Friday: A Week in Review

I consider two weeks in a row to be 'on a roll'! Now that the template is set up, I'm having fun with this and it really doesn't take a lot of time.

This week, same as before with one addition at the request of Melissa and Kate: Ungulate of the week. Either a picture I've managed to capture of wild ungulates or an introduction to one of 'my girls'. This week, it's a little bit of both...

Making me happy this week:

(clockwise from top left) taking advantage of a rare warm day with no rain and going for a short, but 'senses-clearing' bike ride...stash enhancement of a different kind (totally Jacey's fault)...2 of my girls that have been sick seem to finally be on the mend (Melissa the person, meet Melissa the elk!)....good friends near and far

Crafting:

picked Lara back up which is challenging to my brain (the main body works off 3 charts at one time!)...testing my limits

In the Kitchen:

• baking more bread (it may not be pretty but it is darn good!)...
• made a super healthy Saturday night dinner in order to indulge guilt-free in this...I used leftover home-made baguette bread and raspberries frozen from this past season...so so delicious. Only modification was to make 2 single servings (quartered recipe and then split into 2 ramekins).
• I was never a fan of meatloaf until mom pointed me to a recipe from this cookbook. I make it once every couple months from local, organic/grass-fed beef, local organic eggs, and when I've got it on hand (I did this week), home-made bread. If you are interested in the recipe, shoot me a message...
  

Reading/Listening/Watching:

• Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee...so far quite interesting although I doubt it'll be as comprehensive regarding Lee's life as it claims to be.
  
• Mel sent me to this song...immediately realized I needed to explore the group more
• probably the last to watch this...mixed feelings about it actually
  

Ungulate of the Week:

My backyard buddy...she was there with one other doe and their 3 fawns. Posing for a beautiful portrait...

Around the web:

• this looks like a good use for some of my frozen rhubarb...dessert next weekend?
• a reminder that one day i really need to knit ishbel...and oh, the color of this one!
• this post spoke to me about finding your individual voice in photography...'Every image is sketched out in my mind before I shoot it and they may not all work or have meaning for others, but to me, they tell my story and share my voice.'...on many days, this is how I feel about my photography...and that makes me proud of what I shoot.
• if only I had the skills...this is an amazing knit
• two simple things...to improve your mood and care for yourself
• hmmm...maybe an interesting read?
• I so want to see this movie and this movie
• what a cool and original idea for a special birthday...could be tailored easily
• one reason to convert digital into prints
• a new-to-me food blog...I actually haven't explored enough to know about the food...I've just been taken in by her writing...scattered, yet comfortable
• morbid, yet an interesting, thought-provoking read
  

Flickr Faves (highlighting outstanding photography from others):

So....what was your week like?

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