It's That Time of Year

I am cooking up black Walnuts

and fighting off the squirrels

who consider them a great delicacy.

Hanging on the bird feeder to dry are

an old doily

some overdid pink linen

and cheesecloth.

I like to remember to put in a piece of cheesecloth

in my dye pots

because I often stitch it to the back of my work

so that people can just get a glimpse of the 

stitching on the reverse.

Diane and I have also been pressing leaves

and steaming them amidst bundles of papers.

This one...a bit yellow for me

but love the blue curve.

I tried to keep notes but can't remember!

Now, this sheet is my course!

Love it.

I remember the tiny leaves were blueberry leaves.

Do you see the Maple keys?

Nice clear prints of them and the Japanese Maple Leaf.