More thoughts on America - the Ubiquitous Flag

Everywhere I went in America's Mid-West, there were flags.. This bunch were some kind of memorial to fallen soldiers, on the road to Lake City

These lovely drapes appeared almost everywhere, inside and out


On the Wisconsin River ferry

And the border with Iowa

And on lamp-posts in Lake City..
Almost every house has one.. They are completely unselfconscious and express a sense of place that is most interesting to me - I find (particularly this year) that the sense of place here is both defensive and rather small-minded in so many ways..

Hello there

Spring, which seems to have sprung with a light and summery step, has dragged me, not unwillingly, into the garden.. So, too busy to post.. However, here are some things to keep you amused

 Roadkill - see if you can guess..

 Snail flag

 Cat eating yoghurt with her paw

And a trolley shadow..

Light in The Darkness

 Yesterday was gloriously sunny and cold.. I got so much work done, sometimes that happens
Here's the shadow of the Jasmine by my door

And here the ripples on my table through a basket
I made
4 kites
3 flags
6 purses
3-1/2 book covers
Some patchwork in two projects
Lunch
Did the washing-up twice
Several web-pages
Long email conversation about a new website transfer (60+ emails)
Took and processed about 100 photos for the web
Several cups of tea and coffee
A bag for my camera tripod
Sheet corners to make a flat sheet fitted
and a shopping list in a pear tree
Oh, and half-watched a terribly film on the TV
And slept well

New Series - Shadows

This Year of Jubilee..
Essex, September 2012, landing window of my hostesses' house after the talk and before the workshop..