8-16-2018 Beauty Crush

During my morning walk in the woods today...

I felt the deep roots and grounding of the trees

and the strength they give each other as a group

in their connectedness.

Standing alone in a field, 

the wind would blow one over.

But standing together in connection

they are strong.

This is nature showing me a truth.

There is strength in connection and group.

I love my group!

I felt beauty crushing in on me 

from all fronts.

Musically, the creek was babbling its water music

and the trees were singing with birds

and crickets and cicada and tree frogs...

Flora...

You can click on the picture to enlarge it..,

see the bee?

Fauna...

my spirit animal greeted and walked toward me.

( See my post from 7-24-2018 )

Ahh, nature never disappoints.

Just what I needed this morning!

8-15-2018 Baby Sweater

Finished knitting this baby sweater

for the next door neighbor's little girl.

She has reddish hair

so I thought she'd look great in green!

I couldn't find any buttons I liked

so I just made some...

I hope it fits her!

8-14-2018 Ready for Glue and Clamps

The insides of the flutes are now sanded

and polished with beeswax...

ready for glue and clamps!

Things are taking shape now!

8-13-2018 Playing Flute at the Wolf Sanctuary

My friend Robert Mullinax...

played his Native American Flute

at the Wolf Sanctuary this weekend.

The wolves loved him and the music...

sang along...

Well done, my brother!

8-12-2018 Family Museum

It was a beautiful day to go outside and play

at the Family Museum...

not too hot!

8-11-2018 Chimneys and Flues

The chimneys holes are in...

...and the flues are carved between the holes...

Then DH clamps the two halves together

to see if they make music when he blows.

It it all sounds good, he'll take it back apart

sand and finish the inside of the flute,

then drill the note holes and tune them.

Can't wait to hear its voice!

A new Native American Style Flute in the making.

8-10-2018 A Foggy Morning

...after last night's storm...

8-9-2018 Two New Flutes

New Lathe

New SawStop table saw

Last week DH sold his old table saw and lathe

and set up his new ones in his workshop.

The new SawStop table saw

is SO much safer...

won't cut off the fingers of my DH!

Check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FquL0GG9RGI

Now that things are up and running,

he has started two new 

Native American Flutes.

I'm so excited to hear their voices!

8-8-2018 Tea Party

Love having tea parties with the GDs...

I'll miss the days when they no longer 

want to have a tea party with Oma.

And so glad the plumber is here to replace the disposal

under the kitchen sink!

8-7-2018 Just What I Needed to Hear

In dealing with a difficult situation in group

I decided to do an oracle card draw

and it told me just exactly

what I needed to hear!

8-6-2018 Crusty Bread

The only kind of bread my #1 GD will eat 

is what she calls 'crusty bread'

so today we made some.

And she ate it!

8-5-2018 Knitted Knocker

Making a Knitted Knocker

for a friend having breast surgery tomorrow...

this is the first time

I've used the "Bottoms Up" pattern

and it is much less 'fiddley' to make.

8-4-2018 Oh Joy!

We came home from the yarn convention

to find that our 

12 year old/original with the house

garbage disposal is leaking like a sieve through the bottom! 

Oh joy!

My DH has worked on several disposals during our lifetime

and decided that this time he would hire a plumber.

Good call.

Kid In A Candy Store!

Me in a yarn convention

is like a kid in a candy store.

I came home with 2 skeins of white cotton.

8-2-2018 Mmmmm....

8-1-2018 Swiss Chard Frittata

Dinner.

I love my garden

and the fresh greens it produces all summer!

7-31-2018 Washing Papa's Truck

7-30-2018 Pool Time

The backyard neighbors just put in an above ground pool.

It was fun to watch the workers assemble it.

GD having some summer fun on the slip 'n slide.

 This weekend was the BIX 7 foot race in downtown.

DH and I went down to the street fest afterwards

to grab some 'street vendor food' for lunch.

http://runonthoughts.com/2014/07/24/a-midwest-midsummer-running-classic-hits-40/

7-29-2018 Brioche Sample

Finished my Sample for the 

Brioche knitting class I took last weekend.

I learned how to brioche knit,

brioche purl,

and work brioche increases and decreases.

By George, I think I've got it!!!

Yay, me!

I added a buttonhole

and will sew on a button

to make a headband for this winter.

7-28-2018 Finished

7-27-2018 Another Card Wallet

Starting another card wallet from bright yellow

a home for my new deck of cards.

7-26-2018 Squirtle

Started Squirtle yesterday...

he is the last 

of the original 4 Pokemon characters

(Pikachu, Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle)

that I want to make.

7-25-2018 Morning Walk Blooms

7-24-2018 A Doe and Her Fawns

A Doe and her 2 fawns

joined me on my morning walk.

:-)
She walked out of the grass nearby
with her two fawns,
looked at me,
and then calmly walked ahead of me along the trail.
Very unusual behavior for a deer,
much less a mama deer with 2 babies!
Normal behavior...
they would be high-tailing it out of there!

Yesterday, I happened to take a quiz online 

to find out what my 'spirit animal' is: a deer!

It said... 

• Look in nature and observe around you. Pay attention to animals and their behavior.
• Be attentive when an animal appears in your life in a way that is noticeable, when it has an unusual behavior; it may be a spirit animal trying to grab your attention
• Watch for repetitive encounters with the animal either in its physical or symbolic form (as object or image)

And now, all of a sudden, 

a doe and her 2 fawns join me for a walk?!?!?!

A coincidence?

And the stillness in the air

made the reflection on the pond

like a mirror!