Donna Williams More

$200 isn't enough to cover your time and skill. It should have been more.

Mine is grown with kids of his own, so I have time where I'm not responsible for anyone but myself. What I haven't had except for the year I had my own apartment before I got married, is time alone. First I lived with my parents, then roomed with others, then got married. Always with someone.

Yellow many-petalled flower with a red center. The background is green.

Sunlit Solitaire. #photography #flower

Glad to hear it is OK now.

No new prompt for #showmeyourknits ? I hope everything is all right.

orange daylilies shown against the crown of a Sweet Gum tree. The background is a blue sky with white clouds.

Reach for the Sky. Daylilies against a Sweet Gum tree and a summer sky. Both flowers and tree are gone now - they tried to take over the world. I have tame daylilies in replacement. #photography #flower

It's not a bad thing.

They're so beautiful. I can stand and watch waves crash for hours.

Pink gladiolus, practically filling the image. Some small white flowers and green foliage can be seen in the background.

Glad Tidings. I love glads except for their tendency to fall over on me. #photography #flower

An osprey flying, wings outstretched, against a clear blue sky.

Enjoyment. I caught a bird in flight, entirely in the frame, in focus, with my little camera. A rare occurrence. Then I just watched as this osprey swooped around in the sunshine. #photography #bird

white flowers and yellow and red flowers against a background of green foliage

Delight. I'm downsizing my garden, as it is too much for me now. These pictures are from 2013, when the garden was nearing its largest size. It's amazing the difference 12 years can make. #photography #flowers

Crow on a wooden piling with something in its beak. Another crow has hopped off of a nearby piling and is coming in to argue over the morsel (which turned out to be a fishing lure). The background is a body of water with rip rap stabilizing the shoreline.

They were both disappointed when they realized that they were fighting over a fishing lure. #photography #bird

3 coordinates best with that yellow.

I had Stargazers. The scent was tremendous. Got several good years, then nothing came up.

I'm sorry you lost yours. I got more and more each year of all of my Asian lilies, until this year when the showing was downright pitiful.

Hot pink and white six petalled flower with prominent stamens. The background is mulch and plant foliage.

Ta Dah! Lolipop Lily #photography #flower

Choose one of your hobbies and find the Bluesky community for it. Looking at the pictures others post, offering support, answering questions, complimenting, etc., all lead you to a better feeling of involvement. Maybe that will spark an idea. Maybe someone will post an invitation to a group IRL.

Brown dragonfly perched on a piece of unpainted wood.

Sunbather. Dragonfly at Sandy Bottom Nature Park. #photography #dragonfly

Embroider a flower, butterfly, or something over the join, mending and decorating the shawl. Then wear it. Around the house, on errands, just every day stuff. It is beautiful, and one failed join doesn't ruin it, it makes it so you aren't worried about getting the first snag or tear.

A colorful crocheted sea serpent made with rainbow and gold yarn sections is posed on a sandy beach. The serpent appears to be submerged, with its head, mid-body, and tail emerging from the sand, giving the illusion of swimming through it. Rocks and the ocean are visible in the background.

This is the Small Submerged Sea Serpent, a super fun little make that looks like it’s swimming through the sand... or across your coffee table!

#amigurumi #seaserpent #crochetpattern #craftyintentions #mythicalcreature #crochetingfun #hookedoncrochet #whimsicalcrochet #madebyhand #crochet #dragon

Great Blue Heron standing on a brick seawall. He is shown against calm water, with a border of dark pilings across the top of the picture.

Posing. This Great Blue was very calm around people. He'd stand and pose for the camera and let me move around to get a good shot. #photography #bird

Canada Goose standing on a cement seawall looking out over the water

Canada Goose at Mill Creek #photography #bird

#photography For some reason the image loaded sideways. Not a stellar morning for me.

Three snails on a mud covered reed against a background of shallow still water.

Catching Some Sun. This was an elusive subject - I had to wait until I discovered some on a still day and close enough to solid ground. I like my shoes too much to get down into the mudflat.

I'm not impatient for winter, but October would suit me nicely.

HERBERT SMITH

My granpa had an entire yard filled with dahlias. He bred them. This was his. www.dahlias.com/herbert-smith

I think using up some leftovers is a good plan. Maybe working with the different colors and textures will inspire you. The Emotional Support Chicken was a fun knit for leftovers, or you could do a blanket or shawl.

I'm curious as to the story behind this.

Squirrel standing in a garden bed of green plants and brown mulch.

Hello There! #photography

I love browsing through his patterns, dreaming of making them all.