ECF - Weed Edition

I was going to take a picture of my lilies for today but then I saw this, a Dandelion, and it caught my eye and reminded me of another recent picture taking episode.

I was walking down the street in DC a week weeks ago and stopped to take a picture of a pretty flower that I've often admired. A couple of tourists from Australia stopped and told me it was called Lantana. Then they laughingly said it's a weed that grows all over where they live.

Isn't it funny how a weed to one is a pretty flower to another. Enjoy this lovely, ethereal, Dandelion and the weekend ahead.

Eclipse Socks

Now that DQ and I wear about the same shoe size she has become my favorite foot model for all of mu socks. It's much easier to take pictures of someone elses feet than it it your own.

She doesn't mind and models willingly and, usually, cheerfully. In return she occasionally gets to keep the socks. This is a fine arrangement but recently I saw a pattern that could've been written just for her and I made a pair. I figure that it's nice to get something made with you in mind rather than just something I decided I could part with.

The pattern is Eclipse Socks by Julie P Miller. It's pretty basic as far as the sock itself goes. The fun is in the red ribbon embellishment added after the knitting is finished. For those who are unfamiliar with the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer, the third book in the series features a red ribbon waving across the front cover.

I'd never done any overstitching before but it seemed like a good skill to add to my knitty bag of tricks. It was way easier than I thought it would be and the result was perfect. DQ thought so too and even though it's May and the temperatures have been climbing she has already worn these wool socks to school. She just had to show them off.



These have been finished for a while already. long enough so that the initial photo shoot was done in Mystic. Above is a picture we took on the edge of the Mystic River while watching the drawbridge.



Can you tell how happy she was with her new socks?

Ten on Tuesday - '10 Celebrities You're Tired Of'

As soon as I saw the topic for this week (after I had already posted for the day) I started putting my list together. I am admittedly an avid consumer of celebrity gossip but if I'd be a very happy girl if some of them returned to total anonymity and were never heard from again. I don't wish them ill but I do wish them away. Far, far, away.

10 Celebrities I'm Tired Of

1. John Mayer - if you didn't see this one making my list then you're just not paying attention.
2. Lindsay Lohan - Get it together girl!
3. Paula Abdul - Nauseating
4. Paris Hilton - How is she relevant to anyone or anything?
5. Mel Gibson
6. Tom Cruise
7. All the MTV "reality" show stars - Who cares
8. Ann Coulter - Shut up
9. Rosie O'Donnell
10. Jessica Simpson

Good thing there are quick little lists like this for really busy days like today. Which "celebs" would you like to banish to another planet?