Anne's Creative Cornucopia: 2012

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Monday, December 31, 2012

Waterfalls - Pictures

This is 1 of 3 posts of pictures I took in Southford Falls State Park in Southbury, CT on December 30, 2012. It had snowed the day before and was very cold this day, due to the wind chill. These are of the waterfalls at the entrance of the park.

Red Covered Bridge - Pictures

This is 2 of 3 posts of pictures I took in Southford Falls State Park in Southbury, CT on December 30, 2012. These are of the red covered bridge in the park.

Waterfalls - Pictures

This is 3 of 3 posts of pictures I took in Southford Falls State Park in Southbury, CT on December 30, 2012. These are of the waterfall near the covered bridge.

The first picture is also my entry for this week's Fridays Fences challenge #63.

Sunrise - Pictures

I took these pictures of the sunrise on December 30, 2012. It had snowed the day before.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Full Moon - Pictures

I took these pictures of the full moon on December 28, 2012. When the moon rose over the horizon it looked huge and was a light amber color. It was stunning! Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me at the time. I took these shots later, through the trees.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Narcissus Paper Whites - Pictures

I took these pictures of some Narcissus Paper Whites flower bulbs I grew indoors. I was originally going to plant them outside for the Spring, but when I opened the box, they were already growing, so the cold would've killed them. They bloomed just in time for Christmas, and have a heavenly scent.

The first picture is also my entry for Weekly Top Shot #63.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

"Old Fashioned Christmas" - Postcard

I made another Christmas postcard. It snowed overnight so I thought it would be a white Christmas for a change, but it turned to rain prior to dawn, so most of the snow was gone by the time the sun came out. I should've taken some pre-dawn photographs.

All of the images are from the Old Design Shop. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The fonts are Pericles and LaurenScript Thin.

"Merry Christmas" - Postcard

Merry Christmas everyone!

This is my entry for this month's Soartful Challenge "Holiday Colors."

All of the images are from the Old Design Shop. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The font is Pericles.

Monday, December 24, 2012

"Victorian Christmas" - Postcard

This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Merry Christmas."

The vintage images are from an Internet search.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Saturday, December 22, 2012

"Merry Christmas" – Moo (1.1" x 2.8")

This week’s Moo Mania challenge was "Christmas."

The images are from an Internet search.

The font is Pericles.

Friday, December 21, 2012

"Silent Night" - Postcard

This week’s Collage Obsession challenge was "Shades of White."

I struggled to come up with an idea for this one, and my end result didn't lend itself to using as many shades of white as I wanted to.

The angel image is from the Graphics Fairy.

The font is Christmas Card.

"Frosty the Snowman" – ATC

This week's Fun With ATCs challenge #77 was "Song."

The images are from an Internet search and the Old Design Shop.

"Queen of Hearts" – Playing Card

Next week’s Dec 26 Three Muses challenge is “Queen of Hearts.”

I made a playing card and used a vintage design for it. The images are from various sources on the Internet.

The font is PerryGothic Thin.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

"Blue and Silver" - Postcard

This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was the Christmas theme "Blue and Silver."

The bird image is from the Graphics Fairy. (See the side of my blog for links.)

By now I'm sure everyone has heard of the unimaginable tragedy in nearby Newtown, CT. Please say a prayer for everyone affected by it.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

"Christmas Gift Tag 1" - Tag

This is 1 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

"Christmas Gift Tag 2" - Tag

This is 2 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

"Christmas Gift Tag 3" - Tag

This is 3 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

"Christmas Gift Tag 4" - Tag

This is 4 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

"Christmas Gift Tag 5" - Tag

This is 5 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

"Christmas Gift Tag 6" - Tag

This is 6 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Blooming Yellow Forsythia - Picture

I took this picture of blooming yellow Forsythia flowers in my yard today. What makes this picture unusual is that it is almost Winter here, so these plants should be dormant. For the past few years, I've had a few blooms on these bushes at this time of year. These appeared despite the fact that we've had a hard frost and some nights in the upper 20s already.

This is my entry for this week's Weekly Top Shot #59.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

White Rhinoceros!!! - Pictures

This is 1 of 6 posts of pictures I took of the three White Rhinoceros at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne FL on November 21, 2012, after work that day.

The first picture is my entry for this week's Weekly Top Shot #58.

I have loved Rhinoceros since I was a child! I had never seen one in person. Words can't describe how thrilling it was for me to see them for the first time! They are beautiful, gentle, graceful creatures.

I was in Melbourne on a business trip. My co-worker and friend Jean Marie, who is one of the most thoughtful people you could ever meet, took me to the zoo. We saw all of the exhibits, but we spent most of the time watching the Rhinoceros.

I have mixed feelings about wild animals being kept pent up in a zoo. But then I was sickened to see a story on last night's BBC news that said 8 Rhinoceros were killed by poachers in a single attack on a reserve in South Africa, bringing the total number killed this year to 570.

White Rhinoceros Sun Shower - Pictures

This is 2 of 6 posts of pictures I took of the three White Rhinoceros at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne FL on November 21, 2012, after work that day.

The first picture is my entry for this week's Friday's Fences #59. The full write up can be seen in my first blog post.