Archive for April, 2020

Cactus Flowers

Monday, April 27th, 2020

Cactus Flowers


Blue Flowers

Saturday, April 25th, 2020

Cerinthe

Cerinthe

Iris

Iris

Nigella

Nigella

Passion Vine

Passion Vine

Tragopogon porrifolius

Tragopogon porrifolius


Nasturtium and Poppies

Friday, April 24th, 2020

Nasturtium
Nasturtium

Nasturtium

Poppies
Poppy

Poppy

Poppy


Pause to Let Your Eyes Adjust

Monday, April 20th, 2020

Every time I walked by this piece, I couldn’t remember the name and code used.

Pause Piece

I looked through my files and found the piece support materials. The title and code is Pause to Let Your Eyes Adjust.

The Code
Pause Piece Code

The Code in Color (tan yarn is used in place of cream)
Pause Piece Color Code

Upper Layout
Pause Piece Upper

Pause Piece Upper

Detail of Broken Triangle Bits of Mirror
Pause Piece Mirror

Middle Section
Pause Piece Middle

Lower Layout
Pause Piece Bottom

Pause Piece Lower

Signature–Perforated Disk

Pause Signature Disk

Materials List
Birch branches and twigs–symbol of health, wisdom, safety, public office.
Other materials–1/4″ hardware cloth (45×99 squares), wool yarn, mirror, cotton duck for back. Bargello embroidery patterns.


Red-Breasted Nuthatch

Monday, April 13th, 2020

A new visitor has been coming to our bird feeder. Difficult to take a photo because it doesn’t stay still very long and is too far away.

The bird quickly enters the bird feeder, snags a seed, exits, and flies into the oak or pine trees.

Red-Breasted Nuthatch

We built the bird feeder out of a wire-coated basket and some scrap wood. We hoped the wire would keep out the squirrels.

Squirrel in bird feeder

Squirrel in bird feeder

Today I was able to capture a photo of the visitor, not a great one. But it was good enough that I could use it to identify the bird.

Red-Breasted Nuthatch

Red-Breasted Nuthatch

Audubon

Canadian Wildlife Federation, Hinterland Who’s Who

Las Pilitas Nursery–California Native Plants


Succulent Garden After the Rain

Monday, April 6th, 2020

Succulent Garden

Succulent Garden

Succulent Garden

Succulent Garden

Succulent Garden

Succulent Garden

Succulent Garden

Succulent Garden

Succulent Garden

Succulent Garden

Succulent Garden

Succulent Garden

Trapped Cactus Bud

Untrapped Cactus, One of Three Buds