Capturing that elusive magic.
Nature dreaming, unanswerable questions, a beautiful tribute, multi-talented artists, a fun guessing game...
Welcome! In this week’s issue…
A name for water’s color, honoring through unfinished projects, Julie Crawford’s creative offerings, an owl’s elusive magic, guardians on the foothills, and…
Now, where in the USA is that? Interview with the prolific yarn artist, try and guess the name, and a globe, not of the world, but of Tokyo!
Handmade lace the size of multi-story buildings, painting with pieces of straw, and is this the ultimate veggie burger?
Stunning images of space, courtesy of the Hubble, this could be a new way to have an adventure, and an escape room from the comfort of your computer.
And, happy Sunday!
As promised, your weekly dose of nature. 😊 I thought you might enjoy this video I took of the water rushing over the weir.
And of course, I had to share an update on my favorite spot to walk, the Billabong. Now the weather is much cooler, especially in the mornings.
So I tend to go for a walk in the afternoons, when it’s sunnier and warmer!
I spotted a bird standing watch on this old log. From what I researched, it’s a Great Egret (Ardea alba.) Did you know its bill turns black when breeding?
The light on the water was beautiful a few days ago.
And I also thought you might like this little video of the Great Egret and its surrounds. Can you hear the other inhabitants of the billabong?
Before we begin, here are last week’s top recommendations.
- shares some lovely spreads from her latest visual journal.
Many generous people with food to spare are willing to share! Find them on sites like Freedge, Falling Fruit, and Little Free Pantry.
A lovely man, and an incredible painter.
Here are my posts from the past week.
What To Knit Next: Try something different.
Yarnsiders’ Pet Of The Week: Dante The Cat.
What To Crochet Next: For the love of nature and vintage.
Fiber Friday: New self-discoveries!
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Now for this week’s recommendations…
What color do you call the water?
A seemingly simple question, with a variety of possible answer. Perfect material for a thoughtful writer and artist like
to tackle.She touches on something fascinating I had no idea about! As mentioned:
Homer, famously, said nothing about a blue sea in either the Iliad or its companion piece the Odyssey. Instead, a ‘wine-dark’ sea appears over a dozen times in these two epic poems of islands and voyages.
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop of blue.
Nor is the sea blue in ancient Hebrew or Assyrian texts, in the Icelandic sagas, the Koran, the Hindu Vedas or the Mahabharata…
Does not being able to name the color blue really mean it is unseeable?
In honor of unfinished projects, and people gone too soon.
has a beautiful piece where she turns a tapestry into a stylish project bag, but there’s so much more to the post than that.This quote at the end resonated with me.
“It always makes me a little sad, to see half-finished objects in charity shops. Did no one in that person’s family want to help them by finishing their last work-in-progress on their behalf? Maybe no one else in the family had the skills or interest. I empathize with the deceased sewist, and want to make sure their last creative legacy is utilized, even if it’s not in the original form intended. To turn tapestry into project bags, for fellow sewists to enjoy, feels like a fitting end to the story of that project, and a way to honor an anonymous creative person.”
The many creative offerings of Julie Crawford.
Julie Crawford is a knitter, beautiful embroider, and finder of many good recommendations, reads, and recipes for food and craft.
She creates embroidery kits, tutorials, a course on how to embroider your knits, and even writes poetry! Her blog is very well worth exploring.
Capturing the elusive magic of the owl.
Have you ever seen an owl in the wild? If you have, consider yourself lucky! It’s such a rare, and magical experience.
They’re one of my favorite birds, and I loved the brief time many years ago when some nested in my garden. They were adorable!
shares my fascination with these stunning creatures, and has a delightful essay where he shares his pictures of them.Fire on the mountainside and guardians in the foothills.
writes beautifully about her adventures in and around Tucson, Arizona, accompained by lovely photos.It’s such a stark, yet stunning area of the world. As she mentions:
“I left untraceable footprints across stony mountain trails flanked by memorial crosses. I witnessed sunsets casting the foothills in new-minted copper, which flamed gloriously, then quietly flickered out.”
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