Recap
Mom generously bought some patio furniture for us from Plow and Hearth. It arrived weekend before last, and we've really enjoyed it. That translates into less computer time for me in the evenings. We've had lovely weather for the most part, so Joel and I have eaten dinner outside most evenings, watching the birds and other critters. I've been knitting outside as well and it's really been quite relaxing.
As dusk fell last night, I thought I'd take my laptop out and check e-mail. I heard something rustle through grass and tree branches. I heard whatever it was move south a little. It made too much noise to be Mr. Groundhog or a rabbit. I looked up to see a young deer in our garden. We had fresh corn for dinner, and Joel put the shucks and corncobs next to the compost bin to decompose. The deer sniffed at it, nibbled, and moved on. Slowly. When the wind shifted, the deer would lift its head and look towards me. I kept still-- it could probably smell my scent in the wind. The deer walked through the garden and over to the edge of our property to eat leaves off the trees on the property border. I do love watching them on their spindly legs. Graceful and a little awkward all at the same time. Yes, I know deer can be destructive to plantings, but they don't seem to like too many of the native prairie plants we've planted.
My evening knitting has alternated between the prayer shawl for my family member and repairing some of Joel's socks. Instead of darning, I just snipped off the toe part of the socks (after measuring, of course), picked up stitches, joined yarn and knit away.
Last week I did a workshop on Music Reference for the KCMLIN. I was pleasantly surprised with a gift certificate to a bookstore. After the workshop, I promptly bought Knitting Beyond the Edge
