This time there is a pale pink Morning Glory flower with an 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.
After the rain the doormat looked stained and moldy.
Closer inspection revealed the stain was moss.
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.
On first glance I thought one of the pale pink morning glories I grew from harvested seed, was in bloom.
But…
a closer look revealed a primrose flower and morning glory foliage!
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.
Blooming and about to bloom–
Cutting Taken From the Trapped Cactus is Blooming in My Succulent Garden
Trapped Cactus
Our Agave Piercing Itself
Agaves in Neighborhood
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.
My gloves don’t appear too damaged.
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.
The tools that I use to cut the hardware cloth and the removed tape.
And a few blisters.
My palm tonight after a day working, making dinner, and washing dishes.
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.
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.
Each year I make an anniversary piece, somewhat of a 3-D greeting card.
2″ x 5.25″ x .75″
1/4″ Hardware Cloth, Wool, Metal Washers, Pennies
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.
