Pischi Days

Thursday.Friday.Saturday.Sunday Sky

I leave the house as early as 6:30 AM to take Erik to swim practice. We travel south on old US1, past the hospital, over a bridge, past the municipal marina and into downtown. On the way we are greeted by some pretty spectacular sunsets. Here are a few that I manage to capture after dropping my son at the pool and racing to the river. I have to be quick as the light changes so fast. If you peer into the horizon, the small box-like object is the NASA vehicle assembly building.
Saturday sky is a project that I have neglected of late. Hopefully this makes up for my time lost. Assembled in Flickr are a group of sky photos that I have accumulated over the years of owning digital cameras. Enjoy!

The last two pictures were taken on the way into the gym. Have a great week and keep looking up..

Shopping for a Sunny Saturday Sky

Today’s Saturday Sky installment features another tree, though this tree has been in my sight for quite some time, mere miles from my home. It’s a fascinating example of nature taking back its territory. I will have to chronicle the growth progress of what was once a “No Dumping” sign. I was able to capture the sky through its boughs by tipping my camera and looking up.

My “Catch of the Week” is a fabulous bag from Indonesia, the fabric it rests on is a sarong cut that I plan on transforming into a summer blouse. My friend Terri hooked me up with a complete set of Lantern Moon ebony DPN’s, (the other sizes are on backorder, sigh) a gorgeous ball of Leigh Radford’s gelato silk ribbon complete with pattern. I was delighted to find a Norwegian knitting thimble at Wal-Mart, of all places. I hear that it’smulti-stranded knitting best friend. I want to retry Rae’s Iris Garden socks as some as I get my Lenton Rose and Tatiana off the needles. I should get some quality knitting time in poolside at the weekly swim meet.

Blue Skies, Nothing But Blue Skies...

The knitting bag goes wherever I go, so when realized that the bag had been left under my desk at work Friday afternoon, I had a panic attack. We were due to leave the house a 5:45 am to a swim meet 1 1/2 hours south. This is my knitting time. Glancing around and wondering if I should make the 20 mile round trip and back to retrieve the bag, I opted to conserve gas and time. Didn’t I have enough yarn and needles to just cast on another project?

Here is the result. The Lenten Rose yarn from Sundara’s Petals Collection and the accompanying pattern. Alas, I had no Lenten Rose to accompany my progress, so the azaleas had to step in. The yarn is a pleasure to work with, very springy, not willing to split during a PSSO, and the subtle gray shades are soothing to watch as they slip through my fingers.

My Saturday Sky was taken while speeding south on I95 during the dawn hours. We had 3 giggly teenagers in the back of the Honda that provided ongoing entertainment on the trip. As the sky changed, tom opened the moon roof and I snapped a few pictures.