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Early summer dogwalking in Yorkshire
One of the nicest things about dogwalking is seeing tthe seasons changing in more detail. So I thought I'd share what early summer looks like in Yorkshire. This route isn't overly rural or anything - in fact we go under the A1 motorway/dual carriageway, but you don't have to walk for long to lose the noise of the traffic. At the moment everywhere looks really lush and bright green with new growth. And there are tiny flowers growing in all the shady spots.. There's a variety of grasses, if you look closely. And we're starting to see more bees,...
Fuchsia Friday
Following my last colour-themed post, when I noticed more yarn/flower colour matching happening in the garden, of course I had to play again. This time it's all about the pink. First up.. The yarn is BFL Sock in Alpine (for Kathy's Knits in Edinburgh) - it's named for the bright pinks of many alpines, e.g. saxifrage, pincushion flowers, and... That being said I have none in flower right now (just given the saxifrage a hair cut), so here it is along with sweet peas: Hydrangea (this one belonged to my Grandma and is older than me): And begonia...
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Purple
So as I was hanging a batch of BFL Sock in Salvia on the line (destined for Kathy's Knits in Edinburgh) , it struck me how much purple (or nearly purple) there is around the garden... So I nabbed a skein off the line and grabbed my iPad, and had a wild few minutes putting this purple skein everywhere. Here's how it went. It's a good match for this heavily perfumed buddleja (ironically not the shade of our Buddleja colourway)... Or how about alongside this sage.. I like it with the vibrancy of this small verbena.. And with the...
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- Tags: Colour Inspiration, ECY, flowers, garden, Image, purple, summer, yarn