Sylvia's Simple Shots

My one and only trip to the Legislative Grounds this summer.  

The pools seem to be back up and in operation but there is still quite a bit of construction taking place.

The birds and the flowers carry on no matter the situation.

Love this purple flower not sure what it is.

The crows were creating fine silhouettes.

The high bush cranberries are not yet ready to pick.

The Sea Captain's Wife by Beth Powning is the book I finished this week.

Azuba Galloway grows up on the Bay of Fundy and dreams to leave it shores to travel the world. When she meets and marries Nathaniel Bradstock, a veteran sea captain she is sure her dreams will come true.  But their first child is born, her sea life is put on hold. In the small town, Azuba forms a friendship with the local minister and the company is welcomed.  But the locals suspect shenanigans. As a result, Azuba and the child join the captain on his next journey.

The journey is beset with challenges - confined spaces, taking orders from the Captain, ferocious storms, a female living in a male world and food shortages. 

The marriage survives but just barely! 

This is a cottage jacket I purchased while I was still working.

The cuffs were getting ratty and worn.  

It was time todo something about it before they were beyond repair.

I used some of my newly acquired stitching skills to firm up the edge and add some pretties as well.

Maybe I should have used something other than embroidery cotton but it will help for a while.

The ReUse Center always provides surprises.

I found a wonderful pair of pinking shears made in Japan.

They cut very well.

They need a bit of oiling and I am sure will serve me well for years to come.

I bought a chalk pencil from Michaels and some stencils to help me create uniform patterns for sashiko stitching.

I am still trying to figure out how to add embellishments to my linen coasters.

After check out the internet chalk pencil was one of the choices to transfer patterns but easily removed.  I don't want to wet my coasters.

 

Mosaic Monday - Water & Sculpture

I was feeling like a change of pace this week so I chose not organic subject matter.  The large metal sculpture on the left is at the new structure at the entrance of our zoo.  The top centre is the corner of the wading pools at the Legislative Buildings.  The top right is of the large fountain at the LEG and this is of where the water coming down meets the pool and creates this netherland place.  The bottom right is of a fountain just down from my place which has leaves on it's basin and I caught the drops leaving the edge.  The bottom centre is of a in ground water feature near the LEG which is new this year.  It creates a splash park effect as a series of these water spouts start slowly and increase in height to about 5-6 feet tall.  Each circle has LED lights which are likely lit up at night.  Very Cool!

Submitting to Mosaic Monday host by Judith at Lavender Cottage.

Blues Mosaic

I prepared this mosaic then was reminded that Mosaic Monday is on a break till next week so I'm posting it anyway.

I decided to go with blues. I placed a sky with clouds as my background. I took this hosta flower this week. I found the edges of the petals looked like a photo filter but this is just how I took it with a bit of a crop.  The fountain was looking good and feeling cool.  The last of my fresh saskatoon berries for breakfast on this last week.  The blue fountain in the park a couple of blocks away.  The sound of moving water is so terrific.  This large purple blue flower was in a flower bed close enough to the sidewalk so as to not invade their yard to take the picture.

Enjoy your week!