{"id":7705,"date":"2016-07-27T08:47:37","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T13:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=7705"},"modified":"2016-07-27T08:47:37","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T13:47:37","slug":"little-audrey-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2016\/07\/little-audrey-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Audrey &#038; me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember Little Shop of Horrors?  Are you a fan of the original <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Mt9wVzkPwrY\">1960 version<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5ea5jKFGgUw\">1986 musical remake<\/a> with Rick Moranis?  (The links are to Youtube videos of the Feed Me scenes.) When the original came out I was only 8, and my middle sister, who I idolized, thrilled in scaring me with Friday Night Fright Night movies.  Truth be told, only 3 years older, she was often scared, too<\/p>\n<p>In any case I think you&#8217;ll agree that this bud looks pretty scarily like Audrey Jr.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/little-audrey.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7706\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/little-audrey.jpg\" alt=\"Little Audrey bud\" width=\"450\" height=\"439\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/little-audrey.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/little-audrey-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/little-audrey-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/little-audrey-400x390.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After it opens part of it looks beautifully alien, too.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hibiscus-stamen.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7715\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hibiscus-stamen.jpg\" alt=\"alien hibiscus stamen\" width=\"237\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hibiscus-stamen.jpg 237w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hibiscus-stamen-158x300.jpg 158w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hibiscus-stamen-79x150.jpg 79w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a whole, the hibiscus is a beautiful plant\/small shrub.  I planted 3 in the fall, and this burgundy one was the first to open.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hibiscus-plant.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7708\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hibiscus-plant.jpg\" alt=\"hibiscus plant\" width=\"385\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hibiscus-plant.jpg 385w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hibiscus-plant-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hibiscus-plant-128x150.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Staying outside, I&#8217;ve seen some cloud formations lately that I found compelling.  I got decent shots of two of them, the first one preceding a rain that we desperately need.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gray-clouds.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7709\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gray-clouds.jpg\" alt=\"storm clouds\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gray-clouds.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gray-clouds-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gray-clouds-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gray-clouds-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second a shot of the evening sun casting gorgeous light on fluffy, cumulus clouds.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/evening-sun-clouds.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7710\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/evening-sun-clouds.jpg\" alt=\"evening clouds &amp; sun\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/evening-sun-clouds.jpg 338w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/evening-sun-clouds-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/evening-sun-clouds-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And look &#8211; my first melon!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/my-first-melon.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/my-first-melon.jpg\" alt=\"my first melon\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/my-first-melon.jpg 338w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/my-first-melon-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/my-first-melon-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On our walk yesterday morning Jack &#038; I startled &#8211; and were startled by &#8211; a pileated woodpecker who flew from a tree only about 5&#8242; in front of us.  And landed for a bit on a tree only about 10&#8242; further.  I know the photo isn&#8217;t very clear, so I circled where the big bird is on that tree trunk.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pileated-woodpecker.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7712\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pileated-woodpecker.jpg\" alt=\"pileated woodpecker\" width=\"450\" height=\"584\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pileated-woodpecker.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pileated-woodpecker-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pileated-woodpecker-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pileated-woodpecker-400x519.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nature is beautiful and amazing, isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>Next post you&#8217;ll get to see and hear about some weaving.  \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember Little Shop of Horrors? Are you a fan of the original 1960 version or the 1986 musical remake with Rick Moranis? (The links are to Youtube videos of the Feed Me scenes.) When the original came out I was only 8, and my middle sister, who I idolized, thrilled in scaring me with Friday [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[99],"class_list":["post-7705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-as-i-see-it","tag-nature","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7705"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7716,"href":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7705\/revisions\/7716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}