Friday, June 20, 2014

Baby quilt- what would the Fox say?

Fox quilt for a theme of fox, grey, and teal.

Latest pictures of the crew (axolotls, danube crested newts, spanish ribbed newts, three stripped mud turtles)

Just wanted to get some updates of the crew.  Some are just older and some are new.
My axolotls.
GFP Albino- named Afra

New Leucistic.  I am hoping it keeps some of the dirt.

One of my copper babies. 

Melanoid axolotl- named Ash

This is a wild that is heterozygous for copper and gold.  Develoing some innteresting body patterns.  


Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Axolotls part 2 of 2


2014  Starting from egg and developing.












UPDATE
Here are some pictures of the babies.  They have entered the tween phase.  I have rehomed all but one- I like to call it Buddy.



and then there was one.
I had to keep (Bifercated) Buddy because of his two bifercated gills.  It adds character.

Updated picture of Buddy-

Updated Buddy Picture


Axolotls part 1 of 2

My time has been absorbed with Axolotls.  Everyone I know must be tired of me talking about my babies.  I am adding pics to my blog for those of you who have been asking for some pics.  This post will include some juveniles, sub adults and adults that I have.  My next post will be a picture diary of the eggs I have been raising  since February.
Juvie gold

Daddy gold

Juvie GFP (green phosphorescent protein) leucistic

sub adult albino

GFP leucistic from above

Willy the Wild type

Melanistic- much bigger now- hard to get a pic from the big tank

Willy when he was little

Another Willy pic

Friday, February 14, 2014

Pictures from my 55 gallon freshwater planted tank


We have had a 55 gallon tank for a few years.  It is pretty stable and wonderful to watch.  It has two angels, 2 plecos (albino bristle nose & sail fin), tetras (neon & glow), a red tail shark, and a herd of guppies.  We had a snail outbreak and now have more than we can support.  The plants include swords, anubus, and moss.  I love my little moss logs. 
Group picture




Angels with the Sail fin Pleco
More Angels












Neon tetras

Glow tetras (not really sure what it's technical name is)
Moss log

Sword


Thursday, January 2, 2014

New Years Nebula

New Years Nebula

For her Christmas present, we gave our thirteen year old daughter a floor to ceiling canopy around her bed.  We added the LED lights to give her something to read with and to dress it up.

She also really wanted a Nebula or astronomy image put onto her ceiling.  Her older sister, Hannah, came over on New Years Eve/New Years day and painted her Nebula.

She loves it.  Now we just need to move the corkboard.  Maybe paint it? 






View from outside.

View from laying inside.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Owls for a friend

These are owls that I made for a frind for Christmas.  Her whole family loves owls and I made one for each of her siblings.