Flower Pictures

I thought it was time to do a little more enlarging and cropping art for you. Here is a section of one of the flower photos already posted. These are fennel seed pods and part of a petunia stem and flower bud.








The one below is more fennel with zinnias and leaves.






A closeup of zinnia leaves,
white zinnia petals in the
background, yellow and red
zinnias in the foreground with a bit
of petunia leaves peeping out.
















A couple of zinnia closeups for your enjoyment. Sorry the deep pink one
is a little blurred.
























Hope you've enjoyed looking at them.
The colors remind me of the Tropical Bird
roving that I was spinning a few weeks ago.

Yes!

I found it! After looking for days for the orange and green singles yarn, I found it while I was looking for something else--of course.











These photos really don't do justice to the colors in this blend. The photo below is a little more accurate. It is really pretty. While I was spinning it, I frequently thought of the term "day glow" that was popular for fluorescent colors back in the day (was that the '70's?). I still use it, but my kids think I'm nuts whenever I refer to something like "day glow orange." I don't believe that the folks at the fiber shop had given the color blend a name, so maybe I'll just call this yarn "Day Glow."





I think I'd like to add a little more twist, so before I ply the other two balls, I might redo the two that I've already plied. It just seems that it could use a little more twist. I plied these two balls while I was sitting out in the twilight watching the rabbits in their play pens. The light was not great and what I saw in the light of day the next morning seemed a little loosely plied. I've found that when I knit with yarn with this amount of twist, it seems to split easier, which is very annoying. In the long run, the time it will take to add a little more twist will make up for the annoyance when I start knitting with it.



I thought I'd leave you with this photo of a medley from the herb garden. I keep a little jar on the table on the front porch and put in whatever strikes my fancy. Today we have a little basil, fennel, zinnias, petunias, and surprise lilies. Although my herb garden isn't what it once was because I do not put the time into it that I did a few years ago, the lovely and fragrant things that come out of it always give me a smile and a source for Nature's art.