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Monday, February 20, 2012

Go Toward the Light...

Due to the failure of my Ott light bulb this evening (the flickering of which would have brought on a seizure if I had seizures), the photo of today's card has been replaced with this photo of my favorite new lamp, which quite frankly was useless in helping with the Ott light issue but makes my library look quite festive in an Arts and Craftsy way.




Do you know the dragonflies at Yellowstone National Park are red? Iridescent dark red, including the wings. I'd never seen such coloring before but there they were in August of 2003 near Old Faithful. The dragonflies on this lamp are a hybrid of the Yellowstone variety and every other variety I've seen in my life. And that red will carry nicely into the dining room beside the library.

Anyway, I'm going to find a new 13-watt Ott bulb tomorrow and hopefully my card using self-adhesive canvas (a gift from reader kegbo!) will look better with the full-spectrum light 'cause it looked like hee-haw with an incandescent bulb and with a flash.

Hee.

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16 comments:

  1. Sheila HFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:26 PM

    Your lamp is quite beautiful. And I can't wait to see your card. Good luck getting a new bulb!

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  2. MaryFebruary 20, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    That lamp is "da bomb"!! I remember those dragonflies from my youth. My family vacations were camping based and one of my Dad's favorite destinations was Yellowstone. I have a funny story involving some frisky bear cubs climbing on our car and mom screaming for my dad to back up the camper but I won't go into that here....:-)

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  3. Dixie CochranFebruary 21, 2012 at 12:56 AM

    Gorgeous lamp!

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  4. Glennis FFebruary 21, 2012 at 1:26 AM

    Love your lamp, but then I am a great dragonfly fan

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  5. Deborah FringsFebruary 21, 2012 at 2:31 AM

    Wow! This is amazing - love the dragonflies!

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  6. SarnFebruary 21, 2012 at 5:20 AM

    Wow . . . that lamp certainly has IMPACT . . . even if it was useless for taking a photo of your card! xxx

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  7. GabbyFebruary 21, 2012 at 7:37 AM

    Nice looking lamp! Looking forward to seeing yuor card w/canvas. :)

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  8. MarieFebruary 21, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    Every room needs a focal point. This one is beautiful!

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  9. BetsyFebruary 21, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    If you take the bayou tour while in New Orleans, you will see dragon flies in an abundance of colors: orange, green, blue, red, etc. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget.

    Still love that lamp!

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  10. SueFebruary 21, 2012 at 10:29 AM

    Oh what an absolutely GORGEOUS lamp! And in your library --- how perfect. I'd have this lamp on all day every day, and sit by it whenever possible. A lamp to read and/or dream by. Sigh.

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  11. KayFebruary 21, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    Most beautiful lamp!

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  12. Princess Judy PalmerFebruary 21, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    That's quite the lamp. That's more than a lamp, that's decoration. It puts those Ott lights to shame with its pure presence.

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  13. Cath WilsonFebruary 21, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    That's a beautiful lamp - really pretty. We have red dragonflies over here, too - I take photos of them most years. I love them in art but not too sure I like them too much in real life, especially when you get close up photos of their faces :-(

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    Your lamp is just beautiful!

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  15. FrannFebruary 22, 2012 at 2:19 AM

    Love that lamp--it's simply gorgeous! I have red dragonflies near my pool every summer here in the Los Angeles area. They're very pretty.

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  16. Marlena M.February 22, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    Your lamp is gorgeous. You still have me chuckling a day later thinking about your "hee-haw" statement, Susan. You're so funny. ;)

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