80 degrees and smoky today. We went to the Gardens at Spring Creek.
The wrought iron arch in front of the Gardens at Spring Creek. Our first stop was the butterfly pavilion.
A garden spade door handle, butterfly's and exotic flowers in the butterfly pavilion.
Luna moth chrysalis's, and more butterflies in the butterfly pavilion. The blue flowers are blue gentians in the outside gardens. Fall blooming crocus, snow frosted hops and some purple seed pods.
Flowers in front of the amphitheater . The garden of eatin', a copper aspen wind sculpture and flowers in the gardens.
The amphitheater at the Gardens at Spring Creek. I took John out to dinner at the local Stuff it burger place. They have the best garlic parmesan fries.
Sunset from the burger place. I finished this basket. It is 8 x 1 1/2 inches. The center is a piece of fused cobalt dichroic glass with gold paw prints painted on top. Surrounded by woven seed beads. The beads are tiny orange cats. It is made from natural and dyed ponderosa pine needles and stitches with polyester cord.
A close up of the center and the tiny cat beads. My flowers that survived the snow storm last week.
Still dying needles. Denim Blue, light denim blue and this was neon green, but the needles came out kind of brown with neon green caps. Sunset tonight.
I have been experimenting with different blue dyes. Here are three different colors. They all came out looking the same. I have lots of blue needles, will make lots of blue baskets. Sunset tonight
Mandy and John came over for dinner. John smoked a pork shoulder and made home made BBQ sauce with fresh peach in it. Mandy brought a yummy salad, wine and ice cream. Good to see them. Dinner was delicious. I purchased some long leaf pine needles.
each bundle is 9 inches in circumference. I have been dying all my old needles, so I need some nice natural ones to go with them.
Sunset tonight looks a lot like last nights.
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