More Springtime Photographs from Rancho San Rafael Park ~ 31 March 2015

Posted on 31 March 2015 by sleepycathollow

From today’s quick walk at lunch time with my sister.

Lilacs are blooming a month early.

MINE! ALL MINE!

Because everyone needs to be mooned by a honeybee.

Scrub Jay.

Mallards.

Springtime at Rancho San Rafael Park ~ Reno, Nevada ~ 22 March 2015

Posted on 23 March 2015 by sleepycathollow

Wee banded Mountain Chickadee

Did you know that Robins are good pointers? LOL!

Red-Winged Blackbird.

Killdeer

Magnolia

Wordless Wednesday ~ 20 August 2014

Posted on 20 August 2014 by sleepycathollow

wild bumble

thistle, boca

wild roses

A Rambling Tuesday ~ 27 May 2014

Posted on 27 May 2014 by sleepycathollow

Sort of a ramble today ~ Lots of pictures.

I received my craft swap today! A beautiful scarf hand-spun & dyed & knitted by a graduate student in my department. It’s soooo soft! Did I say it was BEAUTIFUL? 🙂 Will be getting out my Scottish Thistle pins! In exchange for the scarf, I made the lap quilt in the previous post.

Hand-spun/dyed/knitted – merino wool and silk

We stopped by Boca (near the train tracks and Truckee River) on the way home from spending the day up near Hobart Mills.

Old trestle bridge over the Truckee River at Boca.

VERY old lilac bushes where there once was a house…Boca (near old bridge).

Old apple trees to go with the lilacs.

Lupine along the Little Truckee river at Boca.

It’s been warming up here in Reno/Sparks…and being upstairs just makes it hotter. This was Leo yesterday (with windows open and fan on) while I was piecing mini quilts.

Leo (Bengal Tabby Monster)

Using Jeni Baker’s Nordika I made up a bunch of 1.25″ (finished size) HST’s…making a few mini quilts…and I do mean MINI…will be approximately 8″. The three on the left are finished, still working on the right two. Then will need to quilt and bind.