I could might get this done in time for the exhibit!
The honeycomb/hexes/cells are stitched with rhubarb root dyed cotton perle–i just love the way this dye glows an any fibre!
I wanted to add more of my treasured and hoarded walnut dyed lace, but i put it somewhere in a safe spot–and someone has moved or hidden the safe spot!!!
And Greyman to the rescue again! He was going to mow the back 40 last night, but found a young robin by the lawnmower, so for the next hour we fed, watered and kept safe the fella until his Momma came back. He was full grown in size, but not in temperament or self care, but still with baby feathers, so pretty!
No sign of him this morning, so hope he’;s safe, but we can hear Momma.
My lovely cards arrived today, and i am THRILLED with them! Available in the shop, and in a couple of days at my Day Job also 🙂
I’ve chosen Mother’s Heart, Leighton Suite Blue: Lady, Flower Moon (also from the Leighton Suite Blue), Alberta Wild Rose and a detail of Strange Soul Take Flight. On the back is a clip from “What Is Never Said After”. Spanning the last three years, i’m proud of these original art works.
What a weekend! We had a marvellous trip to the Old Man River area of Alberta, near the Rockies, checking out PLU areas for our holidays in July. (We escape Calgary during Stampede, as it is sheer madness.)
It was overcast, it was cool, it was dusty as hell due to the low rainfall lately and much wind, but oh the beauty!
asters?
Bird on a wire: purple martin
Gallium boreale
Pretty girl in a field of Penstemon
There must have been a nest because he was definitely telling me off!
not a bee!
Coming back from Old Man River, we realized we had a flat tire on the Beast. Pulled to the side of the road, and started hauling things out, my faith restored in humanity as several people in pickup trucks stopped to help. (I have a thing about those guys usually–they’re normally arrogant no holds barred unsafe aasholes from most of my experience, but these guys were rather decent 🙂 ) We got everything sorted, then continued on. My dear Greyman decided we should go a specific route at a turn off, and we discovered going DOWN a newly gravelled mountain road with NO guardrails and a drop of about 1000 feet was scarey as hell. It was better the last time going UP. If you stop at the highest point, you can see right across this part of the highest foothills, nearly 200K away to the grasslands!
(The video from the dash cam on this section is quite entertaining as i call on the Lord for help 🙂 “OH JESUS< OH JESUS! Yes, it’s a lovely, lovely view. OH JESUS.”)
When we cleared the last of this gravelly dusty road and turned onto highway 22, we discovered we had ANOTHER flat. On the OTHER side…………………No spare anymore, we sat for an hour and a half, enjoying the view and breezes until an AMA tow truck arrived to tow us the last 100K home. (And again, a pickup truck stopped to see if we needed help…i guess country pickups are happier, more helpful and respectful than the city variety!)
See that pink hacienda in the bottom of the photo?
At least now, after having had to “fluff” the two back tires for months before we go anywhere, and worry about them on long road trips, we know now that with the new tires we’re going to have to buy, that part of travel safety will be okay!
Told the landlord we have a secondary suite on the property now, but he’ll have to catch them fast to sign the lease 🙂 (They’re also demanding a porch and awning.)
You know, these photos, this awe inspiring opportunity to catch these birds so closely, has me filled with joy and thankfulness for this house’s Karma. I was out under the apple tree, and could hear the babies chirpling away as they waited for a parent to come back. One stuck a head out and i thought GET THE CAMERA! Of course i stood there for a good ten minutes again, thinking they were not going to show again, and the next thing i know there’s one of the adult birds with a bug filled beak and babies popping out.
albedo too 
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