We have been having cloudy mornings followed by gorgeous afternoons and evenings. Tonight, we went to a local restaurant and ate outside. It was delightful. We came home and took Scooter for a walk and enjoyed the fading sunlight.

It was another busy day. I was trying to finish the sating stitching on the big silk aspen piece and I ran out of thread with about 12 inches to go on the last aspen. Argh! I had an appointment to get my hair color touched up and a much needed cut. Feels so much better. Then, I ran to my go to fabric store where they carry the thread I needed, but they were out of the black to white gradation. I bought Superior, but I don’t like the gradation when satin stitched. So, I had to put that on the back burner.

Tonight, I experimented with making a much more abstracted aspen landscape with a piece of hand-dyed fabric that I purchased from Laura Wasilowski. I think I would like it better if I could put it on a gallery wrap frame. It is about 11 X 12 inches. I think I will make a dowel or bamboo hanging rod for it.

Here are some photos that I took during our walk after dinner.

I wanted to get a photo of the crow, but I don’t have a telephoto lens.

The street we use to travel is closed until the end of September. They are doing a clean river restoration on the stream that runs from Reed College lake to the Crystal Springs reservoir in the Rhodie Garden. We walk down their every few days to see the progress.

I love construction fences.

I was casting a very long shadow.

I loved the photo take through the fir boughs.

I found blackberry bushes near our house – just across the street on the Reed College property. I have a nice snack when I take Scooter for his afternoon walk.

Speaking of Scooter, he found a stick on his walk and had a great time running around the yard with it.