Last Of The Flowers

 These are the last of the flowers from the American Rose Center.  Yes, the roses in the pictures are beautiful, but we had to look hard for them.  The plants were not well pruned, dead headed, or watered regularly, from the looks of it.  The  grounds are unkempt (notice the lack of landscapes in these sets) and the place has the general look of falling into dishabille.  Thank you to Andreas for being able to find the golden flakes in the dross.

More Flowers

 More roses from the American Rose Center.

Challenge Finish

I finished a non-temari!  This was the first of three ornaments I hope to finish this month, and is Teresa Wentzler's Beginner Whitework Ornament.  It was started in January as part of my January challenge, but I'd only completed the center.  Now I can cross off two bits of challenges, since it's done.  I do like these colors, even if they're not white and not Christmas.  I'd do this ornament again, maybe even in white.

Some Artistic Flowers

 Somehow, Andreas manages to make the most mundane photos interesting with his camera.  Of course, these flowers aren't mundane, but he certainly brings out their best.

Squiggles On The Bottom

I'm on the bottom third of this pattern now.  There are only a few more things to do in the central mandala before finishing off the bottom squiggles.

A Rose And a Lobelia

 More photos from the American Rose Center.  There's a reason there are no pictures of masses of roses in bloom: there weren't any.  It was hard finding roses to take pictures of, but the ones Andreas did get turned out really well.

I Like This Ball

 This was my first attempt at making this design.  The colors work really well together, and I like the way the eggshell MaxiLock thread base glows a little bit in person.  It just adds some class to it.