Patina Moon

The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking  over harbor and city on silent haunches  and then moves on. ~Carl Sandburg~ Fog. It's not something I've seen much of, growing up in the desert. So, I've been mesmerized by it's beauty over the last couple of days. Early this morning I grabbed my scarf, fingerless gloves and camera  and headed down to the waterfront park near our house to try  and capture this feeling. Lake Washington. A beautiful place to sit on a bench on the dock and see the Seattle skyline. But, not this morning. Only the soft sounds of the water lapping at the shore and far off voices from  a fishing boat lost in the fog. It's calm, it's cool,  and so peaceful. "This"  to me,  is what Autumn is supposed to be. It's what I used to daydream about and see in the glossy pages of  Coastal Livi...

On my early morning drive to work last week I noticed the  trees were beginning to show signs of fall. The autumn light and cooler days feel wonderful!   Even though there are clouds in this photo we still haven't had a drop of rain  in a record number of days now. I know it is coming though, so in the meantime I have been enjoying the sunny, 70 degree  temperatures.   This is a little side deck on our house where I like to do some crocheting or reading. That window is the window to my little art room, so I like to think of this area outside as an extension of my space, especially on nice days like this.   Here is a pair of fingerless gloves I crocheted using my favorite NFL team's  accent color.  Can you guess who that might be? LOL So, this is my room, the other side of that window.   I did a little bit of organizing and nesting in here the last couple of days. ...

It's that time of year again, wherever you go, wether it's the grocery store, Costco or  nursery there are Chrysanthemum's galore!   There's just something about these colorful seasonal flowers that makes me smile.  My mom always loved Mums...I think that has something to do with why I've decorated our deck and garden with them this year.  Do you have a favorite color of Mum? I love them all! Here is an image I found online for you to enjoy. (image source from Wikipedia)  Have a beautiful and most colorful week! Becca

It's pretty grey out this morning, so it's a good day to work on some of the  crochet projects I've started. *** This motif reminds me of a sand dollar.  "Thread Crochet"  is still challenging me, and I'm not ready to give up!  Making the little motif's are a great way to practice, and can be used in  so many different ways. I can see the close ups give away my imperfections and makes the thread  look a lot larger than it is.  (I'm using a size 10 crochet thread) The wonderful thing about blogging though, is the support and encouragement you receive and give with fellow bloggers!  This one...well let's just say it's been through a lot.   I think I've taken apart more rounds than I've finished.   Still, so many rounds to go here and hopefully once it's blocked it will look better.  I can't believe I'm determined to finish this one.  We will see!  ...

Last weekend our friends and neighbors took us out on their boat. We headed over to Lake Union and got to see some of Seattle's famous  floating homes. To begin our tour, I was so excited to see the floating home  That was made famous by the movie, Sleepless in Seattle! Can't you just picture Meg Ryan's character, Annie walking up to the door on the side of the house in the rain, only to notice that "Sam and Jonah" are on the water in a little row boat enjoying the day?  Can you tell it's one of my all time, favorite movies?    :-)  So, I will quit talking so much, and just let you see some of these unique homes  through my lens.  Love the bright colors... Artistic sculptures... I guess I'd need a little water taxi like this to take me to the  shore when I needed more art supplies. LOL ...