Happy Halloween

The remains of an early cross stitch towel!

NP - Yosemite

1979

And I’ve been to the groves of Sequoia Big Trees, Where beauty and grandeur combine, Grand Temples of Nature for worship and ease, Enchanting, inspiring, sublime!

1979

(Galen Clark - The Big Trees of California- About Mariposa Grove)

"The greatest glory of nature....the union of the deepest sublimity with the deepest beauty" Frederick Law Olmsted


In 1855 James Mason Hutchings visited Yosemite, the first in a steady stream of visitors to the magnificent wonders found there. By 1864 the popularity of the site led to the introduction of a bill by Senator John Conness (CA) to give 60 acres to the state of California that would be forever dedicated to public use, resort and dedication.

Yosemite is a family favorite....with many visits over the years.  Here are some favorite pictures .

2004

2004

2004

1929

Yosemite from Mariposa Trail
Carlton Watkins #A1
bef 1878

1929

Stoneman House - Yosemite
Isaiah West Taber #3963

Yosemite: California's First State Park CA State Archives
Galen Clark - The Big Trees of California - 1907 (full publication)
Galen Clark - 1st Ranger of California State Parks
Frederick Law Olmsted  1865 report on Yosemite (suppressed until 1952)
Atlas Obscura Guide to Yosemite National Park
Barr, Nevada High Country (2004) 

More Pictures in Dropbox

1979

Inspiration

I had taken a few years off as I tackled things like the FGS treasurer's job.  Maura's strip kit gift in 2010 inspired me to get back to the sewing machine and I haven't stopped since.

  This is my Fall quilt!! There was enough to make a window seat cover to match.

CSP - Salt Point

Another park visited on the way home on 4th of July weekend, Salt Point State Park is also in Sonoma County, north of Sonoma Coast State Park.







Sweeping ocean views and campgrounds nestled in the trees make it a very inviting place!






Salt Point State Park

Emily Scott's Garden

The Tuffet

Greg was always excited when I found ways to use his old ties, and he had many, his one vanity!  I think he would have like the tuffet.

Dragonfly Days

Fooling around and using odds and ends sitting around, including old cross stitch