Hurry up, slow down

Labor Day Weekend.   It is hard to believe.  The summer was so cold and wet, that the past
two beautiful weeks feel more like the beginning of the season than the
end.  The end it is.  Migrating species are on the move.  As Laurie mentioned yesterday in her comment,  the male hummers are gone.  Each evening I walk to the field to count
the night’s Canada Geese stopovers.  The energy level has upped a notch.  It
is palpable.  The surge before the fall.  Hunting, and gathering.  Preparations for the seasonal change.  The moon is full and unbearably bright.  The only thing keeping it from waking me at
night is that it is low enough in the sky to partially hide behind the still
leafed trees.  Red squirrels are busy eating
and dropping the pine cones from the highest branches.  Watch out below.  You’re likely to get bopped on the head.  I’m in a constant battle with my apple loving
neighbors.  The deer aren’t waiting for
the drops.  I saw a rustle of leaves out
of the corner of my eye yesterday morning and thought the blue jays were busy
pecking at the apples.   When I stopped
to scare them away, there, instead, was a young buck, on hind legs, pulling at
the red apples hanging within reach.  The
wild trees are full.  The deer know the
cultivars are sweeter.

With so much activity, I wanted a project that was fairly
easy.  Something to take onto the deck with
me at the end of the day to relax. 
Onerva looked easy and it is after you get going.  I had a bit of trouble figuring out if I had
all the information I needed to begin. 
Thank goodness knitting charts cross language barriers.  The notes and expanded charts from other
knitters on Ravelry helped. 

I chose a new yarn I’m trying for Ball and Skein.  It is a silk / sea silk blend, lovely to work
with and a pleasure to dye.  It isn’t up
on the site yet, it will be.  Silk can be
slippery.   I wanted to use a needle with a bit of
grab.  Not much, but a little bit to keep
the stitches in place.   Knit Picks Zephyrs are perfect.  The points are sharp and the needles are very
light weight.  That they are transparent
tickles me every time I look at them. 
They are sure to become a favorite of mine. 

It promises to be a perfect weekend.  I’m planning on deck time, some kayaking and maybe even a walk in the woods.  No traffic for me.

Have yourself a good one.