paper swap ... photo block

i grew up in southern california.
the sun would shine
through the bougainvillea
into my sister and my bedroom
in the afternoon.
as a kid i loved to take a pencil
and trace the shadows each day
on the white walls.
i thought the pattern was so pretty.
the shapes would change
as the bougainvillea grew
or when i caught the shadow
later in the day and
when the shadow was in a different place.
then my mom noticed
and i had to scrub the walls clean.

my apartment has a northern exposure
so there are few sun shadows in our apartment.
i would trace them again if i could.

yesterday i finally mailed
my scrap paper package
for camilla's paper swap:


i was inspired by her work
and her cute little dog morran.
so i made her a felt envelope
to hold all her new scrap papers.
it’s a big envelope-
about 11 by 14 inches…
i can show you photos of it
because i am sure that
she does not read my blog.




i tried to capture morran’s likeness..
what do you think?
can you see the bouncing red ball?
i sure hope she likes the package
and doesn’t think i am a big dork.

now i am working on another pack
for the sweet pea paper & ribbon swap .
i am having fun picking out ribbons
for my swap pal.
she doesn’t like bright colors and i do
as demonstrated by my outfit today:

so i am carefully choosing the ones
i think she would like
and buying a few at the fabric store.

i am still working on
30 day photo challenge.
i am feeling a bit challenged by it
due to lack of time and
the photos that i am taking
are not pleasing me at the moment.
am i experiencing photo block?
i would appreciate comments
on my photos if you are bored.
you can see them here.