is more than just a room. It's our retreat. But with tough economic times, most of us won't be able to sleep so well if we have to hire a professional. According to Amy Shutt, owner of Day-Lab, a Baton Rouge, La.-based vintage accessories and gifts store, you can be your own professional.

"There is a tribe of people who enjoy taking such projects on, who really want to learn how to do X, Y and Z," she explains. "These people feel they can do it and do it right. And if you fall into that category, even if you have never really started a DIY project, I think it is worth it to go ahead and try. You will have a greater appreciation of the end result and you will know it was done well and done right."

Read the rest HERE.

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Chicot etc.

2009-09-24T10:31:00.004-06:00

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My friend Kristen and I went to Chicot State Park for a night and stayed in a cabin on the water. It was deserted aside from the rangers and we almost had the entire place to ourselves. It was nice. I would really like to go back in a couple of months when it's cooler.

Cabin on the water

I befriended an alligator...

And some Crows..

We went canoeing and took pictures..

We hiked from the new Louisiana Arboretum Lodge to the old one.
It had been raining and the mosquitoes were running amuck.
I called in a Barred Owl who followed us for part of the hike, calling back and forth along the way.

Cypress knees and Cardinal Flower:

An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (female light phase)

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Favorites blooming in the yard the past few weeks are definitely the Turk's Cap...

And the Hurricane Lily (AKA Red Spider Lily)...

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It's starting to get a tiny bit cooler..finally.
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Sweet Darlin'

2009-09-21T09:39:00.005-06:00

William, Mutt, Penelope from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

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Music: Sweet Darlin' by She & Him

KITTENS NEED A HOME!
These kittens were born in May 2009.
Their mom is feral.
William and Mutt are males and Penelope is female.

I have been working to socialize them for the past couple of months and they are doing super well so far. I believe they will all make wonderful inside pets; as they all have very sweet and loving dispositions.

They are scheduled (along with their feral mom cat) to be spayed/neutered through the Cat Haven Ferals program in October 2009. Then they will be ready to go to new homes!

If anyone in the Baton Rouge area is interested in providing any or all of the kittens with a really really good loving home (to be kept as inside cats only please) contact me at: aubelandfils@yahoo.com with 'Feral Kittens' as the subject.

Please spread the word by emailing anyone you think would be interested this link:
http://vimeo.com/6682831

And Thanks!

Amy Shutt

Western Everglades

2009-09-19T07:58:00.002-06:00

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This documentary is airing this month via Public Broadcasting across the US
(in Baton Rouge it will be on LPB 9-27-09).
The trailer is so beautiful...
I have to go the Everglades this Spring I think:

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Find out more:
www.bigcypressswamp.com
www.clydebutcher.com
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To do..

2009-09-17T07:31:00.012-06:00

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Busy busy.

SEPTEMBER
•~~Evita! and Lo’s b-day party~~
•~~Sunday photo outing a.m.~~
•Chicot State Park with Kris
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•~~Pelagic Bird Trip~~ ~~in Gulf~~

OTHER:
•Finish brochure/send to printer
•~~Reschedule 24th appoint.~~
•Update day-lab/mailer
•HNF jewelry!
•Ads for day-lab, photo lessons
•~~Send Cat Haven Ferals check~~
•Large crate
•Put things in hallway in attic
•Clean screened in porch
•Start to organize/convert office + paint desk!
•Call about broken AC
•Fix car door handle/window/windshield wipers +get inspected
•~~Mow the front yard/back yard~~
•~~Reschedule buying trip ASAP!~~

OCTOBER
•Houston! The Dodos show + IKEA
•Clark Creek hike
•Shoot engagement with Kristen
•Ferals to vet to get fixed!
•Kayaking in Atchafalaya with Jane and Melanie!
•Buying trip (?)

OTHER:
•Cut metal jewelry + plating order
•Finish summer book + print
•Set dates for photo lessons/camp
•Find kitten homes for William, Penelope, and Mutt
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Been working on getting this going for October/November:

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Recent reads I highly recommend:

The Gulf Coast
CC Lockwood
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Letters From Eden:
A Year at Home, In the Woods
Julie Zickefosse

*Julie also keeps a fantastic blog that I have recently fallen in love with..it kinda makes me wish she and her husband Bill would adopt me:
Julie Zickefoose's Blog
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Flyaway:
How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought
Adventure and Found Her Wings

Suzie Gilbert
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Migration Madness

2009-09-11T07:44:00.004-06:00

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I'm going to see this Sunday...
The video is by Jane Patterson

Hummingbird Migration from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

From the Baton Rouge Kids Who Bird Club website:
Mr. Dick Lancaster hangs 50 feeders on his patio and his house is on the Ruby-Throat Highway because hundreds of the little birds stop by here on their way to their wintering grounds in Central America. Next Sunday, September 13, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm, you can come spend some time marveling at all the birds. You're welcome to bring other family members or interested friends! Be sure to bring your camera!

If you think you'd like to come, please send me an email and I'll send you the directions! Hope to see you there! Jane Patterson: Education@braudubon.org
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Release The Kites

2009-09-09T18:26:00.001-06:00

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Footage from today, releasing some of the Mississippi Kites..

Mississippi Kite Release from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

Dauphin Island 1

2009-09-07T20:54:00.005-06:00

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I spent Labor Day weekend in Dauphin Island, a barrier island located three miles south of the mouth of Mobile Bay in the Gulf of Mexico.

The island is also known as a top birding spot in the Southeast. It has some beautiful habitats scattered throughout: moss draped Live Oak groves, Tupelo Gum swamps, bottomland hardwood forests, beaches, marshes etc.

From dauphinisland.org:..it is the first landfall for neotropical migrant birds after their long flight across the Gulf from Central and South America each spring. Here these birds, often exhausted and weakened from severe weather during the long flight, find their first food and shelter. It is also their final feeding and resting place before their return flight each fall.

Below are a few pictures from the first day, mainly of the late afternoon into the evening on the beach accessed through the trails at the 164 acre Audubon Bird Sanctuary.

From dauphinisland.org: The dominant trees in the maritime forest are longleaf and slash pine, southern magnolia, live oak, and tupelo gum. A transition zone of white sand dunes separates the forest from the beach. Sea oats cover the dunes, giving way to a sparse covering of pines, scrubby oaks, seaside goldenrod, and lichens.

It is a peculiar thing to walk through a thick forest of pines etc. where you see squirrels, raccoons, forest birds, rabbits and the like then before you know it you start to hear the ocean waves crashing. The pine trees on the dunes/beach are strangely shaped-twisted and top heavy, not at all like the pines I am familiar with:

Then it was back to the motel for the night...

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For the rest of the weekend we explored more of the island, went to look at boats and planes in Mobile, saw some fantastic gardens at Bellingrath, watched the birds in the evenings on the jetties/beach. Before we headed home today we visited the Sea Lab Estuarium. And (almost forgot) we saw a wild boar foraging in the grass on the side of the interstate in Mississippi.

I took 797 pictures total.
More to follow soon...

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September Sunsets

2009-09-03T20:14:00.008-06:00

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The sunsets have been really nice lately. In the early evenings Egrets fly overhead in great numbers to roost for the night in the Cypress trees at the lakes. The Ibises are right behind them. Today I saw three Tri-colored Herons and one Little Blue Heron as well. They were squabbling with juvenile Ibises for a little space on some of the lower branches.

From the lakes 9-01-09 and 9-03-09:

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For the past couple of weeks I've been really missing the Mississippi Kites in my neighborhood, as well as all the others that pepper the skies from point A to point B around town. I have been sad to see them go and am already anxious for them to be back this coming Spring.

Now I impatiently wait for the first Yellow Rumped Warbler to show up.
They are my favorite winter yard bird. When they left last Spring I think I missed them almost as much as I miss the Kites now.

A couple more Mississippi Kite photographs from 9-01-09.
It's been nothing short of amazing watching them grow into these beautiful full size birds from just the small awkward little beings they were only a couple of months ago:

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Catching Bugs...

2009-08-31T09:06:00.001-06:00

Hummingbird hunting for bugs... from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

Early Evening

2009-08-28T19:35:00.001-06:00

Early this evening from the kitchen window...

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Kites and Hawks!

2009-08-26T08:21:00.004-06:00

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From Wings of Hope
August 25, 2009

Red-tailed Hawk:

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Juvenile Mississippi Kites in Flight Cage:

The Kites

2009-08-17T16:59:00.001-06:00

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Video clips from July 3, 09 and today August 17, 09:

Mississippi Kites! from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

New Things etc....

2009-08-12T17:27:00.002-06:00

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www.day-lab.com
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Photos 7/27/09 to 8/3/09

2009-08-04T18:14:00.003-06:00

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Photos 7/27/09 to 8/3/09
Louisiana and Mississippi
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Time to Die from The Dodos

2009-07-30T09:29:00.003-06:00

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This was such a good deal I thought I would pass it along here.

The Dodos new album (MP3 download) Time to Die can be purchased for $2.99 HERE.

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July 6 through July 18, 2009

2009-07-21T12:53:00.005-06:00

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Wings of Hope

Butterfly and Mimosa

Juvenile Mississippi Kite

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Sherburne WMA July 11, 09

Fog from the bridge

Mississippi Kite at sunset

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St. Catherine WMA Mississippi July 18, 09

Egrets and Wood Stork

Egret

Red Eared Turtle

Great Blue Heron at sunset

Northern Rough-Winged Swallow

Egret pair

Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

Black Vulture

Three White Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill carrying twigs

Wood Stork

Wood Stork flying

Wood Stork

Black Necked Stilt

Black Necked Stilt

Juvenile Mississippi Kite (note streaking and banded tail)

Adult Mississippi Kite

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Mutt!! July 1, 09

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Rooftop Release

2009-07-14T12:05:00.005-06:00

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This is a short video of Brooks, me, and some Chimney Swifts from yesterday evening.
We released (5 of 8) Chimney Swifts, some of which fell down Brooks's chimney last month-plus a few others that were brought to the Wings of Hope Wildlife Rehab this past month.

Chimney Swift Release w/ Amy & Brooks from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

For rehabilitation and conservation info, as well as general info, on these fascinating little birds click HERE
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July 5-6

2009-07-07T00:29:00.004-06:00

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Just a few...

July 5th, Natchez Mississippi at dusk

Summer Tanager on cliff overlooking Mississippi River

Mourning Dove at the cemetery

Chimney Swifts circling their roost

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July 6th, Wings of Hope

Juvenile Mississippi Kite

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Speaking of Kites..a recent book that I really enjoyed:

The Mississippi Kite: Portrait of a Southern Hawk
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Portraits etc.

2009-07-01T15:54:00.004-06:00

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Some photographs June 22-28, 2009
Louisiana: Tickfaw, Livingston, and around the house.

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From Monday....

2009-06-23T13:00:00.001-06:00

Video from yesterday at Wings of Hope:

Wings of Hope 06.22.09 from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

Saturday Sunrise

2009-06-20T09:56:00.001-06:00

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A few minutes after sunrise this morning...

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Busy Bee!

2009-06-18T08:19:00.007-06:00

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It's been so busy the past two weeks.
Some photos of the more interesting and/or fun highlights..

June 7th was a full moon.
Kristen came over and we set up our tripods in the street.

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June 8th, at Wings of Hope Leslie released two woodpeckers. Really wish I would have had my G9 to film their take off...next time I will remember to bring it with me.

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Little Barred Owl.

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I am fascinated with the bats.
A Yellow Bat mom and baby (underneath and out of sight):

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I participated in the Breeding Bird Survey as Melanie's assistant on Monday the 15th. We headed out at 4:15 a.m. to parts of Louisiana I have never seen. It was so early and I was a zombie the entire time, but that was one of the prettiest sunrises I have ever seen..the fog was really beautiful too.

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Monday night Brooks had a Chimney Swift's nest dislodge and fall, babies and all, down the chimney in his house (and to the floor). I headed out Tuesday morning to pick them up and bring them to Leslie. Watched another very pretty and foggy sunrise on the way. On this particular stretch of the highway there were a million spider webs in the tall grasses that looked, at first glance, to float..really neat.

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I want to fuss at the Vet who wouldn't spay Farrah a few months back.
Three kittens have arrived. Going to contact Cat Haven this week and see when the next big Spay Day is so I can get them all, Farrah included, spayed and neutered. They sure are cute though...and I hope to find them good homes.

Male Kitty 1 (I call him Mutt)

Male Kitty 2 (I call him William)

Female Kitty 1 (Lo named her Penelope)

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Lots of catching up to get started with now.

Featured: Photographs

2009-06-17T17:44:00.002-06:00

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View the current selection HERE
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Photographs 05.30.09-05.31.09

2009-06-10T00:47:00.002-06:00

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Photos from 05.30.09 and 05.31.09
Natchez, MS and the Homochitto River
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Natchez, MS

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Homochitto River

Cliff Swallow nests under bridge

Cliff Swallows

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Will Oldham, Cheyenne Mize

2009-06-04T17:45:00.004-06:00

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Went to see Bonnie Prince Billy last night.
Good show.
Cheyenne Mize was amazing with that violin and I love her voice.
Download the Cheyenne Mize and Will Oldham collaboration Among the Gold HERE.

Death Final:

06.03.09 Bonnie Prince Billy 'Death Final' from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

And a couple more...
Lie Down in the Light
I Am Goodbye
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Wings of Hope: Day 1

2009-06-01T22:59:00.005-06:00

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Today I went to Wings of Hope to volunteer for a few hours.

I cleaned the cages of a Great Horned Owl, Screech Owl, an American Crow, Hawk, and (my favorite) a beautiful Mississippi Kite with a broken wing. Being able to watch Leslie transport them from cage to cage as I cleaned each out, and being able to see these birds that close up, was nothing short of amazing to me.

I also watched a tiny bat eat meal worms, which was pretty wonderful.

And maybe best of all, I got to see my rescued baby raccoons. We rescued the first one from the attic exactly 1 month ago today. Right now they are at their cutest age, in my opinion, and seem to be doing well. They remind me of some weird combination of acrobatic-bears-The-Three-Stooges and were endlessly entertaining to watch as I cleaned their cages.

I can't wait to go back next week.

A short video of the raccoons from today as well as a few of the young birds:

Wings of Hope 06.01.09 from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

The Farm 1985 + 2009

2009-06-01T20:24:00.004-06:00

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One of my favorite places to go as a kid was to my friend Kristen's family farm in Mississippi. It was acres of cow pastures, forested trails, ponds....through which we would navigate via 3-wheelers, go-kart and mo-ped. There was so much to see and do..so much fun.

I went back to the farm a few weeks ago, with my last visit falling on 22 years ago. Pretty neat how much we can remember, how much can trigger deeply buried memories, and how much seems to stay the same in the subtle changes.

The farm was the first place I attempted sunset, flora, and landscape photographs. We just didn't see sunsets with the tree lined backdrop like that in my suburban neighborhood. I do remember being awestruck at times...seeing these things. It was the place I saw (and photographed badly), for the first time, a Maypop flower, and it wasn't until a few years ago, in my current backyard on the edge of the lake, that I saw another. It was only then that could I finally identify the 'mystery farm flower'.

A couple of my 1985 Kodak Disc Camera Sunset and Landscape photos

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Some 05/09 farm landscapes, flora, fauna etc photos :

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1985 Kodak Disc Camera photos of Kristen and 3-wheeler/Farm

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05/09 Kristen and 4-wheeler:

05/09 Me and 4-wheeler
photo by Kristen Horn:

05/09 farm:

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1985 Kodak Disc Camera photos of trophy hallway/Hydrangea near back porch:

05/09 trophy hallway:

05/09 Hydrangea near back porch:
Photo by Kristen Horn:

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Me taking pictures at the farm 05/09
Photo by Kristen Horn:

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What a nice weekend that was...
I feel quite lucky (and very much grateful) to have been able to revisit that childhood place.
Thank you, Kristen.
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Photos #1 May 2009

2009-05-28T00:01:00.010-06:00

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-Today a chickadee in the backyard ate some seed out of my hand.
-Photos 1-May 2009 Louisiana and Mississippi:

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And me..

Photo by Kristen Horn

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Stuff for May

2009-05-27T07:50:00.002-06:00

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Wings of Hope

2009-05-14T20:34:00.009-06:00

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Today at Wings of Hope Wildlife Sanctuary:

Besides the baby raccoons, there are lots of baby birds who will be released back into the wild once they are old enough.

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Baby Screech Owl with eyes not even even open yet.

He eats skinned/minced up mice.

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The flight cage holds owls, hawks, water fowl etc. who will eventually be released back into the wild...

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And of course there are the permanent residents, who can't make it in the wild on their own for one reason or another. These include, but are not limited to, a Sugar Glider, Adult Raccoon, Gopher Tortoise (all three were unwanted pets and brought to the sanctuary)...and a blind American Kestrel:

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The baby raccoons are huge, weaned from the bottle, and seem to be doing really well. It was really good to see them and really nice to see how much they have grown in only a little over a week.

It's such a fantastic place and the work required to care for the animals can probably get fairly overwhelming, especially during the Spring. I decided to pitch in once a week to help Leslie, the director, out with cleaning cages, feeding animals, and whatever else she may need done. Wish it was possible for me to go in every day. :)
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And...I really like this Patrick Watson and his music...

Take Away Show #97 _ Patrick Watson (full version) from vincent moon / temporary areas on Vimeo.

Mississippi Kites

2009-05-12T20:58:00.005-06:00

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I can't get enough of the Mississippi Kites overhead in the early evenings..every day over the past few weeks. It's becoming a ritual rather quickly....wait, then watch, then take pictures...then stop and watch some more..at least until the mosquitoes are unbearable.

I could watch them fly all day long I think...

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Photo from
Ohio Depart. of Natural Resources:

A really beautiful video clip of "A large migrating flock appearing behind a perched Semiplumbeous Hawk" HERE

And another nice video of a large migrating flock HERE

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Joel Sartore

2009-05-11T14:40:00.004-06:00

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Kind of obsessing over the photographs of Joel Sartore this week.
All images below are copyright Joel Sartore/www.joelsartore.com.
Signed prints can be purchased at the website.

Oh, and make sure to look through the Stock section.

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"Martha, a mounted passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius).
The last of her species. She died in 1913 at the Cincinnati Zoo."
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Photos April-May 09

2009-05-11T08:43:00.005-06:00

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Photos from April, early May 2009.

Yard
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Mississippi Kite/Live Oak
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Native seeds from Native Ventures
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Yellow slouching
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Jack in the Pulpit/Ferns
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Canna/Lantana
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Native Indian Pink
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Sensitive Plant
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Moon
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Butterfly at Sherburne
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Egrets at Jungle Gardens Rookery
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Spring Cypress
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More Trouble..

2009-05-06T14:33:00.005-06:00

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Another baby showed up on the doorstep yesterday evening.
We call her Apple.
She's nothing like the other two (who I brought to Wings of Hope Wildlife Sanctuary Monday). She's tiny, very cautious, and sad b/c I think she really misses her siblings and mom.
I will be taking her to Wings of Hope tomorrow and I really wish I could tell her that her siblings are there, waiting for her.

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We've been transferring the entire day-lab site to a new server since Friday. I can't do any updating till it's 100% done and we are just waiting on one more thing. Hopefully it will be done super soon.
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Jungle Gardens @ Avery Island

2009-05-05T13:58:00.008-06:00

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So so busy this week. So many photos I have to go through, but not much time.
Just a handful from Jungle Gardens at Avery Island, LA from April 26, 2009...
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Brooks at the Buddha Pavilion

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Alligators (nothing separates you from them)

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Live Oaks, Spanish Moss, and Smoke

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The Egret Rookery and green Duckweed

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Boat-tailed Grackle at Lake Martin (also visited that day)

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Cutest Video Ever

2009-05-03T15:14:00.001-06:00

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I am bringing them to the Wildlife Rehab tomorrow...
So heartbroken. :(

05.03.09 Jesse and Edie Raccoons from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

Spring Trouble

2009-05-02T06:53:00.005-06:00

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Meet Jesse and Edie...

Baby Raccoons May 1, 2009 from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

We need:
-one more fuzzy slipper for Jesse to cuddle up in.
-a couple more hands to help with the bottle feeding.
-a momma raccoon.

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Bayou Logan

2009-04-27T20:38:00.004-06:00

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Logan went out in the Atchafalaya Basin with Brooks and me on Sunday, much to my surprise. She made sure to never be completely disconnected from her friends, but at the end of the day I think she had fun. She even ended up steering the trolling motor for a while. Really beautiful day, just the right amount of heat and sunshine..

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I saw lots of Mississippi Kites and one Swallow-tailed Kite, which made the day for me...

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This American Life Live!

2009-04-23T14:37:00.003-06:00

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Tonight, it's This American Life Live!

Grand Isle #1

2009-04-20T00:08:00.014-06:00

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I went to Grand Isle, LA this weekend for the Louisiana Ornithological Society Spring meeting (in conjunction with the Grand Isle Migratory Bird Festival). This trip concludes my Spring migration weekend/day trips of March and April. It was perfect. Now it's time to get settled down once again (and back on track).

Some photographs from Grand Isle, LA..with more on the way soon:

Butterfly Dome

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Beach and Marina

Laughing Gull and Brown Pelican

Male and Female Magnificent Frigatebird

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Ricky's Motel

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Around the Island

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The Nature Conservancy's Coastal Live Oak grove (AKA Sureway Woods)

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Scarlet Tanager

Male Hooded Warbler

Black-necked Stilt

Summer Tanager

Male and Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak pair

Female Hooded Warbler

Ovenbird

Kentucky Warbler (AKA The Elvis Warbler)

Great Crested Flycatcher

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Boats, Boats, Birds...

2009-04-16T17:49:00.004-06:00

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This past weekend Brooks and I took the boat out in the Atchafalaya Basin on an overcast day. I finally saw a Pileated Woodpecker and we heard a few Wood Thrushes and Prothonotary Warblers. We went out a couple hours before a storm and made it back about 2 minutes before the downpour, just barely really:

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Tuesday a group of us went out to White Lake WCA south of Gueydan, LA for the day. Ornithologist for WLF Michael Seymour gave a talk, we had lunch, birded around the little island, then took a tour in vintage mud boats...a really fun day.

To the mud boats...

Toddy and his Follow Me to the Swamp hat...

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Atchafalaya Weekend #2

2009-04-06T17:48:00.006-06:00

-Sunday I went canoe paddling with CC Lockwood and a group through the Grand Lake area of the Atchafalaya Basin. I had CC as a canoe partner, which I was so grateful for because I haven't paddled since I was 12 and was kinda anxious. My arms are little sore today, but not as bad as I had expected.

A few photos from Sunday 04/05/09:

Early in the day

CC taking a photo of the group

Duckweed, which seems to change from silver to green depending on the light.

Cypress

CC and a Fishing Spider

Cypress stump remnant

The sunset

We waited until the sunset was gone then paddled slowly back in the moonlight (and thankfully it was quite a full moon) . We were quiet and I saw fireflies and the frogs, crickets and other Atchafalaya critters surrounded us and they were all I could hear. It was one of the best experiences ever. I really want a canoe now...
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I have a lot more photos to go through and post...
Such a fun weekend and the weather was just beautiful.

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Atchafalaya Weekend #1

2009-04-06T16:46:00.007-06:00

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-Saturday I went early morning birding at the Sherburne/Atchafalaya NWR with Melanie.

A few photos from Saturday 04/04/09:

Melanie

Atchafalaya River

Vulture couple

Swallow-tailed Kite

Yellowtop field

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Prothonotary Warbler in Ferns

Bayou Manuel

Hawk

Hooded Warbler

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Lake Martin #1

2009-03-31T00:44:00.004-06:00

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Some photographs from Lake Martin with Melanie.
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Melanie:

The egrets and herons were very busy making nests...

Cypress..

Native Iris..

Roseate Spoonbill..

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Little Blue Heron..

Native Iris..

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The first Ruby-throated Hummingbird of the season showed up in my yard last week:

As well as the first baby-snake-on-the-front-porch of the season:

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Storms/Outages

2009-03-27T18:44:00.003-06:00

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We've had a few days of bad storms here, causing power and cable/internet outages (therefore I am a couple days behind). See HERE.

Apparently another storm, more severe, is headed this way tonight. I am really hoping for no more outages/issues. But, if you don't hear from me and have a package that might be a few days behind in arriving you will know why. :)

Amy

Design*Sponge Feature!

2009-03-26T13:59:00.012-06:00

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Yay! Grace over at Design*Sponge featured my house today, focusing on my before and afters..check it out HERE

Thanks, Grace!! :)
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Oh, and a few more pictures that weren't featured below..

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

2009-03-25T18:15:00.008-06:00

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On the way home this afternoon I was driving down W. Lakeshore Drive and noticed an Eastern Kingbird on a wire, which was exciting...but then a few feet ahead on the same wire I noticed a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, and I screamed, pulled off the road, and slammed on the brakes (almost causing poor Lo to have a heart attack I am sure). I ran home, grabbed my camera and when I got back he was still there, thankfully.

I watched him fly about catching bugs for a little while.

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Charley Harper's Scissor-tailed Flycatcher...love this print:

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Where the Wild Things Are...

2009-03-25T14:28:00.002-06:00

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Spring Yard

2009-03-25T09:29:00.003-06:00

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-Spent the entire morning finishing up work from yesterday (shooting day-lab product). Lots and lots to get uploaded and updated, which will hopefully be done by midnight tonight...
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3.18.09 to 3.24.09 backyard:

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Camcorder, The Natchez Woman...

2009-03-24T21:28:00.009-06:00

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Today I finally bought the camcorder I have been contemplating for almost a year now:

Canon HF 10
I's alot like my little work camera (the Canon G9) allowing manual control in White Balance, Focus, Exposure, Aperture, Shutter Priority..and takes converter lenses, and lens adapters (like the Letus35)etc..

So excited about this.
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Going through my Vimeo account today and remembered I had password protected the video from our Jan. 31, 2009 weekend trip to visit friends in Natchez..so I just took the password off (watch it below).

I came across a book from 1950 entitled The Natchez Woman by Alice Walworth Graham this week and had to have it out of pure curiosity. I opened it to the second page and found the second paragraph so eerily perfect:
The time before nineteen fourteen seems as set and changeless as a picture in a frame. It rolled slowly and evenly, I suppose because I was young, and when you're young time doesn't show itself quick and rushing as it does when you're older and you feel that it hurtles you along. My life followed a routine. I did the same things, saw the same people-I never thought they would change or grow older or move away or die. Our town seemed forever shut off in its groove of thinking and believing and living-a good deal different from the rest of the world. With its kinship to the rest of the South, of course. Yet it wasn't the South of New Orleans, or Charleston, it had its peculiar flavor. It was Natchez, and nothing else.
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Lots of overly-shaky G9 video clips of mine and my daughter's...

Natchez Visit 01/09-02/09 from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.
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**On the author Alice Walworth Graham:
Alice Walworth Graham was born February 24, 1905, in Natchez, Mississippi, to John Periander and Marian Alice (Lela) Gordon Walworth. She had two sisters, Mary and Madeleine, and a brother, Gordon. Madeline and Gordon both died of yellow fever before Alice was born. Her grandfather, Douglas Walworth, served as a major in the Confederate army and later became editor of the Natchez newspaper, The Natchez Democrat. His second wife, Jeanette Hadermann, was a journalist and novelist.

Alice graduated from Natchez High School and St. Joseph’s Convent. From 1922-1925, Graham attended Mississippi State College for Women and wrote for the school paper, The Spectator. She later attended a writing class by Robert Penn Warren at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. In 1936, she married Richard Norwood Graham, a civil engineer. They had one child, Richard Norwood, Jr, also known as Dick.

The Grahams lived in Natchez and New Orleans. From 1936-1939 and 1962 on, they resided at the Walworth family home near The Burn , a Greek revival mansion, on Union Street in Natchez, Miss. The Grahams lived in New Orleans from 1939-1962. Alice frequently visited her sister, Mary Walworth Whitaker, who lived in Baton Rouge, La. She gave several book reviews for the Baton Rouge Women’s Club there.

Graham was a member of several literary societies including the Authors’ League of America and the English-Speaking Society, and the National League of American Pen Women. She was also a member of the Natchez Historical Society and the Natchez Garden Club.

Graham died in 1994.

Special Collections
LSU Libraries
ALICE WALWORTH GRAHAM PAPERS
(Mss. 4295)
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Saw the first Ruby-throated Hummingbird (male) of the season today in the yard.
Spring.
Migration.
I can't wait until April...
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Photos: Tickfaw

2009-03-22T12:47:00.008-06:00

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Yesterday I had a birding class field trip to Tickfaw State Park. Since Jane was out of town, it was to be lead by Melanie Driscoll. Some couldn't make it and we waited, but no one else showed up at the meeting place. Lucky for me in a way though b/c I was able to ask all the birding questions I wanted with no interruptions. It was a really nice day out and the park is so beautiful...

Melanie/beginning of first trail...

This snake was nestled in a small tree at eye level. I would have walked right past him, but Melanie happened to notice him as we approached the tree.

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Melanie's photo (I very much like the different point of view):

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Melanie's photo of flying Northern Parula:

I found a Red Bellied Woodpecker nest hole:

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Fantastic day.

And....I finally got an iPod Touch for iBird, which is just amazing:

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Logan, Amy, + Garrison Keillor....

2009-03-20T07:48:00.004-06:00

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Last night was so much fun. I almost had to pinch myself a couple of times...
I don't think I could have enjoyed it as much with anyone other than Lo; having her there made the evening feel pretty much perfect.

A short video of the evening with Garrison Keillor:

Logan, Amy, + Garrison Keillor! from Amy Shutt on Vimeo.

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Garrison Keillor!

2009-03-19T06:28:00.002-06:00

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Last night Lo and I luckily stumbled upon a pair of sold out Garrison Keillor tickets for his show here tonight. This includes a meet and greet after the show as well. We kinda feel like the luckiest girls ever....

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Quid Pro Quo

2009-03-15T15:45:00.004-06:00

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From the Hilltop Arboretum this morning.

Pining for a greenhouse..

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Emory Smith's old house..

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From the Hodge Podge I picked up Texas Blubonnets, Turk's Cap, Amaryllis, Butterfly Bush, Society Garlic, Mystery Crinum, Toad Lily, Firecracker Vine..

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Gray lives up there now..

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Rain, Jason Miller, Like Kittysville

2009-03-14T08:39:00.004-06:00

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-Had planned on going to Black Water Conservation Area this morning but it rained all night long and it would have been way too muddy.

-I love these Jason Miller plates, cups, and teapots..

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-Also, these are such nice looking well designed cat beds by Like Kittysville..and at only $69 a piece, I am so tempted...

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-I just discovered that 1st Dibs has antique jewelry galleries now. So fun to browse...

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I am obsessed with Emmy the Great and her First Love song....

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Weekend Photos Part 2

2009-03-11T19:08:00.004-06:00

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A few more photos from this weekend in Natchez, MS...

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Back in Baton Rouge, LA...

New bird bath:

Freesia is blooming:

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Weekend Photographs

2009-03-09T15:41:00.006-06:00

Photos from the weekend....

St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge and Natchez, MS.
We saw a handful of alligators, some birds..

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Natchez, MS...

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