Thursday, 16 July 2015

A marvellous little bird

This little guy has a grand name: marvellous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis). It's true, he does look marvellous!







Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Grey

Or gray... depending on where you are. We're approaching the end of the "Colours" series. The next post will be quite dramatic, then there are three further posts and that's it.















Tuesday, 14 July 2015

La belle France

Today is Bastille Day and France celebrates it big time. The sun is shining and tonight's fireworks should be spectacular, as always!




Monday, 13 July 2015

Bob and his little friends

Bob is a very loving, very patient Golden Retriever. Here he is, with his little friends:










I love finding things like this on the internet!

Sunday, 12 July 2015

Beige

Beige is a somewhat non-descript colour because it's so very neutral... Some things look beautiful, though.

















Saturday, 11 July 2015

Busy sewing

Peter and I have been busy designing patterns for summer trousers (pants, yes?). It's impossible to find anything that fits on the waist these days. Everything seems to fit on the hips, which is problem for me, as I have no hips... and the belly doesn't help either! Today's designs are very unflattering on ladies of a certain age (and shape).

I ordered a couple of fabrics, searched for a basic trouser block, managed to put it on paper and we're just about ready to cut and sew. I can sew by hand very well, but I seem to be missing the brain cells necessary to operate a sewing machine, so Peter does that bit. 

Here's a photo of the basic model:


And here are my fabrics:



Wish us luck, please. We'll need lots of it!

Friday, 10 July 2015

Sea sparkle

Known as a 'red tide' by day, the microalgae Noctiluca scintillans, known as 'sea sparkle', emits a bioluminescent blue glow when disturbed at night. Last May, residents of Hobart, Tasmania, were  treated to a light show on the Derwent River, mostly around the South Arm Peninsula, as the dinoflagellate bloom has washed ashore. 

The phenomenon looks interesting by day...


... but absolutely spectacular at night!