Rain On My Parade

So I think I will mix my metaphors and make lemonade.  Every year, the lovely display of bearded iris is attacked by spring rains.  Some of the irises end up collapsed and sad.  I generally prefer my flowers in their  natural state, as natural as plopped between my garage and the cracking blacktop is.  But once the rain batters the flower stalks into submission, they look much better cut and in a vase.  So I enjoy them inside.  In a desperate attempt to convince you I keep a neat house, I cleared off space on the dining room table and set up the vase.  Not a terrific picture but you get the idea.  Maybe later, I'll pick up some complementary flowers and greens to flesh out the scrawny vase.  It will be a good antidote to all this dreary and unseasonably cold crap weather we've got going on around here.  Now, if you want a good weather, really cheery and uplifting post, mosey on over to Margene's.   I left with a smile on my face and hope you do, too.

My simple little brainless scarf is progressing.  It's a great little project for those odd moments of waiting when I really don't want to wait.  It's also perfect for an evening of stitch n bitchin.  I can concentrate on the chat without messing up a challenging pattern.  Lousy photo but the texture on this scarf is exciting!  It's pure angora, natural blue.  This is the first time I'm knitting pure angora just for me. I'm thinking an ear warmer to match is in order, too.  Interesting that the random grabbing of fiber in the spinning process is resulting in those areas of big stripe.  I'm still leaning towards dyeing this when it's done, something bright and vivid, probably cherry red.  While I very much like the natural color, I have enough silvery grey going on in my hair.  A cheery cherry will complement that well.   With this weather, I'll find cheery wherever I can!

Comments

[midnightbunny]

The scarf you are knitting is beautiful ... simple or not. :) Kudos to you always, and added kudos for making lemonade out of life's sometimes given "lemons." :)

[Patti]

Ok, I have a question for you. I was watching an old CSI, and they found fibers they said were pure angora from goats. Now, are there angora goats? I thought bunnies were angora and cashmere was goats. I'm wrong? (and typing angora over and over makes it start to look spelled wrong - angora angora angora)

[Leslie]

Angora is angora is angora!

Bearded iris are beautiful anywhere! My iris usually survive the rains and wind, but my poor peonies look like battered housewives after a few days of bloom!