missing...

I think we have just totally missed Spring. 

We here in central Ohio

have gone from COLD and r-a-i-n-y

to blazing hot and allergies! 

Allergies from all of the trees blooming...

mostly, the cottonwood tree has bloomed.

If you have never seen the cottonwood tree in bloom,

I can tell you it looks like it's snowing!

It's quarter-sized pieces of cotton-like fluff

that catch the breeze and float around

like the down of a milkweed or dandelion.

Pretty amazing,

but, it looks like snow!!!

Snow on Memorial Day!

After visiting the largest

Memorial Day Parade in central Ohio on Monday,

 

we had a gathering at our place

& played some

volleyball in the snow.

Hey, we like to play volleyball,

no matter if the temp is 98 degrees

 & humidity is almost that high.

We just played a little less and took more water breaks...

Anyway,

the "snow" of the cottonwood tree

stuck to us as we played -

it was really quite interesting.

Here's a pic of the "snow" on the pool water:

and this was after we skimmed!

Enough of that snow stuff,

I'm ready for some summer quilting...

here's one that I quilted for Joell:

I'm thinking she is the most prolific quilter that I know.

This was a mystery night pattern, so I don't know the name,

but, I think it looks like it's covered in blazing suns!,

& another cute one, for sure!

So very summer-y, don't you think?

Very fitting for this weather that has come along!

Happy Stitching!