uncommon ephemera

California Colors of Fall

People often say that California doesn't have changes of season. Here in Northern California it is probably a bit more noticeable that the southern areas. This is a photo of a street close to my neighborhood that I took with my camera phone through the windshield of my car. The brilliant trees are Chinese Pistache. This is our fall - the whole area is full of these beauties - my photo doesn't do justice to the nearly neon quality the colors have. May everyone have a wonderful Turkey Day.

~Dorian~

Creating Fervor

The holiday season is fast approaching and my Etsy shop is suffering from a lack of holiday merchandise. These past few weeks have been kind of a blur with packing away Dia de los Muertos goodies and trying to find all of the supplies needed to get in Christmas mode. Add to that some elder parent maintenance and what you get is a late start. Here are some pics I took of my work table this morning...

I started out with a perfectly clean work table and ended with every possible surface covered.

Here's hoping I can make some order out of chaos today.