Walking on Stoney Ground Again

Yes, working with stones again

Stones sitting on stoney ground

We walk gravelly paths every day

the Rusty Pups and I

Young pups just fly over any rocky impediments

I, on the other hand, at my silver-haired age

have to carefully navigate my way over such obstructions!

Working with needle and thread is a commitment in time

It is like bringing up and loving a child

It all takes time but not only time

It takes love and patience

Loving the back as well as the front

Loving the mistakes as well as the perfection!

And so it flows

The colours of nature are sheer perfection

At this time of year here we get final burst of colour

Winter will bring whites and greys and soft blues

and happily Spring will bring us young greens and bright daffodil yellows.

 The Rusty Pups don't care what colour anything is

They just want to smell it....

 and eat it if we let them!

Sleeping Circles

Curling up into circles after a long walk

is a good thing to do

 Fixing a puppy bed circle

They take great delight in ripping out the stuffing

Fixing it was an hour I'll never get back!

Duct tape next time?

I reckon puppies would win over mighty duct tape!

Sometimes we prefer a semi-circle

I've found snippets of time to work on my beaver dam spiral

Working out how to best express the feeling of

water flowing through it.

Before I decide there will be some unpicking I expect

Always part of my process

Blending into autumn's woodland

Sniffing early morning smells

Not a circle

Nor a semi-circle

Just a bend in the road

The Solomon's Seal looking very yellow on a misty misty morning

 Leading the way back home

along an avenue of brambles.

Happy Thanksgiving to too of us in Canada.

We have so much to be grateful for

One generous person unknown to me

has been mowing the top of the dyke all summer long

Thank you for that.

It has made walking so much easier!

Brown Glorious Brown

Handy Hubby and I were photographing finished works

on the weekend.

As I hung this piece about woodpeckers and berries in our woods

I decided it wasn't finished!

So more stitching to be done.

I am noticing the deep rusty browns this year

and, if I show the slightest interest in something
the Rusty Pups have to come and investigate!

The marshlands are deep rusty brown in morning light

The RP's and I walked the dyke as a bright sun rose to the East.

They were happily trotting along when all of a sudden
they noticed our shadows walking alongside us.
This was a shock to my five month old pups.
They didn't like that at all at all.
To start off with they just wouldn't let me take another step!

re:FASHION.... a Connection Fibre Artists Show

Those of you living in Ontario

should go to The Wellington County Museum and Archives

in Fergus

to see the Connections Fibre Artists Show

re:FASHION

Each artist in our group

chose a fashion item from the museum's collection

and used their choice as inspiration

for their piece.

The museum staff have now created a wonderful show

of our works alongside their inspiration.

It's a beautiful museum gallery

It's a beautiful show.

Well worth a drive to Fergus!

My readers might recall me working on

'She Loved the Woods'

and

here is the dress from the Museum's collection

that inspired my piece.

Another source of photos is here

Many thanks to the staff of the

Wellington County Museum

not only for a great job

but also for

giving me permission to use their photos

of the show.