Tag Archives: the unknown craftsman

while i was away…

i got back to beauty.

ladybugs danced on a log in the woods near the creek

ladybug log home

in fact, they had made a nest in an old rotting log about 20 feet long. millions of them i imagine.  what a sight!

more ladybugs

i ate wild blackberries from the canoe as i floated and read my book…

ate berries from the canoe

traveling, the mind wanders

traveling

i hiked with trevor in woods, meadows, and along creeks in the wilds of the sierra national forest.

hiking

i explored some history of the local area. this word, painted on an old patch of asphalt and buried under inches of pine needles and oak leaves, long abandoned deep in the woods was from a girl scout camp in the 40’s and 50’s. it was funny to see it like this. perhaps it was reserved for me that day.

reserved?

i gathered cattails from the ponds edge…

cattails

and made some dinner!

cattails for dinner

patched fisherman jeanshere, fishermen need jeans, not coats. so i did a little patchwork.

handsome fisherman

my, the fishermen here are handsome!!

fisherman talk

i made a windchime with some rusty bits found on a hike. it takes a stiff breeze but sounds wonderful if hung on a thin weak limb.

rusty bits windchime

the view from up high- Vernal Falls, Yosemite.  crashing water rainbows and emerald pools

from high places

and higher still! view from the top

and higher still-from the top

we found out we have friends in high places too

friends in high places

on the eve of darkness-we start to settle in to watch the sky and the Perseid Meteor Shower

meteor shower eve

a small impression of the wonder seen

impressions of a meteor shower

practical too, for patching where the mice had chewed the outdoor cushions. made of memories

IMG_1755

time to stitch and think too

stitching and thinking

a feather found, an old indigo cloth -which path to take?

thinking of jude's cloth