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Busy is the New Norm

Amazing field of Lupines - just below the bypass - seen from the third street walkway!
Amazing field of Lupines – just below the bypass – seen from the third street walkway!
That's me - busy as a bee!
That’s me – busy as a bee!

It seems to me that life gets busier and busier as we acquire more time behind our belts!

  • The children are gone – lets add some activities.
  • My skills have grown – lets add more.
  • My interests are more diverse – lets learn more.

I don’t believe that I am alone in this situation.  It appears to be a phenomenon shared by many of my friends and acquaintances.

Second Summer Whimsey underway for the summer painting class!
Second Summer Whimsey underway for the summer painting class!

I am just now surfacing from a very busy two week period – whereby I completed only one project – but oh what a project!  I did not take time to blog, beyond the bare minimum.  I still walked on the weekends with my husband and took many pictures – all unshared.  I ate, worked and slept.  There was no cleaning beyond what my husband did.  I knit, and then knit some more – what a wonderful two weeks it was, exhausting and exhilarating all at once!

Buffalo Falls Socks for the Buffalo Wool Co.
Buffalo Falls Socks for the Buffalo Wool Co.

Right now I am working on two projects – one the second Summer Whimsey for the painting class this summer; and two a pair of socks for the Buffalo Wool Co.

How beautiful!
How beautiful!

This last weekend we took a walk through Third St Park and then along part of the walkway that is part of the Trans Canada Trail.  This wasn’t one of our normal walks we usually avoid the busy road areas.  My husband wanted me to see the incredible showing of Lupines along the trail – wildflowers that had been planted on the bypass bank!  Simply amazing as the Lupines are in full bloom right now!

I hope that you are busy as a bee right now and loving what you are doing!

Happy Knitting

Lynette

More wildflowers along the bank!
More wildflowers along the bank!

 

 

Flora and Fauna

Flora

A late season bee at work.
A late season bee at work.
Berries still hanging around late in the season.
Berries still hanging around late in the season.

The world of the small – the details are finer, the efforts are bigger.

Fall is here, but nature still struggles to produce fruit and create seeds for the next year.  The birds and bees are still hard at work collecting for the Winter ahead.

A few late-blooming and determined flowers and berries are still out there.

Fungi and Lichens

Amazing colours.
Amazing colours.
How delicate is this.  The cap glows white and the stem is almost invisible.  The cap is only 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch across.
How delicate is this. The cap glows white and the stem is almost invisible. The cap is only 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch across.
An incredible tree fungus at Lighthouse Point in Ucluelet.
An incredible tree fungus at Lighthouse Point in Ucluelet.

I am constantly fascinated by the incredible selection of Fungi and Lichen that grow all over the Island.

Lately I have so many different varieties, from Long Beach, Neck Point and the Morrell Sanctuary and my own front yard – that I am amazed.

I don’t know names or uses of any the fungi but I am still fascinated.  When I have the time I will have to learn about these amazing growths.

Lichen grows everywhere.  But especially loves fallen branches.
Lichen grows everywhere. But especially loves fallen branches.

Happy Viewing

Lynette