3/18/16 Sr. Ctr. Card Day - Easter Cards

Today we made Easter cards. They thought I wasn't coming  and Denise had brought some of her stickers and such for them to make some cards and they were working on those when I arrived and just finishing up. Perfect timing. So then they stamped more cards. Afterwards, I made my usual drive along the beach and had a great view of the ospreys in their nest. I think this is the same couple I photographed last year. Beautiful day!

My samples:

BJ's cards:

Gail's cards:

Margarette's cards:

Myrtle's cards:

Drive along beach:

Rt. 205 on way home. Spring has sprung!:

1/29/16 Col. Beach Sr. Ctr. Card Day & Beach

Had a great time with the ladies making cards for Valentine's  Day. Afterwards Bonnye and I went to the beach to feed the seagulls. Got some great pics of them.

M samples:

 Gail's cards:

Ethel's cards:

Cindy & Ethel's cards:

Cindy's card:

BJ's cards:

Thelma's cards:

Another of Gail's cards:

Feeding the seagulls:

Sr. Ctr. Cards

Due to scheduling conflicts I didn't go to the sr. ctr. in Sept., Oct. and December. last time was Aug. and then this month.

Here are the cards they made in August.

Here are the cards they made this month (Jan. 2014). JoJo and Iris went with me to help. The ladies love it when I bring a couple of my sock monkeys. They ask where they are when I forget.

Sr. Ctr. July Cards

Had a good number of ladies again and they made some really cute cards. We used the single stamp Quinessential Flower for all but one card and then different sentiment stamps on them. Love that flower stamp.

 Quintessential Flower stamp stamp set (retired)

 

Totally Tools stamp set (retired)

Sr. Ctr. June Cards

Had a few new ladies at the Sr. Ctr. this time and they all made some great cards.

 

Afterwards, BJ and I went to lunch at "High Tides" and spotted some swans swimming towards the "Riverboat Restaurant on the Potomac". We headed over there after we ate and found her friend Art feeding 5 swans and seagulls. He apparently goes their often to feed the birds.

 Art feeding the swans

 

"Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up!"

 





Before leaving Art showed us a Peking duck hidden in the shrubs sitting on her nest of 11 eggs. Hope I get to see the ducklings next time.

 Also saw several Osprey on their nest with hatchlings.

 

 

When I got home I spotted this beautiful butterfly flitting around my Purple cone flowers (Echinecia). From what I researched I believe it is a Great Spangled Fritillary.

 Precious got out and was trying to catch it. Lucky, she was not successful and I caught her and got her back inside.