I love detail. Lots and lots of detail. Sometimes I get lost in detail. So it was difficult for me to showcase these beauties without adding my usual dose. This little guy doesn’t need any. But I did give him a wee little bit, just for my satisfaction. Colin, atrampinthewoods.wordpress.com, is the photographer of these Red Admirals and has so kindly shared them for anyone to use. I hope I did them justice!
Digital Designs by Sandi Staton
Digital Designs by Sandi Staton
Fizz may get a little jealous if she finds out that I like butterflies too. Colin posted these photos on his blog yesterday and I couldn’t resist downloading them. He got several great shots of this beautiful Red Admiral, but these two are my favorites. I decide to place them together in this design. Thanks Colin, for sharing your interesting world with us!
Digital Designs by Sandi Staton
Although I’m not big on birthday celebrations, I find it interesting how many of my family members were born in the month of August. Nicci, Gideon’s mom’s birthday was August 24, mine was August 26, Gideon’s was August 28, my husband’s was August 31, and today, just two days into September, Brandon, Gideon’s dad, is celebrating his birthday. What better gift to receive than a beautiful, healthy, newborn baby? For our family, August is a month of blessings!
There’s nothing like being a new mom. Nothing like the joy of holding her baby for the first time after months of anticipation, and the fear of labor. Nothing like kissing his tender cheeks, holding him close, and basking in the joy and happiness of being his mom. What a great honor and privilege!
Babies are fragile
So handle with care
Be loving and patient
And do not despair
When you’re frazzled and exhausted
With the cries in the night
And the changings and feedings
Seem a laborious blight
Remember the joy
Your little one brings
And the way his laughter
Makes your heart sing
So hold him close
To your throbbing heart
Make him feel happy and safe
And your many frustrations and fears and doubts
Will suddenly all be erased
Sandi Staton
Because my son was premature, I couldn’t even hold him for two weeks. When the hospital finally called and said I could bring him home, I couldn’t get there fast enough. He was so tiny and fragile I thought he would break if I picked him up. On the way home I couldn’t keep my eyes off him. When we got home, I rocked him all night long! I’ll never experience that moment again, but I can recapture it through the joy beaming on my grandson’s face.
There’s nothing more enjoyable to me than recreating a photo and using it in my digital designs. In this one, my great-grandson is sleeping contentedly after a long and safe delivery.
I am so happy to announce that I am now a great-grandma. Do I feel like one? Not yet. Maybe tomorrow, but at this moment I feel happy and blessed. So many things can go wrong between conception and delivery. I thank God for watching over Gideon and his mom.
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