My World Is Full Of Color

It is getting warmer. The mornings and nights are still on the cool side but the fire two nights ago was quite possibly the last of the leftovers from the winter of '17. The late afternoon temperatures are dancing with the high 70's and by weeks end the low to mid 80's. So with that said the bodacious wild flower display we have enjoyed in the last four to six weeks will end.  Before they go here you are.

 

I will miss the delight of seeing the new blooms on my early morning walks in the back 21 with the Pyrenees Sherman and Yarrow. We have had a multi colored floral carpet under foot for so long it is hard to imagine that in short order this will all be gone and the native grasses turning brown for lack of rain and potential high 90 to 100 plus degree weather. 

But when one is a lover of color it dots our lives in more ways then natures offerings in the environment.  

This is my lovely offerings from Weaving Southwest http://www.weavingsouthwest.com/  
check them out and look for the Churro club . The skeins above are from several months of offerings for Churro Club members.

Look what Miss. Janet at the Armstrong Holiday Ranch deposited on the bed of my truck for our viewing pleasure. The rug to the left is out of cotton warp and flannel sheets stripped down and woven for a nice kitchen or bedroom rug. The one on the right is of multi colored blues in a baby soft chenille to park your wet tootsies on when a bit wet and fresh from tub or shower. Both are part of a graduation gift for a beloved grandson who is moving from home to start life on his own after the graduation in June.

But look there is more! Lori on the left (weaver of this piece) and Carol (the Vanna White of The Shed) are showing off Lori's piece woven on a two shaft loom that was gifted to her from a family she has known for years. The matriarch of the family was a weaver and the loom was hand made for her by her husband. Both of these homesteading originals from the 1960's have passed but the family children wanted Lori to have their Mama's loom. Sweet!

Miss. Janet hiding er acting as a human wall tapestry hanger with Lori's other piece on her new to her two shaft loom. By the way all the yarns in both of Lori's pieces are out of a super stash find at the local Discovery Thrift store which is run by the American Cancer Society.

Lori gets a closer look at the fantastic rug that we saw earlier on the bed of my truck.

What would a post from the farm be without a dose of cuteness? Little Trouble's kids are growing fast. But they are still cute as a bugs ear and entertainment center on the hoof.

Wilhelmina on the left and Waylon on the right. So yup so guessed it we have Waylon and Willie in the barn! And yes that is Mama on the right center photo bombing silly LaMancha ;-)