When I finished writing yesterday's post, I looked up from my typing to see this:
He wanted me to know that I hadn't opened the door for him yet. He needed to get outside right away and catch him some grub. There isn't much grub running around right now, but with persistence, he usually comes away with something. I love the way kitties wrap their tails around their feet to keep them warm. Unless they're Sadie...then, no tail. Maybe that's what makes her such a good snuggler.
After that, I did a little more work on Cricket.
About that time Matthew showed up. He wanted some help building a bed platform in the back of his van. I'll say more about that in just a minute. While he was there, I traced out the embroidery sampler for the February Stitch-Along.
Continuing on with my "gathering" efforts, the floss came a few days ago. Look at those pretty colors.
I'm not sure why I received two skeins of each color because I only ordered one. But, what the heck, right? It makes up for them leaving out a skein in a previous floss "kit" I ordered. We were traveling when I discovered I was missing one...and besides, it had been years (literally) since I'd ordered the kit. It didn't really seem fair to go complaining so far down the road. And since we were traveling, we were even literally "far down the road."
I was all set to do the tinting on my sampler too, but then I watched Meg Hawkey's video about how to tint with pencils and realized I still needed a few art supplies. I'll have those in a couple of days, and then I'll finish it off and have it ready for stitching.
So the guys took off to buy some lumber, and I took off on a walk. The only green thing growing (aside from moss) is the forest of sword ferns or polystichum munitum, if you insist on using their snotty botanical name. These guys carpet the sides of the road and the forest floor.
There wasn't much to see on yesterday's walk. We were above the clouds, and so I walked up to the top of our hill. Along the way, I noticed the colors in the bark of these wild cherry trees.
As I passed by my neighbor horse and mule, the human neighbor, Larry, was out doing some things in his yard. Even though I held up the horsey treats and shook the bag, they were much more interested in whatever he was doing. I walked on. Getting closer to the top, I startled these guys. There were four of them in all, and they took off running. But then I started talking to them, and they came back. I would have given them the horsey treats, but I don't know who owns them, and I need to ask permission. So anyway...all I did was take pictures of them. Sorry about the fence. I was afraid if I walked closer, I'd scare them again.
This one seemed particularly curious and came right up to the fence to eat his grass, eyeing me all the way.
It was a little foggy at the top of the hill, and so I couldn't take a picture. On the way down, I stepped out of the mist and was able to catch this shot. I had to hold the camera high over my head to get above the fence there. Kind of a weird shot, but it's what I saw.
When I got back to the house, I did a little more work on Cricket. It helps to have the ears there, and Cricket is starting to emerge.
That gave me the boost I needed to stay motivated, and so I added the ear on the other side.
That's where I left it for the day. Today I'll start adding in more details around the ears and filling in the face.
After that, I went outside to see what the guys were doing. They'd finished the platform and loaded in the mattress. Matthew is pretty excited about it because he can sit up on the mattress (rather than needing to duck his head), and there's also storage space under the platform. He's getting his van ready to do some traveling when the weather warms up.
It's a chilly morning, and so I think I'll snuggle under the blankets with Sadie and do some work on my slow-stitching project. I need to get something going in the slow cooker and do some housework. Other than that, I'll just continue on with Cricket's pawtrait. Probably I'll take a break from that and make another block for the Christmas Countdown sew-along.
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