Green is Good

I do love green--a general lover of nature and a bit of a tree-hugger, proud to say. So when we lost "Big Red" during the move toNC, it was a big loss. Big Red was our baby California redwood tree that we brought back from a Napa Valley petrified forest tourist shop on our 4th of July excursion last year. Big Red doubled in size from 6" to a whopping 12" over the past year living on our balcony in the hot San Fernando valley. But the moving van delay from the promised 7 to 14 days to over 3 weeks just whithered Big Red. We tried to rejuvinate him (Paul faithfully misted him with water every day) but to no avail. Not wanting to jump to finding a replacement, we waited a few weeks, but when Big Red went from shriveled green to brown we decided to order another redwood tree from Cali. Little Red arrived yesterday and here he is all planted and perky on our porch.

This morning I woke up rested and refreshed for the first time in days (all the travel throws a kink in the sleep pattern) and decided to get going on Trish's wool (see Trish's Tanglewood Fiber blog) that I have failed to finish spinning. I'm going on close to three months and she has been a saint, patiently waiting for me to get my life together and to send her her single ply. I love helping Trish with her spinning-- she supplies me with fun and lively wool to spin and it saves me from having to buy expensive fiber. Plus, she's a gem to work for.


This is my Majacraft "Rose" spinning wheel modeling Tanglewood Fiber.


And this little guy is a model specimen of our house guest that I mentioned yesterday. He is a green anole, I found out through some web searching. The above picture and following description is from Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia:
"This species is native to North America, where it is found mainly in the southeastern parts of the continent. Anoles are most abundant on the coastal plain from North Carolina to Florida, and west into central Texas, at least as far as San Antonio. They have also been introduced into Hawaii. It is sometimes referred to as the American chameleon due to its color-changing abilities; however, it is not a true chameleon. The species is also relatively popular as a pet. This and most other anole species are rarely bred in captivity, so most specimens sold in the pet trade are wild-caught. Anoles are, by their nature, curious creatures. A healthy lizard usually has a good awareness of its surroundings."