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Mom, cat mom Musician, retired music educator Pianist Crafty, thrifty, creative Lover of beauty and travel Photography, Art, Culture Perennials Midwestern liberal (All photos are my own unless I’m reposting)

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Raspberry colored large hibiscus bloom with deep red center and yellow poky thing.

Raspberry colored large hibiscus bloom with deep red center and yellow poky thing.

Two raspberry colored hibiscus blooms with deep red centers and yellow protrusions.

Two raspberry colored hibiscus blooms with deep red centers and yellow protrusions.

Our #hibiscus is #blooming extravagantly!
#perennials #gardening #bloomscrolling
#flowers

07.08.2025 00:12 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Barn window with pretty pink and purple flowers.

Barn window with pretty pink and purple flowers.

Purple coneflower and purple alium.

Purple coneflower and purple alium.

Pink delicate flower with fringy yellow center.

Pink delicate flower with fringy yellow center.

A wildflower bouquet

A wildflower bouquet

I went to a fine art craft show today at a lovely venue out in the #countryside. The place had a great old barn and gorgeous #flowers.

03.08.2025 00:36 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Peachy dayliky with red markings, yellow throat.

Peachy dayliky with red markings, yellow throat.

Salmon colored petals with darker red/pink then yellow throat. Small blooms.

Salmon colored petals with darker red/pink then yellow throat. Small blooms.

Lovely pinkish purple petals with yellow centers. Small blooms.

Lovely pinkish purple petals with yellow centers. Small blooms.

Lemon yellow with ruffled edges and slightly green throat.

Lemon yellow with ruffled edges and slightly green throat.

#daylily #blooms #gardening #perennial #bloomscrolling

31.07.2025 23:33 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Frost flower lace pattern in raspberry merino/silk blend yarn. Toe up with star toe and FLK heels.

Frost flower lace pattern in raspberry merino/silk blend yarn. Toe up with star toe and FLK heels.

Merino wool/silk blend lovely green sport weight yarn in Chrysanthemum pattern.

Merino wool/silk blend lovely green sport weight yarn in Chrysanthemum pattern.

Hundertwasser Opal yarn in faux cable socks. I made these in the fall and the colors remind me of turning leaves.

Hundertwasser Opal yarn in faux cable socks. I made these in the fall and the colors remind me of turning leaves.

Another Opal hundertwasser yarn colorway. Simple socks with ribbed legs.

Another Opal hundertwasser yarn colorway. Simple socks with ribbed legs.

#showmeyourknits #favorites #wool #yarn #hobby #craft
#knit #knitting Some of my favorite sock projects.

28.07.2025 02:02 — 👍 34    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Well, one is an oriental style not a daylily.

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Stargazer lilies. Speckled dark pink petals edged in white with pollen covered center protrusions.

Stargazer lilies. Speckled dark pink petals edged in white with pollen covered center protrusions.

Dark burgundy daylily with ruffled yellow edging and golden throat.

Dark burgundy daylily with ruffled yellow edging and golden throat.

Spider style daylily with yellow center and curly dusty reddish brown petals

Spider style daylily with yellow center and curly dusty reddish brown petals

Lovely peach daylily with ruffled edges and yellow throat.

Lovely peach daylily with ruffled edges and yellow throat.

More #daylily #blooms. #perennials #garden #flowers

28.07.2025 00:34 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
Peachy daylilie with frilly edged petals. Yellow throat.

Peachy daylilie with frilly edged petals. Yellow throat.

So many #daylilies #blooming in my #flower #garden. My favorite:

24.07.2025 03:45 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The image shows the heart of the Rosette Nebula, a vast cloud of gas and dust in space. It is a vibrant astronomical image, with a cluster of bright stars (NGC 2244) at the center, shining with white or pale yellow light, like a sparkling chandelier. The nebula is illuminated in vivid colors: red (sulfur), green (hydrogen) and blue (oxygen). The red areas appear as soft warm glows, the green/turquoise ones form a diffuse and predominant haze, while the blue adds ethereal touches, similar to thin veils of fog. Filaments of gas and dust, like wisps of smoke or translucent curtains, weave across the scene, with some darker areas where dust obscures the light. The center, similar to a deep cavity, is dotted with distant stars, giving a sense of cosmic vastness. The image conveys a sense of energy, with a wind of particles that seems to radiate from the central stars, creating a dynamic, three-dimensional effect.

The image shows the heart of the Rosette Nebula, a vast cloud of gas and dust in space. It is a vibrant astronomical image, with a cluster of bright stars (NGC 2244) at the center, shining with white or pale yellow light, like a sparkling chandelier. The nebula is illuminated in vivid colors: red (sulfur), green (hydrogen) and blue (oxygen). The red areas appear as soft warm glows, the green/turquoise ones form a diffuse and predominant haze, while the blue adds ethereal touches, similar to thin veils of fog. Filaments of gas and dust, like wisps of smoke or translucent curtains, weave across the scene, with some darker areas where dust obscures the light. The center, similar to a deep cavity, is dotted with distant stars, giving a sense of cosmic vastness. The image conveys a sense of energy, with a wind of particles that seems to radiate from the central stars, creating a dynamic, three-dimensional effect.

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In this gorgeous image, Lyman Insley captured the bright heart of the Rosette Nebula where lies NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50 or Satellite Cluster), an open cluster located some 5,200 ly away in Monoceros.

➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap23020...

NGC 2244 consists of hot, blue stars denoting a young age

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06.07.2025 22:47 — 👍 1590    🔁 226    💬 21    📌 6
Navy wool hat. A garter stitch rectangle that was stitched at the sides then gathered at the top.

Navy wool hat. A garter stitch rectangle that was stitched at the sides then gathered at the top.

Multicolored wool hat. A garter stitch rectangle that was stitched at the sides then gathered at the top.

Multicolored wool hat. A garter stitch rectangle that was stitched at the sides then gathered at the top.

Knitted shawl with shell design. Garter stitch sections separate the shell areas. Various greens, with purple and a stripe of brown. The yarn is slightly fuzzy.

Knitted shawl with shell design. Garter stitch sections separate the shell areas. Various greens, with purple and a stripe of brown. The yarn is slightly fuzzy.

#showmeyourknits #garterstich #knit
#yarn #hobby #wool #craft
I made two garter stitch very basic hats when I was reteaching myself how to knit a few years ago. Then, later, after many pairs of socks I made a knitted shawl. The sections between the decorative shells are garter stitched.

29.06.2025 16:33 — 👍 21    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image 23.06.2025 07:26 — 👍 78    🔁 29    💬 3    📌 1

Thank you. I’ve been kind of obsessed with making socks for a few years now. So much to love about it!

23.06.2025 10:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Packer victory socks. Green with yellow toes, heels and cuff. “Vee” stitch design.

Packer victory socks. Green with yellow toes, heels and cuff. “Vee” stitch design.

Rainbow neon socks with grey toes and black heels. I think that color is close to yellow?

Rainbow neon socks with grey toes and black heels. I think that color is close to yellow?

#showmeyourknits is #yellow this week. I don’t gravitate to yellow so here’s what I have:
#yarn #wool #socks #knitting #hobby #craft

22.06.2025 16:12 — 👍 22    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you!

22.06.2025 16:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Peachy apricot many petaled rose. I think it’s an Austin variety.

Peachy apricot many petaled rose. I think it’s an Austin variety.

A purple clematis vine intertwined with a pink William Baffin climbing rose.

A purple clematis vine intertwined with a pink William Baffin climbing rose.

Pink climbing rose (that needs to be tied to the fence) falling over blue leaved hostas.

Pink climbing rose (that needs to be tied to the fence) falling over blue leaved hostas.

A dark red rose bush that I don’t remember planting! It has lots of small blooms. Very pretty.

A dark red rose bush that I don’t remember planting! It has lots of small blooms. Very pretty.

#roses
#bloomscrolling
#gardening
#perennials

22.06.2025 16:04 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
I like the pink of the petals against the blue tone of the hosta leaves.

I like the pink of the petals against the blue tone of the hosta leaves.

Pale pink nearly white small many petaled rose bud.

Pale pink nearly white small many petaled rose bud.

Pink rose with wavy edges, yellow center.

Pink rose with wavy edges, yellow center.

Red rose with yellow fringed center.

Red rose with yellow fringed center.

#roses #bloomscrolling
#perennials
#gardening

22.06.2025 15:59 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Coffee shop knitting. I like to have a plain simple sock to work on while chatting. I call it my “talking sock.”

Coffee shop knitting. I like to have a plain simple sock to work on while chatting. I call it my “talking sock.”

Another coffee shop knitting scenario.

Another coffee shop knitting scenario.

Technically not public maybe — in my back yard though. Chilling with wine and my knitting.

Technically not public maybe — in my back yard though. Chilling with wine and my knitting.

#showmeyourknits #knitinpublic #yarn #knitting #craft #hobby
I often meet a few friends (or sometimes one) to knit at a coffee shop or similar place. When we used my #swift and cake winder we drew quite a lot of attention. We almost always get questions about what we’re doing and what we’re making.

20.06.2025 12:47 — 👍 22    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Yellow Honeysuckle bloom

Yellow Honeysuckle bloom

Purple iris

Purple iris

Purple clematis

Purple clematis

Martagon lily

Martagon lily

#blooms
#perennials
#gardening
#bloomscrolling

17.06.2025 02:48 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Pale pink climbing rose

Pale pink climbing rose

Fuchsia rose bloom against hosta leaves

Fuchsia rose bloom against hosta leaves

William Baffin climbing rose

William Baffin climbing rose

Miniature rose bloom. Orange, bronze outer petals with yellow center.

Miniature rose bloom. Orange, bronze outer petals with yellow center.

#Roses #gardening #perennial #bloomscrolling

17.06.2025 02:44 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Lovely pale pink peony blooms. Bomb type. Old fashioned.

Lovely pale pink peony blooms. Bomb type. Old fashioned.

Fuchsia peony with yellow fringy center.

Fuchsia peony with yellow fringy center.

Mostly white peony with red flecks toward the center.

Mostly white peony with red flecks toward the center.

Old fashioned red peony bloom.

Old fashioned red peony bloom.

#Peony #blooms from my #flower beds. #gardening #spring #perennial

17.06.2025 01:06 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think they mean FASCISM.

08.06.2025 08:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Creamy white flat outer petals with yellow frilly center, with reddish accents at very middle.

Creamy white flat outer petals with yellow frilly center, with reddish accents at very middle.

White bomb type with tiny red flecks peeking from near the center. Classic old fashioned peony.

White bomb type with tiny red flecks peeking from near the center. Classic old fashioned peony.

Pale pink outer and inner with creamy white fringy middle petals — peony.

Pale pink outer and inner with creamy white fringy middle petals — peony.

Very pale pink peony bud barely opening enough to see the fringed yellow center.

Very pale pink peony bud barely opening enough to see the fringed yellow center.

Today’s #peony blooms. Mostly white. Many pinks, dark pinks and reds with buds though.

08.06.2025 08:02 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cowl made with faux cable stitch design in pink, yellow, orange, purple, cream variegated #wool blend yarn.

Cowl made with faux cable stitch design in pink, yellow, orange, purple, cream variegated #wool blend yarn.

Hat made with faux #cable stitch design in pink, yellow, orange, purple, cream variegated #wool blend #yarn.

Hat made with faux #cable stitch design in pink, yellow, orange, purple, cream variegated #wool blend #yarn.

#showmeyourknits #cowls
I bought this #yarn at a #thrift shop. Made the #hat first then created a matching #cowl.

07.06.2025 22:17 — 👍 28    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Cut a slice from an old nylon stocking.

Cut a slice from an old nylon stocking.

Put the nylon tube around your yarn cake.

Put the nylon tube around your yarn cake.

Stretch the nylon tube to cover the yarn cake sides.

Stretch the nylon tube to cover the yarn cake sides.

Tidy yarn cake!

Tidy yarn cake!

I’m kind of excited about my solution to slippery #acrylic #yarn cakes coming apart. I cut a 2-3” slice off old #nylon stockings then stretched the slice around the #yarncake. I stretched it to cover the sides and go slightly over the ends. I center pull so I think this will keep everything tidy.

31.05.2025 14:12 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Rainbow sock (pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, turquoise) knitted with a faux cable lace design.

Rainbow sock (pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, turquoise) knitted with a faux cable lace design.

Plain knit rainbow socks with grey heels. (Light grey, greenish yellow, gold, orange, fuchsia, cobalt).

Plain knit rainbow socks with grey heels. (Light grey, greenish yellow, gold, orange, fuchsia, cobalt).

Recently finished #sock projects! I didn’t realize when I chose these skeins that they would create such similarly colored socks. I’m happy with how they turned out though.
#rainbow #lace #knit #wool #yarn #hobby #craft

30.05.2025 18:25 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Apple trees in bloom covered in tiny white flowers

Apple trees in bloom covered in tiny white flowers

A row of apple trees in bloom covered in white flowers

A row of apple trees in bloom covered in white flowers

Apple trees blooming with green grass underneath

Apple trees blooming with green grass underneath

Apple orchard in bloom with gravel path

Apple orchard in bloom with gravel path

Though we missed peak cherry tree blooms we did see these glorious #appletrees in #bloom. #DoorCounty #Wisconsin #nature

30.05.2025 18:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Orange fading to purple and blue — sunrise looking through trees toward the water

Orange fading to purple and blue — sunrise looking through trees toward the water

Orangey blue sunrise

Orangey blue sunrise

The sun begins to peek over the horizon. It was a few minutes after 5 am.

The sun begins to peek over the horizon. It was a few minutes after 5 am.

Off to the side of the sunrise — more pink, peach, purple, gray blue. Colors would reflect briefly in the water. It was lovely.

Off to the side of the sunrise — more pink, peach, purple, gray blue. Colors would reflect briefly in the water. It was lovely.

Witnessed a spectacular #sunrise on Wednesday morning from the eastern side of #DoorCounty.

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Small yellow lady slipper

Small yellow lady slipper

Gaywings or fringed milkwort

Gaywings or fringed milkwort

Marsh marigolds

Marsh marigolds

Lily of the valley

Lily of the valley

Took a short walk in a #boggy area near Ephraim recently. Saw several varieties of #flowers. #nature #Wisconsin #wildflowers

30.05.2025 18:02 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you!

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Thank you!

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