I Won!

You guys, I never win anything. I go to the gambling boats in Baton Rouge when I go home to visit and promptly lose $200. Every. Single. Time. The Belle of Baton Rouge has taken me for a ride too many times to count. Although, it's probably a blessing that I don't win big because that would only encourage me to gamble more. But for some reason, on the internet, I seem to have better luck winning things.

I entered a contest over at lovely Kate's Chronicles of a Country Girl blog. She made entering her contest super easy. All I had to do was leave a comment on her blog stating which of her prints I would like to have if I won. I became super excited when I saw her cardinals in the choices. Ever since I came across her photo of the Female cardinal in snow bokeh on Flickr and on her blog, I was instantly smitten. So, on Valentine's Day, my comment, #17, was chosen by the random integer generator thingy.

I hope she doesn't mind me bringing the photo over here in my post, but I simply must show off my beautiful prize:

Photo by Kate of Chronicles of a Country Girl

Isn't she beautiful? As many of you know, I have a thing for birds, especially cardinals. And a cardinal in the snow? Wow. This knocked my socks off. She is one of the prettiest female cardinals I've ever seen. Kate did a splendid job capturing this one.

Thank you, Kate! I received my 8x10 and 2 smaller prints in the mail today. Love, love, love it!! Can't wait to find the perfect frame.

Please check out Chronicles of a Country Girl. Kate is pretty awesome. I can say that about her even if I didn't win anything because her blog is always so entertaining. Go! What are you waiting for?! :)