Today was bow making day at Arroyo Seco and it was great to be out in nature. I stalked a squirrel and hopefully I got some good photos. I'll find out tomorrow when I find my camera. He didn't see me walk right up behind him and somehow I managed to take 3 photos before he spotted me in his peripheral vision and shot off like a rocket. Hope he doesn't need therapy. I wouldn't want him going nuts.
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| Getting ready to make board bows. |
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| Gabriella finishes her first long bow. |
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| Guy explaining how to make bows. |
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| Splinters happen. Carry tweezers. |
We had four new bow makers, all young women. Gabriella was also there and finished the bow she started 2 months ago. It came out lighter than she expected so it looks like she'll have to make a new bow. But it looks great and will make someone else the perfect bow. Ken and Barbara and little Jack couldn't make it. Barbara is about to have a baby any day now, and going into labor 2 hours from home isn't really a risk they wanted to take. With any luck we'll get to see the new baby at the next meeting in a month, and if not then, maybe the following month.
Guy was busy every minute helping someone make a bowstring or string a bow or helping with the tillering. Busy busy busy.
I started knitting a jester hat. I only had brown with me, so I didn't get very far. I didn't want to use too much brown because brown is just not a merry color.
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| Lizard sunning itself on the rocks. |
I didn't take my juggling equipment because I thought it would be too hot. Turns out it was just fine in the deep shade and I could have at least gotten 30 minutes of practice in. It's past my bedtime so I'll finish this tomorrow.
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