lately

The weather has been all over the place as of late.  One day it's very warm and the next it's quite cool.  Autumn is beginning to settle in, and she is clearly a little unsure of what temperature is best.  I'll let her, though, because I still have tomatoes yet to ripen on the vine and I also have more woolens to make before the frosts begin. Autumn, please take your time.

In the meantime, :

first butternuts from the garden -- the littlest that you see was only 4 inches long!

hawthorn leaf

Klaus, prepared (and hoping) to run into some small animal mischief

Mini web that Michael discovered

Who knew that slugs ate fungus? I sure didn't! 

unidentified, but beautiful fungus specimens!

Michael and Klaus

Walking in the woods and happening upon little gems of nature is a soul-deepening experience.  If you haven't been out in the woods lately, I highly suggest it! Since Michael and I both have a little time off this week, I am going to drink in the woods as much as I can.

Wild Cranberries!

This past Wednesday, Mike and I decided that we were going to go for a nice hike with our dog, Klaus.  We found a lot of surprises along the way, including a bog teeming with wild cranberries! 

I collected a nice little handful of them and ate them on the walk back to the car. 

Here are a couple more photos of our excursion:

cranberry plant sans berries

pitcher plant (carnivorous)

would I be able to spin with this plant material?? 

Michael and Klaus