Embroidery 20200704

This embroidery is coming along almost like magic.  I only had a very sketchy idea about what is was going to look like.  And am continually surprised and pleased at what it looks like after I have been working on it.

Interesting insect 20200703

I saw this very unusual praying mantis by the beans this morning.  He looked just like the bean plants he was near with their dried up leaves.

Fabulous smell 20200702

This morning I smelt these flowers – a kind of jasmine – before I saw them and took this picture.  I wish I could put the smell in the picture.

One of our volunteers told me that the flowers don’t stay there very long.  When I went on my evening walk I found that most of the blossom was on the ground although there were still enough flowers for the smell to remain.

Beautiful things like these perfumed flowers and the water in the pond yesterday are very ephemeral.

Water in hte pond! 20200701

After rain yesterday afternoon and a lot of rain with a thunderstorm in the evening we finally saw water in the pond this morning.

By the evening, when I took a friend to have a look this puddle had disappeared.

Inviting rain 20200630

I love how Ganesha looks with this ‘beard’ of grass.  Apparently it is put there this time of year to help bring the rain.  The grass used is associated with rain because with its special roots it attracts/brings moisture to where it is growing. 

Beautiful blue 20200629

I noticed the butterfly bush had come into bloom today and took this close up picture.  It brings out the beautiful blue of the blossom in a way that I hadn’t noticed when I looked at the bush.

More time for embroidery 20200628

Without the video to worry about I was able to spend a lot more time today doing my embroidery.  I love how it is slowly evolving.