Reflected Glow and baby updates!

Reflected Glow
Chalco, NE

Well the dog days of summer seem to finally have arrived in Omaha, hot and humid weather with the occasional thunderstorm to cool the nights down. The wonderfully wet, mild spring has left eastern Nebraska with a lush carpet of vegetation, and those trees that have managed to survive the wild storms are looking wonderful. The humid air and the tattered remains of afternoon thunderstorms are making for some beautiful sunsets, and having some of the cooler night air makes it a good time to go take a stroll around the neighborhood.

Walking around the neighborhood you tend to notice details you never see while driving by. Leah and I have taken to walking through the neighborhood in the late evening, looking at the sunset, enjoying the early night breeze and watching the fireflies twinkle in the grass. The warm glow of the sunset washes over everything, bathing objects in a beautiful golden glow. While walking I noticed this maple tree had a reflected glow from the sun hitting a window, so I stopped and managed to get this shot.

In other news, Leah continues to do well, the baby has been quite active, kicking, wiggling and stretching as much as it can. Leah sometimes wonders if the baby is trying to escape! We are both looking forward to getting to meet our little one, but at the same time want the time to go a bit more slowly so we can try to get some tasks accomplished before our attention is turned to a newborn.

We are also excited to get to see Britanie, as she is back in Nebraska for a week long visit. We expect she will be excited to get to see the baby bump has grown quite a bit since our visit to Boston earlier this spring. Looking forward to hearing about her summer job as a legal aide at Harvard law is going, and hearing more about her explorations of Boston. Also looking forward to getting to demonstrate the smoker, and giving her some good ole fashioned midwest BBQ!

Silversmithing - Twisted Silver and Jade Earrings

Finished up another project last week, a nice pair of twisted silver wire and bezel set jade earrings. I kind of started out on this project not really having any idea of what I wanted to make, but I did know that I wanted to do something with a set of nice jade cabs that were laying around from an earlier project.

Twisted silver and Jade Earrings