We began yesterday by exercising our citizen's right to vote for the President of the United States, assorted other justices and judges, etc. The line wasn't too bad and the wait was only 20 minutes. While we don't have colorful leaves this time of year, we do have the rain tree which is covered with yellow flowers and red seed pods! If you squint, it looks just like colorful Autumn leaves! lol
When we came home, we went out back and cut down a Camphor tree (Bill wants them off our property because they are invasive) so as long as it was going, I went along and pointed out interesting joins, crotches and sizes of cuts so I would have a stock of green wood!
Soon, you will see this pretty and aromatic wood as a bowl or plate! (Camphor smells a bit like Vicks but a bit more menthol--it is very pleasing and the bowl will retain the light scent much like cedar does.)
This fungus was a first for Bill and I! It stands 6" tall-very much like a sculpture! It is called a Clathrus crispus--a red cage fungus. I hope more will form.
The newest sock is on the needles! It's a zig zagular pattern which I have done numerous times but like it just the same! I decided not to use twisted stitches this time because I am lazy.
Now I am not so sure I should've done that because the stitches just blend into the background. I am going to rip back and try the twisted stitches and if it still doesn't stand out, I will knit vanilla socks and let the colors speak for themselves!
INKTOBER DAY 19-DIZZY This wasn't exactly something that thrilled me but I did watch a lot of videos about optical illusions and that was fun! lol
That fungus is very cool!! The sock yarn is gorgeous and I still think that pattern is one of the best...but whether you keep going or switch, you can’t go wrong with the purples! Fun painting.
ReplyDeleteI thought voting day for the presidential elections was first Tuesday in November?
ReplyDeletePretty tree. Camphor laurels, as they are called here, are considered weeds.
Pretty socks.
That is a cool fungus! Interesting. What fun to make things from trees on your own property. I've knit a pair of socks in that pattern - it's a fun one.
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy while I was busy! Love the quilts and the bowl, and the socks are so cozy! And as always, in awe of the drawing/painting!
ReplyDeleteI would never have guessed the cage was a fungus - interesting. Your Inktober drawings are fun to see.
ReplyDeleteI thought those were red leaves until you said otherwise! And I thought that fungus was a rotted out piece of fallen fruit!
ReplyDeleteI dropped our ballots in the drop box yesterday so we're done too. I sure hope all is peaceful and calm around the elections but I fear reactions no matter what the outcome is. Itsn't that a shame?
ReplyDeleteThat fungus is something else. At first glance I thought it was a tomato that the insides had rotted!
Your dizzy drawing is so precise. What until you read my blog today. You'll see my pitiful attempts of drawing with Piper.
Blessings,
Betsy
Once again we had the same idea for dizzy but mine is just awful. I wasted a lot of paper trying out things that just didn't work. Yours is amazing!
ReplyDeleteLove love love your socks
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