Archive for May, 2019

Morning Glory and Evening Primrose

Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

This time there is a pale pink Morning Glory flower with an Evening Primrose.

Morning Glory and Evening Primrose

Both plants were grown from harvested seed; from plants originally grown from seed.

Previous post about mistakenly thinking a Morning Glory was blooming. It was an Evening Primrose.

Evening Primrose


Calochortus–South Hills California Central Coast

Monday, May 27th, 2019

Calochortus

Calochortus

Calochortus

Calochortus

Calochortus

Calochortus

Calochortus

Calochortus

Calochortus

Calflora Information on Wild California Plants

Pacific Bulb Society

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service


Collected Pine Needles

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019

Collected Pine Needles


Doormat and Moss

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019

Moss Doormat

After the rain the doormat looked stained and moldy.

Moss Doormat

Closer inspection revealed the stain was moss.

Moss Doormat

After a quick mist of water it became this!

The moss is so small it did not seem possible to get an in focus photo. Really should purchase a camera.


Morning Glory, Evening Primrose

Tuesday, May 21st, 2019

On first glance I thought one of the pale pink morning glories I grew from harvested seed, was in bloom.

But…

Morning Glory Evening Primrose

a closer look revealed a primrose flower and morning glory foliage!

Morning Glory Evening Primrose

That would be the evening primrose I grew from seed several years ago. Lovely flower and a plant great at making more plants.

I transplanted a few plants under the fruit trees. Now they are a grand cover spanning the entire orchard.

Evening Primrose


Not Easter or Christmas

Monday, May 20th, 2019

Blooming and about to bloom–

Easter Cactus

Christmas Cactus


Trapped Cactus

Saturday, May 18th, 2019

Trapped Cactus

Cutting Taken From the Trapped Cactus is Blooming in My Succulent Garden

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus


Agaves

Saturday, May 18th, 2019

Agave Piercing Itself

Our Agave Piercing Itself

Agave Piercing Itself

Agaves in Neighborhood

Agave In Neighborhood

Agave In Neighborhood

Agave In Neighborhood


Thoughts, Words… In Progress

Thursday, May 16th, 2019

Today I cut 330 plus pieces of hardware cloth for my Thoughts/Words… piece. The extra pieces are to replace blocks that are not quite right. Sometimes when trimming a block it is possible to break the joint. A broken joint can result in shredded fiber and make it difficult to bind the block. Also, the wire is sharp and can cause wounds.

Hardware Cloth

My gloves don’t appear too damaged.

Gloves

This is how I had my hand taped. I kept adding tape when areas felt a bit stingy. The clear plastic tape on my palm is a horrible product. It gets sticky and leaves a sticky residue after it is removed.

Hand Taped

The tools that I use to cut the hardware cloth and the removed tape.

Removed Tape

And a few blisters.

Hand Blisters

My palm tonight after a day working, making dinner, and washing dishes.

Hand This Evening

Not as annoying as a month after hand surgery. Apparently, when you are told to work as much as you feel up to, they really mean an hour a day, not 6-8 hours per day.

Blue Hand

The result was the inability to work for nearly two months. And certain activities are still challenging. Last week I had a steroid injection to break up the scar tissue. After the bruise and sting went away, my hand is behaving more like a healthy hand.

I really should have spread out the repetitive cutting of hardware. Funny how when you get in the zone, you just keep working.

So, tomorrow I will spend part of the day cutting and perforating 330 pieces of roofing felt. Maybe begin assembling the blocks.


2019 Anniversary Piece

Thursday, May 16th, 2019

Each year I make an anniversary piece, somewhat of a 3-D greeting card.

2019 Anniversary Piece

2″ x 5.25″ x .75″
1/4″ Hardware Cloth, Wool, Metal Washers, Pennies

2019 Anniversary Code Blocks

Hardware Cloth .25″ X 1.5″ x .25″
Undyed Wool–Brown Dots, Tan Dashes, Cream Spacers.

The background pieces make the code 0527.

0 is 5 Dashes; 5 is 5 Dots; 2 is 2 Dots and 3 Dashes; and 7 is 2 Dashes and 3 Dots.
3 Spacers are placed between each component of the date. Two vertical lengths of cream yarn were inserted through the blocks and bound into the frame.

This is the first time that I stacked code pieces. I really like the result. What if instead of a piece that can be held in your hand, the scale is 5 or 6 feet? Could use my stash of rope in place of yarn. Something to think about.

1983 Penny

2019 Penny