Well the clocks have all be turned back an hour, even on my car, morning came with clouds and the promise of rain today so I plan to spend most of the day stitching my newest projects.
Yesterday was a beautiful Fall day with cool crisp air and plenty of sunshine, my walk through Jervy Gantt park revealed a little bit of Autumn for us here in Florida.
Some of our leaves do change color though not enough stay on the trees when they do, the Sycamore tree's leaves turn brown and fall from the trees fast, some are just beginning to brown before falling.
These leaves are scattered on my lawn from late October through most of November, mostly from the house across the street, and the tree in my backyard. I just leave them there to be absorbed back into the earth though I do rake them every now and again pushing them under the shrubs for mulch.
More leaves on the walking path for me just seeing these few leaves lets me know Fall is here among all the green. I have lived in Florida since 1994, the constant green made me home sick for years until I finally started to notice the subtle changes, it was about 8 years in when I finally did notice the small changes like the green was less vibrant on the trees, and some trees turned yellow or orange but the leaves didn't fall from the trees.
My first 2 home in Florida were apartments the first with a wooded area with large oak trees behind our buildings like the one in the photo above. It wasn't until I moved into my current house that I really saw the change to Autumn. Still not a big change but enough to know the season has changed.
The crows and squirrels were quite active along my walk with these few characters chasing each other from post to post.
I walked around the pond and I swear the fish were following me all around the pond.
It is such a peaceful place to walk I often lose all track of time just watching the ripples on the water
some days I will take a few minutes and sit on one of the benches and take in all the sounds around me, basking in the quiet calm solitude of the place. I usually sit on the stone bench near the pond
Yesterday however there was a strong odor coming off the pond so I didn't linger too long just long enough to snap the photos.
The last photo I took yesterday was of the pine cone above and then this little squirrel on the side of the tree.
On the stitching front I am working on a new project and made good progress earlier in the week. Spirit Bear is being stitched on brushed cotton twill, I wanted to try a heavier fabric and have a yard on hand, so far I like stitching on the fabric and have no issues. So far I'm using DMC floss I plan to add some beads here and there, at some point I'm going to try some of the new sparkle floss (Etoile) but not sure yet. It measures about 8x10 inches with a lot of small details which should take me some time to stitch. When my fingers get sore I can pick up my crochet.
On my other new project I did use a bit of the Etoile floss on the dancing woman piece as well as some DMC Coloris and Light Effects.
I'm going to link up to Kathy's Quilts today for some Slow Sunday Stitching click the link and have a look to see what other talented bloggers are slow stitching today
https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2018/11/slow-sunday-stitching.html
And on Monday at Super Mom NO Cape
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Thank you for the pretty park pictures. What a peaceful and pretty place to walk. I like you embroidery. That bear looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteWonderful looking park. It's funny how our upbringing affects us. I grew up in the desert, and fall is my least favorite season, because I feel like everything is dying. I like that the citrus trees are green all year and produce fruit sometimes more than once, and in the time when the rest of the country is freezing. =) I'm guessing you grew up in an area with fall and grew to love it.
ReplyDeleteYour spirit bear is already amazing. I really like how he's developing, and can only guess at what he'll be like with more work. The dancing woman is also unique and appealing. Thanks for sharing on Super Mom No Cape.