June-uary

brrrr.

It's been a chilly June so far... highest so far was 70 something, and I still had jeans and a sweater on.

But that is typical weather here in the PNW, where they say summer weather does not begin until July 4th.

Spending a ton of time working outdoors and knit, knit, knitting.

Oh, and taking photos.

 Garden is in full swing this year... but I have had nothing to do with it. 

Paul and Eve have been working hard... 

Here is the greenhouse with the chicken coop on the left.

(Click on any photo to see a larger version)

 Paul mowing between rows... shown is our 4 rows of garlic! yum.

LOTs of garlic this year.

  This is a shot of some of the garden with the hoop house. 

Plants are still babies and hard to see in the photo.

 The Rhododendrons are amazing this year. Pinks and purples...

 This shot was taken from the deck. I realized the lupine and Rhodies were the same colors.

 Here are the Rhodies from the other side of the pond. 

I love how the colors reflected in the water.

 The giant walnut tree by the house almost has it's full leaves. 

The Yellow Flag iris are blooming around the pond. 

It looks like a Matisse painting.

 Paul and I spent a lot of time last evening sitting on the dock and absorbing the evening energy.

I am always enthralled with the reflections in the water. So I took a few shots.

The clouds were a smokey, dusky blue, even more so with the pond colors underneath.

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.

XO 

Friday Photos~

Photos~

An attempted nap. Laid there and played with my phone and instagram.

Never actually slept. Brain would not stop.

My patio chair cushions were looking grimy. bleck.

New cushions average $30 each! and I need 6. ouch.

So I researched fabric spray paint.

I chose Simply Spray brand from Amazon.

Averaged $10 per can (with shipping and tax)... 

not cheap but less than replacing and easier than sewing covers... 

It took about one full can per pillow, as some seemed to absorb into the fabric.

Be sure to choose a color that compliments the original color as some does blend through, it's better to work with it rather than against it.

I chose a dark grey to go over the tan. The colors of DIRT.

Boring, but practical. I will add color with throw pillows.

I still might stamp something on them, maybe... but it will be subtle.

 Paul found a spot on the pigs that, when rubbed, causes them to plunk over on their sides.

He finds this extremely amusing.

 Here is the progression of our workshop we are building off the back of the barn. 

As of Wed. the 26th.

Roof is ready for metal. 

Walls are sooner easy for windows and metal siding... 

If you look close you can see Paul, grinning.

Eve is taking 'before' photos of the garden plot that is to become 

the Battle Ground Community Garden (Facebook link). 

She is setting up their blog (blog link) and volunteering to prepare and mentor.

Yesterday I did some creativity exercises with myself.

Made some Rex Ray and Matisse inspired paper collages. 

The girls had to climb the barn walls and sit in the rafters.

Had. To.