Pretty pictures from the Adirondacks

SOMEONE, please tell me what this creature above is. Can a tadpole be 7-9 inches long? I am convinced Copperus Pond here has been exposed to radiation. The newts below were at Spy Lake.

Before and After

Before the buzz.

In the middle of the buzz.... and the last photograph was blurry, so a better photograph will have to wait.

Summer Crafts at Jazz Fest

I had a tent at the Syracuse Jazz Fest this year. I made lots of stuff! I wasn't real successful. I attempted to sell some new crochet necklaces, new monster purses, block prints of jazz artists, scrap bracelets, leather bracelets (as seen in a previous post), and actually sold a few of my monster stuffed animals. In the future, I will post pictures of the items I didn't include here.

Here are some shots from our recent trip to Lake Placid. Clayton did a great job on the first hike.