Yesterday's weather was eventful.
The windstorm replenished my supply of Douglas fir cones.
These are soaking right now. I'm going to follow the suggestions I have for dyeing with branches to see if that will create more color.
And then today was a glorious day for gardening!
After picking up branches and cleaning up things that blew out of place, I remembered to check on the walnuts I had stashed away so that the squirrels couldn't steal them.
Surprise, I had ink!
The walnuts had been composting and there was enough moisture that some of the liquid in the the husks precipitated and gathered in the bottom of the container. I was able to collect about an ounce of ink, as easy as that!
There are lot of little birds in the garden right now. I especially love the Kinglet that has been visiting.
Bird ornaments have always been a favorite of mine.
I decided I really wanted some, despite the cats, after reading a few of the passages in The Children of Green Knowe. Birds are an important part of the story. They fly in and out of the windows of the house and have trees to roost in the children's bedrooms.
Hopefully these origami birds will work. I think the trick is to not have things that dangle.
Time will tell...