INSIDE AND OUT

The piecing of the blocks is finished with the sock monkey quilt but today I will add the sashing.  I'm not sure how I will do it--grey with red cornerstones, beige with red or maybe grey? 

 You will see what I decide tomorrow! 

Bill rolled the new tool cart to the garage for me where I cleaned out the many places where lathe tools resided and put them all in this one place!  The other shelf by the lathe was open so every time I worked, I covered all of the tools with sawdust. 

 Now, if I remember to shut each drawer,

 I will keep everything clean and tidy.

The chest has a lidded top section, too.

  Now to get back into working on the lathe again. 

 The piece on the lathe now was when I played around with Eli.

  I don't know if it can be a vase or not but I will try.

We've gotten pretty good at spotting a gopher tortoise from afar.  He was out to nibble the green grass growing over our drywell!

Isn't he a handsome fellow?!

 

Desert Places

Not too far out back, is a very arid area of our yard that has precious little tree cover.  As a result, the area is very different from the rest of our property.

This is the section that attracts the Gopher Tortoise.

We have several active holes. 

 The size of the hole reflects the size of the tortoise-it is oval shaped like them, too!

Bill plants all kinds of things around their homes to make the area more attractive since he doesn't mow over these spots!

This is the first Rain Lily of the season!

 They are not only pretty-they smell pretty, too, and that is a rare treat here!

 Another plant that is happy out in the 'desert' is a multitude of cactus!

The fruit is growing on this one-

 And a new bloom is getting ready to open!

 There are Spanish Sword and sago palms,

 And this unknown scrub bush is blooming.

 When you are driving and see one of these pasture bushes in bloom-it looks like it is covered in bubbles!

See what I mean?!  I should look up what these are so we can all know!