1 Crane
Just about to sit down and eat my lunch when I noticed this crane fly on the patio
doors - raced upstairs to get my camera and it was still there!
Funny after I took this photo I've not seen any more but have seen
lots of mobile cranes driving along.
2 Ring
Can you guess where this concrete ring came from? If you live with an engineer/DIY man
then you might see one.... it was attached to the front of the washing machine drum.
Yes, our washing machine died and he found the drum had become perforated
so impossible to repair. We had to race out and order a new one.....
3 Set
Here is the crochet roll I made to keep my set of crochet hooks in.
I was on a day course years ago and make the appliqued panel.
Later I used it to make my crochet hook roll.
Luckily I had some lengths of Kumihimo braid I'd made many
moons ago as well as some nice chunky beads.
Perfect for my needs.
4 Light
My alternative Christmas tree I made last year
complete with red lights!
It is a branch from an ash tree, yarn bombed along
each branch and then 'decorated' in my style!
Rather than a 'fairy' or star at the top of the
tree I have an owl glove puppet.....
5 Bow
Jeepers, all I could think of was Beloved's cross bow..... ornamental object!
6 Spring
Well done Beloved for finding me this huge spring; it was destined to
be a new set of springs on a garage door at the old house but never
were fitted. My foot (size 5) is for scale.
7 Open
How it is, whenever we are out and come across a closed gate, I volunteer to open it, wait for
him to drive through and then close it? I am such a wonderful wife as I do this no matter
what the weather is doing... Once I had to open a gate and some sheep escaped... I had
to go and knock on the farm door; they were not impressed; thankfully no sheep
just rain when I fought with the above gate.
8 Grand
I present my GRAND Design.... the wooden bridge over the stream at the bottom of our garden
(I call it the Zambezi) is rotten but I still find it useful, visually and for resting plants, tools etc
on or grabbing hold to as I step down into the Zambezi on the far right of the bridge.
We found a big slab of reconstituted stone here and Beloved laid it across the water for me.
At the far end was a slope up; no problem getting up but coming down (with a dodgy knee)
when it is wet, was awkward. So I built a series of steps; then I spotted another slope to the
far right and made some more steps. The second photo does not show it clearly
but where the word PATH is, was a slope and I kept sliding down to the plants
on the left so I got my border spade out and about 90 minutes later I had a rough
and ready path. I can't believe why I did not create this path ages ago.
Already I am wearing the steps and path out.
9 Park
Where we live, we are within striking distance of the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and so
much more. We have all these beautiful PARKS to enjoy. Here we are descending into Malham
with tantalising glimpses of Malham tarn. I'd hate to live where it was all flat.
I'm not a bicycle rider so give me the hills and dales!
10 Own Choice
A few weeks ago the grass in our fields was cut and baled. The day before it was baled
we walked up the long field and I nearly stepped on this juvenille curlew. I did not want to disturb
it so just did a quick snap (hence the slight blurriness) and walked away.
I estimated it to be at least 7" (18 cm) long. Usually I use my foot for scale
but I thought it inappropriate to use it that day.
That beak has a lot of growing to do yet.
Well that's my offerings for this month.
Now I must go and look at everyone else's photos. Don;t forget you can click here to see other people joining in with Hawthorn this month.
