Time Stitched

I do believe Summer tried to burst forth by the end of the week

Though I am still wearing a jacket on my early morning walk.

We went to friends for a delicious curry dinner

and good conversation.

That beige pile of stitching is supposed to be poppadoms!

Flowing whites and blues for our foggy beach visit.

Next morning on the dike

Rusty Pups and I spied an eagle fishing for breakfast

then we went home and attacked our garden weeds.

Still more attacking to do!

A day of rain

A day of stitch

A Heron flew right over my head on the dike

I felt if I stood on tippy toes I might touch him.

Later that day lots of us got together for a party

celebrating the life of a friend.

Our morning walk sometimes takes longer

today it was because of dolphins.

Wish I could have seen through the water

for they were obviously being very clever

corralling a school of fish.

Blue Waters

Watery Rhythms

echo through our veins

Watery blues

calm an over-active mind

Sea breezes

clear the cobwebs from our lungs

Water

brings life

Three Little Beauties

Chris made three little bowls

and gave them to moi.

I said I would keep threads in them...

...but they make a nice home for some special objects.

Walking Into The Sun and alongside Eagles

the railway line used to run along atop the dike here.

It makes for a nice flat walk!

I spied the marshland was full of white polka dots

spider webs caught in the morning sun.

Wild flowers were stretching up to greet the morning sun.

An eagle perched upon a huge rock

that only reveals itself at low tide...

looking for a fishy breakfast.

First Beach Trip of The Year

We sometimes come in Winter

but not this year.

On a bright and sunny Tuesday

we decided it was time.

It was 25 degrees celsius at home.

About a kilometre from the beach

the fog came in and dropped the temperature to 16c.

At low tide it was quite a walk

to actually get to see the sea.

And we had the beach to ourselves.

Driving home we noticed

that band of fog had crept up St. Mary's Bay

nearly obliterating the Digby Neck.

The Longest Day Scratched

A Summer solstice week

 Every leaf on every tree is surely out by now.

Tuesday was not only a rainy day

but a sad one too

for a dear friend back in England passed away.

Sylvia was our very first neighbour back in 1969.

She took us newly-weds under her wing

actually more like adopted us into her lovely family.

We were great friends for forty-seven years

and will miss her so very much.

My garden is a wilderness of gigantic weeds!

Thursday the sun came out and I went to quilt guild.

Scraps from the cutting room floor

We celebrated the Summer Solstice at dinner with friends

followed by a sizzling chat around the bonfire.

Steve gave us some basil plants

which are now planted in a sunny spot.

I was stitching basil after dinner when

our woodsman arrived with next winter's wood.

Quickly added things that could be taken for logs!

Peta The Thermofax Queen!

My hostess in Kingston

owns a Thermofax machine

and

a business making thermofaxes for us textile artists.

You can find her at

www.petabailey.com

I know I will be ordering from Peta

I know best results come from black and white

I'm having a hard time choosing

which ones I would get the most use out of

Probably not a good candidate....

but then again...why not!

I would be looking for repetition 

across a piece of fabric

perhaps discharged

perhaps coloured.

Who knows!

But I will make a decision

and order some.