Patterns

 Sharing some old photos that capture patterns where nature intersects with man...so to speak.

Wisteria branches in winter sun against the Biltmore mansion, Asheville NC 2015

A pattern that is awe inspiring in nature! Can you spell Fibonacci?

A hive of honey bees serving its queen

My cat, another queen, who's patterns are mostly random looking

Another random patterning, construction junk!  The renovations of our apartments in 2015 meant baths and kitchens were completely remodeled...thus many residents stayed in motels or moved elsewhere.

My living room windows provide daily joy and changing light patterns of trees, leaves, sometimes mountains, and just a few birds and squirrels.

Back to winter sun and cat loving a warm spot in a woven patterned chair.

A flower quilt at the North Carolina Arboretum...kind of freshly planted, the pattern is just discernible!

A nice idea to look into past photos to find something along a theme that Sepia Saturday has proposed. I chose to match just the subject of patterns.  But I can't wait to see what the other Sepia folks have come up with for this photo...

"The Longest Lunch Counter in the World.  F. W. Woolworth Co. - 431 So. Broadway, Los Angeles, California."

Did I miss this bee mug?

I don't remember posting this little guy here. So now I have.
Black glazed, full size mug, with hand painted glaze of the bee on a sunflower. The lip has an extra touch of color, some blue tints which flow down into the interior as well as outside.

And did I mention some of the Mud Buddies will continue to be at the Saturday morning Tailgate Markets this Sat. and next? Then there's the big Holiday Market on Nov. 19 with all 5 of us with new work!

These next 2 Saturdays have been added to our calendar.  I hope to see some friendly faces!

Today's Quote:

To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.

Walt Whitman

What counts

What do you do with super sunflowers?

Share them, of course.

So I hacked away at this giant, and after standing beside it and taking this selfie, I cut off abou 4 more feet of stem. 

Then I found out that even having it in a huge vase it still looked droopy. 

But off to market we went. Yesterday was the all time worst day at market for sales.  But it was pretty, and we has a breeze, and I saw a few friends.  So on the scales that count, it was pretty high.

The sunflower and huge vase came home with me. 

One huge bloom, many green tomatoes

A determined sunflower survives.

I picked a half handful of beans, a huge handful of basil, and a half dozen tomatoes with questionable bottoms.  Are there worms in those holes? I will go exploring before I plan to make fried green tomatoes.

Quote for today:

Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.  Ann Patchett

Good grief, they are double in size again

I got to the garden again after a few days, only to see huge plants just going like crazy.  These sunflowers are from seeds which I saved from last year's one giant sunflower plant.

Five days ago, they were only this tall! 

I learned that the leaves catch those strings and just pull them up to the sky with them! So yesterday I unhitched them, since they were just to keep the plants from falling over.  They are still loosely supported.

 A couple of zinnias (left lower plants with buds) were included with the "wildflowers to attract pollinators" packet. I didn't weed that area, so all kinds of things may be coming up.  Does anyone know what the lacy leaf plant is?

The ornamental pepper is producing a lot of leaves, as well as the basil.  Pesto anyone? The catnip on the right is blooming.   I may dry some again.  The last time my cat wasn't interested.

There were smaller sunflowers as part of the polinator packer as well...and they seem to attract the bugs.  I sprayed everything except them, with a mixture of garlic powder and a little dish soap.  But we had a good rain the following night, so I should go do it again, if I want to deter any critters on my veggies.

The tomato plants are also rampant at creating leaves.  I started pinching off some of them, I think they are called suckers, the secondary leaves that come at each branching.  Now just to get them to make blossoms!

Beans aren't doing half as well as I hoped, not like those sunflowers.  Perhaps they are in the shade of their taller neighbors.  I'm pleased with my 12 foot patch of earth however.  I keep harvesting basil and freezing it.

Today's quote:

Change your thinking to knowing that your life matters and that you are important.

Daily Om