Colors of April

There's still time for us to share the colors of our world this month!!


Each month, I love to see pictures of your local colors around the world.








To join in, just add a link to your colorful blog post in the list below. The list is from LinkyTools, the new name for the MckLinky lists I've used in the past. (Bonus points if you tell us where the pictures were taken!!)



Also, please add a link back to this post in your blog so your visitors can come here to see the other entries!



Sorry about my unexpected and unannounced blog hiatus. The suddenly warm and early spring somehow hijacked all of my blogging mojo. We've been gardening up a storm, and just generally playing outside.

I am sure I'll spend more time at my computer and with all of you as I get used to nice weather again! I miss you and thanks for checking on me!!

Welcome April!

Each month, I take photos to show color combinations outdoors where I live, to get inspiration for weaving, knitting, quilting, or whatever you'd like to be inspired to do!


Big thanks to everyone who shared some colors of their own.

The Colors of March

From North to South (near as I can figure):

Charlotte of Strikke - Og Vevebloggen in Norway

Sandra of Foxwood Lane in Thompson Valley, British Columbia

Evelyn Oldroyd in British Columbia

Nina from Odette's Obsessions in Ontario, Canada

Tina from A Blip of the Radar in Bellingham, Washington

Janet's Thread in Seattle, Washington

Paloma Chaffinch in Suffolk, England

Annie from Weaverannie Knits and Spins in the Netherlands

Holly from Honeysuckle Loom in Washington state

Jenny at Daisy Hill Weaving Studio in Charlevoix, Michigan

Jenny's pictures on the shore of Lake Michigan

Mike in NH's Colors of the Connecticut River Valley, in western New Hampshire

Sara, the Fabric n Fiber Fanatic in New Hampshire

My Colors of March in New Hampshire

Theresa at Camp Runamuck in Oregon

Basically Benita in Indiana

Sharon In Stitches in Nevada

Maggie of A Sweet Thread in Knoxville, Tennessee

Leigh at 5 Acres & a Dream in the Carolinas

Rascal in Rascal's World which looks oddly similar to Leigh's world

Jennifer from Finding the Real Me in South Carolina

Delighted Hands in Florida

Leisurely Lesley in Victoria, Australia

After what seems like a month of rain and high water in New Hampshire, we're having an unusually sunny and warm weekend.


I'll be posting a call for the colors of April in the middle of the month, so keep your cameras ready to capture colors where you live (or travel)!!


Happy April!

Related posts:
Colors of February
Colors of January
Colors of December
Colors of November
Colors of late October

Summer Fuzz Fest

I heard today that the Summer Fuzz Fest will be held August 15, from 10 - 2 at Riverslea Farm in Epping, NH, USA.

Mark your calendars!!!

What's a Fuzz Fest you ask?? A gathering of people who love fiber. The summer version will be outdoors under large tents.

Check out the Winter Fuzz Fest to get an idea what goes on.

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Sorry for my inadvertent blog hiatus. I'll be back soon I hope! I miss you guys!

Help with a Caption, Please!!

Doesn't this photo cry out for a funny caption???

Make us laugh in the comments, please!!

Changing Gears

After a couple of busy weeks - busy with boring, unbloggable stuff - I'm changing gears in my studio.


The painted warps are dry, stashed and waiting for design work then summer weaving.


I've got wefts and treadlings chosen for my first samples on the towel warp. Weaving will commence, first thing tomorrow!!

Colors of March

Time to show our colors!!!

Each month, I take pictures of the natural colors where I live in New Hampshire, for creative inspiration.

March has surprised me so far. I was picturing spring green, first flowers or shoots, and instead I've got pictures of high water, nighttime visitors, and the beach. As the month progresses, I'm sure more of the March I imagined will appear.

My neighbor's maple tree
Collecting sap for syrup

Raccoon in a tree at night

Our beloved Loaf & Ladle restaurant flooded by the Exeter River

High water thundering around our favorite old mill

Glad the mill is sturdy!

Birch and salt marsh

Ducks in the marsh

Birch and junipers

Mouth of the Merrimack River

I invite everyone to join in with their own colors of March.

The rules are simple:

1. Take photos of natural colors wherever you are
2. Put them in a blog post that links back to this post (so other people can find the challenge)
3. Add your link to the MckLinky below.

I'll welcome in April by summarizing this list, so please join the fun and inspiration by the end of March!

DPS: Commute

At Digital Photography School this week, the assignment is "Commute".

I used to drive 47 miles to work and 47 miles back home. I definitely could have taken pictures of that drive!

Now, since I'm pretty much a slacker, I don't commute.

Unless you count walking upstairs to my studio

Here I go

Bailey thinks his job is to guard the bird feeders and watch squirrels.

His commute is just walking out the back door (or dashing out if he thinks he can actually catch a squirrel).