June ... in the yellow garden

It's been a crazy busy week with lots of focus on website issues so no time for anything crafty.

I'm probably one of the very few people in the province who were actually happy to have a week of rain - as I didn't have time to be outside. And the garden is happy too ... it was getting a little dry.

So, before I take the evening off to answer the purple beads that have been calling to me, I thought we'd have a stroll through the garden.

Things definitely feel a little behind schedule, but we are currently in the early yellow phase.

Evening primrose, Yellow loosestrife, ground seedum and Ladies Mantle are all flowering yellow at the moment.

And ... to break things up ... just a hint of pinky purple.

A Nice Sky

It was a lovely sky tonight. Just before I was able to get out with a camera, it was almost perfectly striped with pink on blue. A very nice blanket pattern I thought.

Of course, if I were to make a blanket it would more likely come out like this! I couldn't resist playing a bit with saturation levels and etc. 'Fun with Sky Art'

With any luck the dramatic skies are signally the end of the "ugh" weather and we can get on with this Spring the calendar has been promising. The garden is ... slowly starting ... and will have benefited from all the rain.

On the crafting front I have been tinkering with a few things - a crocheted tote, some new necklaces, cards and gift tags, and more ornaments with beads. Updates soon.

Speaking of blanket patterns:

• Granny Stripe Blanket (craftzine.com)