Here’s my contribution to this week’s photo challenge, Abstract. Taken in downtown Salem.
The challenge:
This week, turn the concrete and familiar into something new and mysterious.
~ Ben Huberman, The Daily Post
Wordless Wednesday: Hood River
A brief Wordless Wednesday this week, thinking of one of my favorite places – full of outdoorsy adventure, awesome weather (dreaming of the summer heat at the moment), gracious residents, and a terrific yarn shop – Hood River.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Dinnertime
I love this week’s challenge!
While on a long walk at Cannon Beach, I came upon a seagull obviously enjoying a delectable dinner.
I was curious to check out the main course…
…and was dreaming of cioppino as I left him to finish his meal.
Wordless Wednesday: Rocks, Stones, and Boulders
Weekly Photo Challenge: Future
I can see the handwriting on the wall…
Wordless Wednesday: Yarn Shops
I have found local yarn shops to be, often, little oases of beauty. It makes sense, really, that the owners might have an artistic sensibility and would create a lovely space to be. Here, then, I share some images of my favorites with you.
I have a few more favorites, but, for various reasons, don’t have photos right now. Those favorites include Knot Another Hat in Hood River, Oregon and Close Knit and the Knitting Bee in Portland, Oregon. All great places to spend an hour or an afternoon!
A Giveaway Update
Hi everyone! The giveaway in my Ravelry group is still going strong. There are mini-giveaways going on until we reach 5,000 posts in The Cafe thread. Current post count: 4,854.
When we reach 5,000 posts, I’ll choose the winner using a random number generator for this prize:
I wrote all about the lovely yarn and goodies here: Giveaway Details.
In the meantime, I am giving away smaller goodies that I purchased during the Rose City Yarn Crawl.
CURRENT MINI-GIVEAWAY:
Two terrific Gobstoppers, mini-skeins of worsted weight yarn by the Knitted Wit. Soon I’ll randomly choose a winner for this mini-giveaway and then will start the next mini-giveaway. Come on over to The Cafe and join in!
MINI-GIVEAWAY WINNERS SO FAR:
Mini-giveaway 1
Won by Ravelry user Kepanie. She wrote about it in this post on her blog: Wooly Cakes and Wooden Spoons.
Mini-giveaway 2
Just in time for Easter, this See’s Easter Treasure Egg was won by Ravelry user stamura.
Mini-giveaway 3
These awesome Knitted Wit Gumballs, mini skeins of yummy yarn, were won by Ravelry user QueenKally.
Mini-giveaway 4
A wonderful project bag from Happy Knits. Adorbs! Won by Ravelry user PLC1.
Mini-giveaway 5
Awesome and amazing buttons from One of a Kind Buttons. We discussed it in the group and we think the first one belongs on a mug cozy. Won by Rav user saminar.
I hope you will come check out the group, the thread and the giveaway if you are interested. We love to chat about knitting, yarn, and life in general, and we love to have new knitting friends join in the fun.
knit equals joy
Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape
My contribution to this week’s Photo Challenge, taken from the Fort Dalles Readiness Center overlooking the Columbia Gorge.
This week, it’s all about landscape photography. Show us your best establishing shot, out in nature or in an urban setting.
Wordless Wednesday: Sedona II
More photos taken by guest photographer Cliff.
And our boys there, in 2005:
Weekly Photo Challenge: Half-Light
I glanced up from my work one day to see the golden late-afternoon sun slanting upon the neighboring downtown buildings. I put aside my work, picked up my camera, and went for a stroll:
knit equals joy 