400th Post!!!! Feather Necklace ooooo......

Ok this must be important since it's the 400th post. So. My latest craft!!!!!

So it is what you think it is. A feather necklace. It's low so it's more young and the charms are mishmoshed to give it a hippie feel. What I did what get some wire and wrap it around the feathers and then closed it off with a little ring to string it on the necklace. It's easy and all you need are some needlenose pliers and scissors. Plus, I made alot of charms, so you can put as many or as little as you want on your necklace. It gives it a personal touch. I have a friend of mine requesting a necklace, so I'm gonna make her one. Do you guys think it looks good? I wanted it to look casual so I didn't use metal chain or metal charms. I'm going to wear it next time my outfit needs an overhaul!

YAY! I snagged the 400th post. We've been going a long time huh? Waiting to get the 500th soon! :D

Elkhorn Slough Kayaking

On a breezy summer day, our group (Dogluver, DogluverPapa, DonutBoy and Spongy) set out for an afternoon tour of the Elkhorn Slough by kayak. Elkhorn Slough is one of California's largest protected wetlands and home to an abundance of marine animals, birds and endangered species. After a brief introduction on basic kayaking techniques and capsize maneuvers, our intrepid group hit the water in double kayaks.

Can you spot Dogluver in this picture?

DonutBoy demonstrating the latest in kayaking fashion. Notice the black kayaking apron he wore underneath his life jacket? It is actually a spray skirt with an elastic hem that snapped onto the hatch of the kayak, effectively preventing water from spraying into the vessel.

Dogluver and DogluverPapa's synchronized paddling strokes.

The water was calm. Our paddle strokes were fierce =P It did not take long before we sighted sea lions, otters, seals, egrets, loons, tiny crabs hiding in the many holes along the mudflats etc. etc.. Most frequent sightings - big orange sea nettle jellyfish! I won't be surprise if I ever fell into the water, I would die the death of being stung by a thousand jellies.

Hello!

Close encounter with a seal.

Trying to take pictures while you're bobbing up and down in a kayak turned out to be harder than I thought. I got many out of focus shots. Here are some of my better captures.

Sea lions resting on a dock.

I had an eventful day and look forward to visiting this beautiful estuary again soon!

One Month Left!!

HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for not checking in for a while... btw great post dogluver! and also great Costa Rica pics pastrygirl!  It seems like everyone has been so productive this past summer, but I sure can't say the same for me. Oh well, atleast there is still one month left! Anyways, going back to the BLOBB CONTEST, we will go with what Dogluver88 said. So, basically, each contestant (or co-author?) will draw two BLOBBS. One will be of your choice and the other will be of a topic of my choosing. (Oh, I feel so special <3) Anyways, after.. 2 weeks? or a month? (I don't know you guys can decide. ) Each person will post their pics and we can have followers judge the contest. (?) Is that okay for everyone? If there are no active followers, than.. WE ALL WIN!  SEE HOW FUN THIS IS!!  Anyways.. ya. There will be no prizes for the winner(s) as I can not think of anything I can give you guys. (and even if I did I don't know how you would get them...)  So.. yea. Any questions, comments, or concerns? Oh, and also we will need to decide on a date when the contest will end. Okay, good with everyone?

Leaving that to discussion for later, the topic your second BLOBB will be on will be....something important in your life. Everyone okay with that? And finally, here is one last super simple BLOBB I have to share with you guys before the BLOBB Contest will begin.  I hope you enjoy.

Moving the whole BLOBB situation aside, what do you guys enjoy doing the most during summer? Going on vacation? Eating lots of fruit? Free time?  I'm not really sure what I enjoy most, but I'm sure atleast one of you know what you like the most. So..comment, would love to hear your responses. ok then..

Bye!

BLOBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Costa Rica-Tortuguero

Goodbye Grecia!  We take a bus to head to our next location-Tortoguero.  On the drive, we see a banana zipline.  (a bunch of bananas strung on a wire and pulled across.)

This is where the banana zipline leads to.  It's a banana factory.  Bananas are washed, cut, and packaged to be shipped off.

A hercules beetle that we saw at a roadside coconut stand.

A tiger back heron.

Tortuguero is an island so we decided to take a tour in the canals near by.

Palm trees

A lone flower on a tree.

This bird kept walking around on the marsh grass near us.  I'm not sure what it's called.....but it's pretty :)

A random nest with eggs......

A bird.  I think it's called a heron but I'm not sure....

The bird flies off!

Another one of these birds........

This time I tried to make the order so that it made more sense.  Well, this is the Tortuguero portion of my trip.  Hope you enjoyed the pics.

Costa Rica-Grecia

That night we eat a dinner of Costa Rican typical food.  Fish, beef, rice, plantains, beans, veggies, and rice.

We finish eating just in time to see the beautiful sunset.

Yummy!

Coffee wood roasted chicken.  Good after a long day of sight seeing.

Cooling coffee after it has been roasted.  Smells really good.

The tiny black speck on the coffee berry is actually a bug.  It likes to live inside coffee berries.  yuck :P

Can you guess what this is?  It's rows of coffee berries!

We took a coffee tour! 

Means something like hopping into the cart (see below) aka getting a drink.

The world's largest ox cart!!!!

A pretty butterfly we found in the gardens.

The path to the gardens.  :)

A small stream by our room. 

This is the place we stayed at in Grecia.

Hi all!  So sorry for slacking off for the longest time.  Here is the first part of my vacation to Costa Rica.  :)  Whoops got the pics in the wrong order accidentally.  It probably makes more sense if you read from bottom to top.

Micro BLOB

I am referring to the first water melon that has sprung up in my vegetable patch this summer. As you can see from the picture, this weeny is indeed micro in size. Although DonutBoy thinks that this variety that he planted should reach 20 pounds or over, the BLOB is no more than 5 cm in diameter and weighs less than 20 ounce at present. Still a long long way to go. So here's my direct plea to all those frequent visitors to my backyard…..yes……I mean you…..Mr. Rabbit, Mr. Squirrel, Mr. Possum, Mr. Rat, Mr. Crow, Mr. Duck and Mr. Whoever that Trespasses into My Backyard…….Leave my BLOB alone or risk becoming my dinner stew!!!!!

HELLLLLOOOOOOOO SUMMER!

      Hi guys! Sorry for not checking in for a while..... Anyways, my summer so far has been alright. There were some really fun parts and some really...well not as fun parts. I'm sure though that things will end up to be a great summer though. =D Ok, moving on, these first two pictures below are pictures of the sky that I thought looked really cool and beautiful- so enjoy!!

Now, for this final picture...IT IS A.....BLOBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB! Yesterday I was bored and decided to make this BLOBB. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure why I wrote "Listen"...but I think it looks nice anyways. =P (Besides the fact that it is very badly colored...) Soo- this is my latest BLOBBBB. ENJOY!!!!!!

So... I've been thinking...HOW ABOUT A BLOBBBB CONTEST? =DDDDDDD

Hm.....maybe. I don't know, what do you guys think? I don't know what BLOBcontest will be or how it works or anything like that... so how about comment your idea to make a "Random Thoughts from the Girls Summer BLOBBBB CONTEST"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SOOOOOO~ Got any ideas? Can't wait to hear them! Well, see you later! =DDDDDDDD

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