February 26, 2013

A Rural Journal: {Who am I to disagree?}

Nesting Texture by Kim Klassen / Sioux Texture by Nancy Claeys

Happy Tuesday everyone!
Did you have a good weekend?

We received a few inches of snow over the weekend,
but today, it's warmer --
the  birds are singing (I think I heard a robin!)
which has got me dreaming of spring 
and fragrant cherry blossoms.

Did Winter Storm Q pay you a visit?
Or has spring arrived early
in your neck of the woods?

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Oh, and I have to tell you... 
I'm kinda excited because

I've created my first texture of 2013 -- 
called Sioux.



If you subscribe to my (new) newsletter, 
you have already received the link to 
my texture download page, which includes
this new texture named after
our sweet German Shepherd girl.

Not on the list?
Then you are missing out on a weekly new texture
provided by yours truly.

But that's no problem-o.


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Stay tuned for another blog-related announcement
coming soon.

I hope will like it.

In the meantime, 
I'm wishing you and yours a wonderful week ahead!




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56 comments:

  1. The bird song I hear in the mornings is what makes me get up at all - because otherwise I´m SO tired of the snow... However; today the sun was up really early so I can feel spring on it´s way! :-)

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  2. We have had also snow last weekend...it is cold...but spring is just round the corner......lovely week...love Ria...xxx..

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  3. hi nancy,

    terrific texture!
    love it:)

    xx

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  4. We got just the edge; thank goodness!

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  5. Good Tuesday morning nancy !!! Oh I'm so ready for spring !!!! Have a wonderful day

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  6. though we have been spared the snow this year, I am still plenty ready for spring...your photo is the perfect dreamy tone of spring on the edge...

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  7. Morning Nancy we are waiting for that big storm I can see it creeping this way. Fine with me love the snow.
    I love your textures but I honestly do not know anything about using them you are the clever one. LOVE the name though. Have a great day. Hug B

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  8. Beautiful texture work - I just signed up to get your newsletter!! Color me excited!!
    ~Linda

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  9. Lovely blossom and just signed up for the newsletter! Cool, and also got your button for my sidebar!

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  10. Beautiful!

    We had a few inches too. I've been feeling and hearing spring in the air too!

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  11. This images just calls to the ebb of desire for the next, slightly warmer season. I fear, however, that it will be just as wet as our winter has been. Loads of rain, little bit of snow - but I'm not complaining.

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  12. It sounds like a little girl got her new doll.

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  13. Pretty cherry blossoms!
    Just signed up for your newsletter.

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  14. Yes, even I have the spring bug...it will get down to the high of 60's this weekend. Burr. LOL! But I have been spring cleaning. Your texture is pretty cool my friend.

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  15. Thank you ma'am! Lovin' all your textures!

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  16. The heck with spring I am ready for summer! It is supposed to hit 80 this weekend so we are getting close :)

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  17. Beautiful. What a pretty texture.

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  18. Good for you! I signed up for the newsletter and hopefully will discipline myself (not easy) to use the textures very soon.

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  19. Love your textures Nancy. And we are having a lot of RAIN!

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  20. This is such a peaceful, beautiful image! (How did I miss the info about the texture list? I thought I was on it originally, but I didn't get the message. Then again, my ISP changed their e-mail system and it was almost two months before I found out that a bunch of my messages were stuck in webmail quarantine!) I'm signed up now.

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  21. This is beautiful! :) And it's frosty out there this am. Twenty nine degrees. Very unusual for OR at the end of February! I hope this doesn't kill the daffodils that are close to opening...

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  22. Lovely shot! We woke to a surprise snow squall just in time for the morning commute. Spring hasn't arrived yet!

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  24. no snow here but TONS of horrendous wind!

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  25. Beautiful photo and texture. Sunny and above freezing here today. Something is coming on Thursday. Snow. Rain. A mix? Not spring.

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  27. I am very ready for spring! I signed up for the email updates and am looking forward to the textures. Thank you! xo

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  29. Beautiful photo,and a lovely texture.
    Winter seems to want to hang around a little longer on my neck of the woods. Spring cannot come soon enough.

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  30. Just lovely! And I can't wait to hear the first robin of Spring....soon, soon...

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  31. Beautiful shot and love the texture.

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  32. Snow is on the way again...we will see what this one brings. So no, there are no signs of spring here, thanks for sharing your signs of spring and your texture...lovely!!

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  33. Very pretty texture- you are talented! Yes, I am so ready for spring too.

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  34. We are bracing for another storm. As I look out my window, I'm dreading to go pick up the boy child from school. We can leave them there right?
    I'm so ready for some sun. Makes my heart happy.
    Beautiful texture. If only I had the talent to apply it :)

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  35. We had some ice last week that knocked our power out for a day, but thankfully it melted the next day since it got warmer. Might get some more wintry weather this week. I am so ready for spring!

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  36. Getting dusted again.We have lots still on the ground, it is a good day to go sledding.

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  37. Pretty texture. Looking forward to your announcement.

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  38. I adore cherry blossoms and this is beautiful Nancy! No snow here, obviously, but the Texas panhandle did get 19 inches, crazy, and we got tropical force winds...no storm just winds. But spring is springing here and that makes me -----> :D

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  39. Lovely photo image -- Like how there is a faded yellow color circle to the left of the image - sweet -- the whole image is nicely done..
    Hugs

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  40. A very pretty texture. I don't now anything about making textures, so I have some learning to do! :-) I am looking forward to spring, too--but today, we have cold rain in my part of Virginia.

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  41. We are having a rainy day, here.

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  42. no snow at the jersey shore and the temperatures, WoW, yesterday we walked along the beach!!

    the texture is very pretty nancy!!

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  43. sweet little blossom. love the soft tones.

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  44. That's a lovely texture and sweetly named... I've never tried textures, perhaps I should!

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  45. That is one of my favorite songs and I love the video they did! :)
    Beautiful picture of the cherry blossoms!

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  46. Beautiful capture! Here winter has all but disappeared and we are gearing up for a hot and humid Indian summer. Have a lovely week ahead Nancy :)

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  47. No spring here in SE Idaho. We got another storm. But since we get so many no one notices or cares to give out names. The snowplow finally came by this morning although we'd been out and about long before in our 4-wheel-drive Subaru. Preparation makes a difference. We're prepared for snow but not heat. Your new texture is a stunner,

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  48. Talk about a contrast from your previous post ! Lovely dream, though. (and those dream-cicles were worth grabbing the camera for, too !).

    Getting a touch of 'winter' this weekend in Florida - lows in the upper 30s and highs in the upper 60s. Spring breakers will not be impressed (if they notice, that is).

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  49. Wonderful, thanks so much for the texture.

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  51. We're still in the snow - looking forward to the sunshine and birdsong.

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  52. It was in the 80's and muggy. Today we had rain and now comes the cooler weather...yay! I like the sun shining and high of 60. That's a perfect day to me. :)
    Hope your week is great!

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  53. We are expecting 70s and sun this weekend. Yay! I do miss living where it snows, though! The cherry blossoms are lovely! I'm signing up for your textures! Thank you!

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  54. hello, miss nancy! so glad to see your blog after your difficulties with internet in december. i've missed your thursday link-up, but am looking forward to your tuesday muse. would love for you to join 1440 link-up at findingserendipity.com on fridays. your images are beautiful!

    ps: love your 'ice sculptures', too! :)

    patty@findingserendipity.com

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  55. We've got fat robins aplenty here in KY.

    Can't wait for Spring...

    www.GirlwithaNewLife2.com

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  56. *Sigh* No sign of spring just more and more snow. I love your new texture very soft and spring like. I popped over to say howdy and see what you were up to and your doggy post that follows this one is also cool. I never realized there could be a problem with rawhide but duh, now that I think about it it seems obvious. Love your kids picture and happy to hear they approve of both flavors!
    Hugs,
    Beth P

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