Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrast

Here is my beloved yellow Lady Banks rose bush. Unfortunately, the drought has taken its toll and much of the bush died. We have received a notable amount of rain in early 2012, but it was too late for many plants. And we are still in a drought.

I already posted a photo for this Weekly Photo Challenge subject, but sometimes there are multiple photos I want to use, so I did.

A yellow Lady Banks rose bush, much of it dead due to the drought

Lady Banks 2012

A yellow Lady Banks rose bush, in full bloom

Lady Banks 2010

Weekly Photo Challenge: Indulge

Here’s where I like to indulge myself: in the batik section of my favorite quilt fabric shop, B&B Quilting and Gifts in Buda, Texas. When I win the lotto (by either finding the winning ticket on the ground or someone leaving it on the windshield my vehicle), I’m going to walk into the shop and say, “I’ll take one yard of every bolt!”

That’ll be the day.

Batiks at a quilt fabric shop

Buy first, figure out a project later