Daylight Savings Time has been kicking my butt this week, even though I work from home. I find myself not wanting to get up when I’m “supposed to,” and I get sleepy partway through the day.
Grabbing and putting on the Wool& dress this morning was fine again. It is nice to not have to dig through a dresser (or more likely my clean clothes hamper) to find something to wear.
The weather has been nice these past few days. Up in the mid-70s, even to the 80s during the day. And it’s cool at night. This and autumn are my favorite times of the year. I love it when it gets cool at night.
This morning I had to take my trash can to the curb. I was checking out a tree that’s not looking so hot that’s in my front yard. Some friends have commandeered it: baby lubber grasshoppers. Lots of them! I shooed them away, but I didn’t want to kill them. That tree has been looking rough for awhile, which may be why they are there in the first place. Circle of life, and all of that.
Later I was puttering in my backyard. I bought my house last year, and I love my yard so much. I feel incredibly grateful for it. While out back, I noticed my garlic chive is still blooming. I also noticed some teensy shamrocks in a small pot where I’m trying to grow moonflower vines. The shamrocks are smaller than a dime.
I went to the back of my backyard and was taking a look at my desert rose plant. I found a friend under one of the leaves: a tussock moth caterpillar.
I like to make art, so I bought an apron to wear over the dress so I don’t completely ruin it with paint, clay, or whatever else I might get myself into. I rather like it!
And for funsies, here are some air-dry clay sculptures I’ve been working on. I got pulled into a Sculpd ad too. I’m enjoying trying to think in three dimensions with working with clay. These ones are all dried up and painted white. Now they just need a proper paint job!
I’m enjoying this #100daydresschallenge, #blogadaychallenge, #photoadaychallenge. It’s a bit of a mindfulness/gratitude journal thus far. There’s so much going on in the world. A lot of important, heavy stuff. And we need to make space for joy. Both are true.
I hope folks who have access to the buttons move with cool heads in Ukraine. Here’s an article about what that might look like.
Wishing peace, love, and healing to all.
