Although I hurt my left hand last night - in the dog's leash (~) - I wanted to close this project still today. I am satisfied with the result! Love to do this pants; made quite a few by now...
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Yesterday I visited our local Arboretum! It's been long since I have been there the last time.
On the way this guy passed me by and didn't even noticed me... ✿ 
These beauties are also blooming: blue waterlillies! Aren't they just lovely? ✿
Mid of August and Heather is in full bloom here; isn't it lovely!? ✿✿ We have a large ancient site here with Bronce Age Barrows (see photo above). The Birches are held small, so the Heather can expand. This year is rich in colours and fruits: in all the years I lived here in the country area I have not seen so many and so huge sloe (blackthorne). Infortunately, as far as I know, they can be used only for making liqueur...I once had a friend who made fabulous liqueur out of them. But sloe needs quite strong frost before they are tasty and can be harvested; alternative they can be in the deepfreezer for some time, but this is not the same as natural frost....✿✿
These buttons are my personal harvest of the day: I love those vintage pressed glass buttons.
This was a fine weather weekend; lovely warm Summer weather, but it will be hot and sultry again soon...
I could buy some Halibut, what was good! It came from Alaska and I dreamed myself off again.
...this were probably the last strawberries for the season, but they were soooo tasty!
Some wool was harvested, too ..... ~❃~
Green has always been my fave colour ~ in all variations! I just found these wild strawberries in the forest and this pepper and salt dispenser on the fleamarket...
I like to watch TV, although I hardly watch....usually I do something else next to it, f.i. knitting, but now in Summer from Sunday to Thursday it is Columbo Night at 10 pm,
Another snap from the forest! See the lovely clover; also green...but also have a look at this sturdy snail. It was huge and fat and shiny black; obviously concentrating on its dirtdinner.
Today I was off to buy some flowers for my little roof garden and what did I find? Yes, Frogs again....think I will get me a bowl and have a waterlilly and such a little green guy inthere!
Yesterday I finished the first part of new baby pants, also a little froglike...accidently! Wool is a very good Schachenmayr Cotton that I got low priced because of the closing of our traditional warehouse!
More frogs and some dogs - see more pix and a video on www.gizdog.blogspot.com!
This lovely doggy needs a new home! I would take her immediately, but she is too far away, I am afraid....as far as I know she is still in Alaska! If you know somebody or can offer any kind of assistance, please do so, mail to finnskimo@hotmail.com; this lovely companion should get a good home asap YYY
The first leaves start to fall!!! This is my time of year: Autumn! There are rich fruits everywhere this summer, so probably we will get a real good cold winter, too. Today it was not so hot and sultry, lovely, enjoyed the day in a fresh breeze! I am glad that Summer seems to slow down now...
I almost forgot to place a new pic for Petunia's Foto Safari, so here we go...this is a ripe colza field spottet with millions of cornflowers and poppies...enjoy!
๑ This was my first hat in a series of similar ones. I called it Grisehale Hat as it looks a little like a piggy's butt and tail. This particular one was sold to a lady in Oslo in the meantime. I have the pattern out at Ebay. Next winter will definitely come, so this Alpaca Hat will be of good use
We have an invasion of ladybugs here; this inspired me to do this hat!!! 
These Boletus Cuffs were just finished. I had to felt them three times at 40°C, surprisingly often this time. Usually Lambswool surrenders quicker. They turned out quite ok, but I am not 100% satisfied...but I just love thinking of Fall! This is MY season! Summer's climax is done here and yesterday I found the blueberries leaves all yellow and dry. The berries themselves are super ripe, but it will be possible to pick some for the weeks to come. Other fruits are almost ripe, too, even the chestnuts by my frontdoor are getting huge early; soon they will - plop, plop - start to fall; the kids will rush to get them...mushrooms also start to peek out in the forest. I don't know much about them, so I leave it to others to harvest them....
