Spring funk

 I've been in a bit of a funk this weekend, so on the advice of my mother, I took the boys outside for a little sunshine.... and promptly got stung.

Actually - I think it's a bite, not a sting - I can't find a stinger and there was no dead bee hanging around. Whatever it was, it flew right up my skirt and got me on the inside of my thigh, just above my knee. Ow!

While I was nursing my hurt, the boys were munching and exploring.

I love the look on his face - it's kind of like he got caught in the cookie jar.
Rocky wasn't nearly as nervous as he usually is.

 

I think he does better off-leash.

The wild violets have carpeted the side of my lawn again.

The maintenance guy mowed them all down earlier this week, but within just a few days, they were blooming again. When I leave this place, I'm going to dig up a bunch for my next garden.

And my lone peony bush is getting ready to bloom.

Last year that corner of the garden got taken over by and evil tree-like weed. I didn't get it out until later in the summer, so the peony didn't get a chance to bloom. It has two heads on it right now. Hopefully there will be more.

This weekend would have been a good day to tackle the annual hack and slash on the wild roses, but I just didn't have the energy.

Instead, I mostly watched movies and knit.

These are the socks I mentioned last post. My blockers aren't wide enough to stretch out and show the pattern - but that long column is a wave that ripples down the entire leg and foot. This is my latest design, and they will be socks for my Dad for father's day.

I'm using Alley Cat Falkland (colour is Armada) and I love it. I think it's my new favourite sock yarn. It's got a really nice squish to it.

I also started a lace-weight project (one of my stash-down goals)

This ball of Silky Alpaca (Classic Elite) was in my goodie bag from knit camp. I'm making the Jeweled cowl and using coordinating sky blue and emerald beads. It's looking very pretty, but I'm finding the lace weight pretty tedious. I think I'll stick to fingering after this.

So, how was your weekend?