The entertainment this week was a a 12 year old boy who played an electrical acoustic guitar...he is very good and has a confidant way about him...you would think he had been playing much longer than 3 years!
We had two guests last Saturday, the second being the North Bay Astronomy Club, they brought three telescopes and promotional information regarding the club...very well received by the Market goers.
Below is the smallest telescope, and the young fellow taking a peek is my grandson...he loved looking through the telescopes and asking a million questions...this one was focused on the sun...very interesting to acutally look directly at the sun.
This is the second telescope...focused on Venus...imagine! Look at the size of the telescope!
I actually don't know what this last telescope was focused on because I was called back to my booth and didn't get a chance to take a look...
Great fun was had by all visiting with the North Bay Astronomy Club...they've agreed to make a second visit in the fall!
I don't have any jewelry pieces today as I've been way to busy this week making pieces to take their photos, but what I do have is a photo I took last evening of a spider crawling along the floor...the board he/she is on is 2 inches wide...this fellow was huge!!! I do not have a fear of spiders, when I see one I leave it alone, but I do have to say this fellow actually made me give a little yell and then I ran for my camera. The color is a bit off on both the floor and the spider, it should be a few shades darker...I have never seen a spider this big in real life before...I almost wonder if it came with my fruit I bought the day before??? Or maybe I've just lived a sheltered life and not seen a spider this size before... :0)
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HOLY SMOKES! It's creepy-crawly week for you, too!! Looks like maybe a wolf spider but I don't know if you have those where you are. I always say they don't have to bite me to kill me. Ones this size just give me a heart attack!! Enjoyed the astronomy club pics and I didn't know you were a grandmother! You look so young. I could be. I just started late. :)
ReplyDeleteThe pictures of telescopes reminded me of one of our friends who builds his own. It's a treat to drive outside the city at night and look at the sky.
ReplyDeleteyour blog is wonderful , love your work, I don't think i need the spider tho, this is why one should live in a very cold place, far away from big spiders like that one. ; )
ReplyDeleteah ha Heather...I've taken some spider photos as well, but never posted them...BIG BUG!!! So excellent that you had the great weather last Saturday...today we are very overcast and honestly, I look back on last week and really w/ all this rain we've had, it is a miracle that we had a day of full sun....also LOVE the astronomy lesson..who knew @ a Farmers Market!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a spider! I have to say that I don't hurt spiders myself just put them outside when they come in. The astronomy club looked fun too! Look forward to your new jewelry pics
ReplyDeleteThat spider is perfectly symmetrical and gorgeous! Perhaps that could be some inspiration for one of your next designs! ;)
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your blog. Your designs are very creative and the spider looks like it's trying to get my attention apart from your artworks!^^
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