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one last post before i head east, chasing the hurricane (just kidding), driving my youngest out to university in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I am hoping we will have some ocean beach time and I have heard that the beach combing is best after a storm:)
xo
margie
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic.
it isn't everyday that your sister travels a great distance to spend her birthday week with you. But I am so happy she did!
we celebrated a little early because tonight we are going to enjoy the musical show, billy elliot in Toronto.
Happy birthday Kathy!!!
with a little bit of moss and minerals thrown in for good measure.
oh and a lovely caterpillar I called harlequin
xo
m
I just realized I am sharing some of my favorite habitats in ontario with you this week. The amazing thing is that I can find almost all of them within an hour or two drive from my home. Today I am featuring an area we discovered on the weekend where we imagined if we had been there at sunrise or sunset the moose would have been munching on moose moss ( aka dr suess , thidwick the bighearted moose) and another area the artist monet would certainly have found inspiring that my daughter nick named frog town.
i call these plant studded logs, floating gardens.
cardinal flowers are so gorgeous
pickerel weed
pond love
xo
m
Especially if the bog was as magical as the one my daughter, tamara and I found on the weekend. It was the cotton grass in full bloom that made it look like something right out of a fairy tale book. Funny how I was not the only one exploring bogs on the weekend.
I added the spider bit to the title just incase you are not a big fan of these eight legged marvels. I got up close and personal with a few different spiders this weekend , thankfully, all outdoors. They are so beautiful once you get to know them and one of them below even looks like he could be a cartoon character. ( he made me laugh). Yet , if you are too fearful, focus on the natural macro scenery which was also spectacular or just skip this post entirely. I don't mind. I promise there will be cuter creatures from the weekend in some future posts.
My daughter and I saw a place where they were carving totem poles and wondered if there has ever been a totem pole carved with a spider on it. If you know of one, please do let me know.
sunlight
moonlight
indigo
shibori
slow stitching
good company
peace
signing off for a slow stitching sort of weekend
xo
m
I have noticed that my most recent natural dyed crochet covered stones and bamboo pebbles are reflecting the change in light and air that come with august in ontario. This week I can say summer is starting to slowly wave goodbye.