The skies above

I've been taking photos of the sky for quite a while now, recording how different it looks from the skies I remember from years past.
I started doing this when I began to wake up about what was really going on in our atmosphere -through people like Dane Wiggington and youtube channels such as Jeff P and Niges View on Things (these are only a start; there are many more folk out there reporting, some good and some not. Tread wisely if you decide to go down this rabbit hole. Oh, and be prepared to be labelled a "nutter" or a "tinfoil-hat wearer" or similar! Water off a duck's back now 😊)

All of the photos that follow are my own snaps - taken on a basic camera (not a camera phone) over the last six months or so. I am no photographer but even I can capture, to an extent, some of what is transpiring above us.

I would have thought this beautiful at one time - not so now.

Natural?

Sunrise...

Mid-morning sun.

More crazy colours as the sun rises.

For so long I've watched our skies being sprayed to death, with all of the attendant craziness that follows, so, imagine my surprise when, only a couple of weeks ago, I suddenly realised what I was looking at - A real cloud - yay!

Another real cloud in a clear sky.

These last two photos were actually taken the day after my first realisation I was seeing real clouds and a clear sky again. I was so shocked at first that I did not even think to take a photo; I just stood on the footbridge leading to the harbour and looked up in wonder and gratitude. The next day I went out with my camera and recorded these photos. Winter in my home town under an almost cloudless sky - thank you, Jesus.

Spring cushion

I made a cushion cover for a dear friend and, now that it's been gifted to her, I can show it on my blog!

I chose what, to me, are Spring shades because I believe my friend is a Spring person (if you're not sure what I am talking about, check this book cover link: Colour Me Beautiful)

"Front" side...

I love these soft, creamy buttons (op. shop rescues) and the colour two rows below the buttons (that is similar to flesh tone) is called "Toy" and it's from Stylecraft. I bought it just for the name but I think it really tones well with the cream and the buttons.

...other side.


I used a granny square pattern from this  blog -  Betsy Makes - that was originally designed for a blanket she named "Collecting Dust" (love the name and, one day, I intend to make this blanket).

Material details:
I used a variety of yarn brands -
 Stylecraft (S.C.)
 Porta Craft (P.C.)
 4 Seasons Marvel (4SM)
4 Seasons Stallion (4SS)

 and a baker's dozen colours for the cushion cover:
Square No.1 (top square in photo just above)
Cornish Blue (S.C.)`
Vanilla (P.C.)
Dusty Pink (P.C.)
Sage (4SM)
Lemon Sorbet (4SM)
Spring Green (S.C.)


Square No.2 (bottom square in photo just above)
Apricot (P.C.)
Denim (4SS)
Fawn (P.C.)
Toy (S.C.)
Duck Egg (S.C.)
Soft Shrimp (4SM)*

The other two small squares are both done in Cream (4SM)
The "front"side of the cushion was done using the full range of colours in a random selection.

I joined the four smaller squares using the join-as-you-go method: excellent Bella Coco tutorial on JAYG method

I did a row of trebles (U.K. terms) around, which doubled as a border and to join the two sides of the cushion, and sewed the buttons, equally spaced, on the inside of one side of the border. The spaces between the trebles make the perfect buttonhole 😊

Making this cushion was a lot of fun; my friend loved it and I've got several bare cushions around the place that might soon be getting a "makeover" of sorts!

Shalom to all 🌹