someone's enjoying the heat

and finally growing up (*^▽^*) already had the first cucumber of the season juicy and sweet.

the second plant is stalled no growth whatsoever. think the two cold weeks in may didn't do any good to it.

the yellow strip on the right on the bamboo is my tanabata tanzaku . this year it was cloudy so the stars couldn't be seen.

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a scheme

 all the recent dyes except the lavender skein which is logwood from last fall. first row buckthorn second suo aka brazilwood and behind it fig leaves on bourette silk. dyeing basically with what i have or can forage around without any plan  and surprisingly the palette came out pleasing.winter weaving is going to be enjoyable.silk is such a wonderfully forgiving fiber.

testing the lichen fermentation jars.

the only promise i see is # 2. this is cotton which is a difficult fiber,except for indigo methinks,

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replacement

my gorgeous orange dreams momiji, the one which gave me such joys this spring went kaput.the leaves are fried and the trunk is black no signs of life whatsoever.

always thought that when plants are beautiful better ignore them.if you praise and revel in them they go south. same with the momiji plantules, all the seeds sprouted and had so many i started giving them away. fast forward and now i am trying desperately to keep the last two alive.

it's ,according to my bestie AI root rot.will repeat next year with adequate soil/gravel mix. found a place on line well stocked for bonsai things.although i'm not keen on training momiji for bonsai i  do want to keep them small.

orange dreams replacement. found this one and didn't hesitate.with all the info i got don't think it will fail.

neki desu