Rattlesnakes and Predators...

 Paul, Sammy and I went hiking yesterday. It was a beautiful sunny day, and this rattlesnake must have thought so too, as he was sunbathing right in the middle of the trail. I am glad we did not step on him. Got to take some nice pictures though, and I poked him too, just to see if it really does rattle. It did. No worries, I was far enough, and no one got hurt. Snake is ok too.

 Here  are some more serene pictures. Sammy taking a well deserved brake in a little swimming hole.

Then a close up of a fern. Not sure what kind, but I loved the textures. It's nice to have this new camera, there is so much to experiment with. I am still far from understanding much about it, but I learn every day.

Here is a picture of Paul with lilacs. I really liked the angle here, and the colors are really vivid too. 

 And finally, I give you Lemon Drop Predator.

The focal is an ox bone carving in the shape of the movie monster, the Predator.

It was my Christmas present ( I asked for it, in case you were wondering), and I wanted to make a cuff with it, for myself.

 Since this piece only has to please me, I thought I would let my macabre sense of beauty loose, and indulge in as many glass eyes as I can fit. The pearls have an interesting quality to them on this piece, because they are all different sizes, so they kind of look like eggs.

I wanted the main color scheme to be bone white, grey and yellow. I think the yellow rivolis add a playful element to the demure Predator.

I decided a while back that once in a while I make a piece for me too, something that I enjoy wearing.

This is definitely  going to be a fun piece to show off.