and it grows in abundance around my sister Helen's cottage near wakefield quebec
it got its name from the red cap the british soldiers wore when they fought during the american revolution
the red cap is actually an algae living atop a green fungal part
they support each others metabolism and one would not survive very well without the other
they would certainly not look as beautiful either
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i love how they look like tiny red flowering trees in that last photograph
xo
but realizing we couldn't really reach it from land
you see it at the top edge of the land in the photograph
instead we just really enjoyed the walk through lichen encrusted stones
pale grasses and peat moss bogs spotted with pitcher plants
the provincial flower of newfoundland
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hope you enjoyed the saturday morning walk with me
i spent yesterday afternoon with lili, exploring the neighbourhood
she is so much fun
we found a fallen birds nest
she discovered what awesome sounds her little boot cladden feet make on the little bridge that covers the creek at the end of our cul de sac
she just wanted to stomp back and forth stopping once or twice to look at the flowing water
and see the ducks
she made some friends of some children that were walking home from school
she pointed out that they were all wearing knapsacks
:)
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i am so inspired by these displays of colour and texture
that I want to translate them into some sort of textile art
one day
have a lovely weekend
xo
m
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last week i could walk out onto the frozen pond to capture these images
but after a weekend of rain and warmth
i wonder if this will even be possible again this winter
don't forget to enter my blogbirthday giveaway
i am having fun reading how you came to find yourselves here
xo
m
tiny puff ball spirits, bedazzled pixie cups and giant galls
all ready for some midsummer eve's magic
:)
happy monday
m
taken while walking on water
frozen pond water that is
something i always enjoy
in the deep freeze of january
hope you enjoyed the early morning walk through happy valley
( yes, that is really what it is called)
there was not enough snow to snowshoe
but enough for some lovely photographs
and now the favour
i would love to have you comment or email me (subject: mood indigo)
with what words come to mind when you think of the colour blue
i need a great many replies
even one word will sufice
i will be using your answers
as part of my next art show
thank you