Lynn Carson Harris

Sandhill Cranes

This week we went to the bird sanctuary near us and watched the Sandhill Cranes come in for the night. They spend the night in that wetland area you see in the first photo.

At first we saw a few small groups of cranes flying in. Then more and more larger groups and many groups at once. It was fun to hear them calling as they flew. The ones already on the ground in the wetland area would answer back.

I'm posting these pictures at a larger size so that you can click on them and see some of the groups of cranes in the distance.

(in the photos above and below you can see about 6 groups of cranes in the distance, surrounding the sun below the cloud)

Note the groups in the distance below just over the trees.

So. many. cranes.

This sanctuary is one of a few places where the Sandhill Cranes congregate before heading south together in mid November. We feel lucky to have seen so many on one visit. There were thousands coming in while we were there. Certainly, it the most we have seen in one night. It was a beautiful evening for bird watching.

Flashback Friday

Family Picnic. No date on this one.

Quilt Show and Sale - at the Corner Brewery

Yesterday I made some frame purses from some Cloud 9 GeoCentrics fabrics that I picked up at quilt market. I'll be selling quilts and other items, including these purses, at a show/sale next week. 

I hope to make a few more purses to have at the show, maybe in some fun Melody Miller prints. 

There'll be about ten members of the Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild with quilts in the show. Stop by if you are local! It should be a good time. The show will be from 5:00pm to 9:00pm at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti on Thursday, November 15! I hope to see you there.

Here's our flyer:

Flower Power

Hey, look, my quilt is in the latest issue of Generation Q! I picked up an advance copy while at market and even got Thomas Knauer to sign it. That's him on the cover with his daughter.

They'll be shipping very soon.

My pattern, Flower Power, "is easier than you think".


You can get Generation Q at your local quilt shop. If they don't have it ask them to order it! Later, they will be available at Barnes and Noble. 

Flashback Friday - Happy Birthday to My Sister

1967 - My sister next to a tobacco field. Our dad was an Agronomy professor at Virginia Tech. He used to take our picture next to roadside fields for size reference and use the slides in his lectures. 

Happy Birthday to my sister. She has a BIG birthday this weekend!

Modern Quilt Guild Showcase in Houston

I was honored to be a part of the Modern Quilt Guild Showcase which was open during Fall Quilt Market and Festival. It was a wonderful exhibit featuring modern quilts from across the country. I had seen many of the quilts online but it was quite moving to see them all hanging together.

All of the quilts were great but not all of my photographs. It was a challenging lighting situation for me. Here is a selection of quilts from the show.

The Kelp Quilt by Rossie Hutchinson of the Ann Arbor MQG and the Mid Mod Bee (Cheryl Arkison, Amanda Carestio, Debbie Grifka, Rebekah Craft, Robin Ferrier. Lauren Hunt, Blair Stocker, Jacquie Gering, Bernie Olszewski)

Zinnias by Lynn Harris of the Ann Arbor MQG. (So fun to see my quilt hanging next to Rossie's.)

J Rock Star by Victoria Finley Wolfe of the NYC Metro MQG

Ripples by Daniel Rouse of the East Bay MQG

5-HTP Squared by Jen Carlton Bailly of the Portland MQG.

Opposing Triangles by Katie Pedersen of the Seattle MQG, quilted by Krista Withers.

Cantilevers by Jessica Levitt of the Central Jersey MQG.

Building Bridges by Jacquie Gering of the Chicago MQG, quilted by Sheryl Schleicher.

Here's a close up of that amazing matchstick quilting.

Click here to see all the quilts and links to all of the participants.