After Friday's 'riot of color' post, this is a reminder that white, gray, black and brown are colors, too. 😉
These are (mostly) the four cross-bred chickens we got from the neighbors who moved away last year. Puff, the Crevecoeur cross whose face always looks dirty, went broody for a bit so everyone else had to work around her.
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| Puff with Splash (a Whiting True Blue) behind her |
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| Pearl (who looks a lot like Splash but isn't as nice) and RBG |
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| Puff and RBG |
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| Ashes |
My August-spun and plied yarn (dark gray Zwartbles, light gray and white Harsil):
'Baa baa black sheep' – my three pretty black ewe lambs (plus Blaise) after coat changes:
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| not a great photo of Bauble's fleece, but her crimp has come in nicely! |
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| Bonnie, mid-side |
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| Bitta, mid-side |
After a grungy spell that smelled of smoke, our atmosphere has mostly cleared again:
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| weird light from smoke in the air |
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| this morning's sky was back to blue |
Rick's two-week stint as the State Fair veterinarian started today. (The Fair doesn't open to the public until Friday, but the 4-Hers arrive tomorrow and he had to oversee the barns' preparations.) It's going to be a hectic couple of weeks, but there should be some fun in there as well.
That's it for now from . . .
As much as I love color, I love the muted palettes too. There's something so calm and pleasing about these colors, especially when they're found all around us.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that the brown tones in flora don't please me as much as green, but on animals and birds, even brown is pleasing, Leigh!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love when you go to the fair!! I'm looking forward to those photos :-) Those black fleeces are looking delightfully crimpy!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to your state fair every year :-D
ReplyDeleteAshes is a beautiful hen! I've thought that before when you pictured her.
ReplyDeleteAll of your photos are really nice. Good job!
When do you plan to go to the fair? It's been a long time since we went. I always enjoyed it.
beautiful fleeces, Michelle. love those dark wools! glad your air is clearing. still pretty hazy here, but hopefully we're through the worst of it (fingers crossed)
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