There were several sidewalks made from these wonderful bricks. They were not exactly level, but the pattern on the bricks made me think of quilts…

I may have to paint my front door lime green. Isn’t this great!?
The NC Quilt Symposium was held at Peace College. Peace is a liberal arts college for women. The buildings and walks on campus were all red brick. This acorn finial was very different.

This view of the angel in the cemetery was truly lovely.

I saw these on my walks. It was surprising to me how much light there was at 6:30 in the morning.


I can’t grow gardenias in Sherman, TX. These smelled wonderful! I had never looked so close at a gardenia – it’s as if there is a starfish laying on the center of each flower. Click the image to see it enlarged and you’ll see what I mean.

Plain, old begonias are lovely in a close-up. Below are some Tibetan prayer flags hanging on bird feeders. Truly, I thought they were little quilts. Hollis is the one who knew what they were. They are nice here.

Raleigh is the capital of NC and I walked past the governor’s mansion. I didn’t take a photo of it but I did shoot several fancy houses…
I liked this house better than the governor’s mansion. Scroll down to see the plaque that is outside the house. Wouldn’t it be cool to be important enough to merit something like that? I’ll bet Fannie was a force to be reckoned with.

And then there was this kind of pitiful little shed tucked in between two impressive structures. Actually, I wouldn’t mind having it in my own back yard.

Here are some other images that caught my eye on my morning walks…

This rock path was a nice counterpoint to the concrete sidewalk. It didn’t look like it would be difficult to construct.

Many houses had wisteria growing on their porches.

This Victorian house was in the process of being re-painted. It was interesting to see the raw wood among all the painted beauties.

This door, with its painted house number above, reminded me of a firehouse door.

This was really different. That’s a painting on the porch of birds perched on what looks like a window of the house. Pretty cool.

I was in Raleigh, NC, last week teaching at the NCQS. What a wonderful event! The quilts were lovely, the vendors were plentiful, and there were lots and lots of classes. I had the opportunity to visit with many friends – old and new.

I walked in the mornings with Hollis Chatelaine. She lives in the area so knows a lot about the architecture and plants. I was amazed at the colorful houses! I remember a time, when we lived in Tulsa, when I wanted to paint the trim on my house purple and my mom convinced me that that was just not a suitable color for my house and she was probably right, but I LOVE this purple house!