For me, August is the heart of summer; my birthday season and the season for fresh blueberries, fresh corn, chocolate cake, and a few gifts.
This year I planted tall zinnias out front, not knowing how tall they would be. We have the delight of seeing these giant blooms framed in our front window. I will have to remember this for next year!
Neighborhood – I am a person who loves the cracks in the sidewalk: the shadows, the textures, the shapes, randomness and spontaneity. Over the years, I have identified my favorite cracks. Some days new ones stand out as the shadows shift, as the angle of the sun changes, as the seasons turn. Some days my pace is slowed by all the distractions: the light, the shadows, the leaves, the bIooms. I just saw a yard filled with pearly everlasting and purple heather, and then down the street, ripening figs and apples, and bright yellow Rudbeckia; on I go. I stop to read all the poetry posts, and check the little free libraries, some days, finding gems from each that I take with me. My neighborhood is colorful and varied and changes every day; I never get tired of walking here.
Knitting – I finished knitting the Meadowlands Blanket for the Puddletown Knitters Guild service project – to be donated to an organization that helps foster children.
Meadowlands Blanket, made from Lion Brand Mandala Yarn
Quilting – I finished making the blocks, and started piecing the top for the Modern Quilt Studio Summer 2023 Mystery Quiltalong.
All the blocks
Partial quilt top assembly
Supermoon – I went out to photograph the supermoon rising, and instead caught the image of a ufo coming in for a landing on the elementary school roof (wink)…
We also went on a number of hikes in August – see next post…and it seems to be the season for this internet meme as well…
Margaret Quilts 