agp summer dance

It was pretty wonderful to watch Ava dance on the pedestrian mall this past Friday night. She was all alone out there, save for the shirtless drunk guy who appeared, wandered off, then reappeared to request his favorite song.

It was almost as if you could see the vestiges of last winter’s long, cold, dreary days falling from Ava’s shoulders as she moved. We ended up having to leave mid-song, but AGP surely would’ve stayed and danced all night if we’d let her.

petals n droplets

I figure this shot alone justifies the purchase of my 100mm macro lens, even if I never sell a print.

This flower has opened since I took this, and it’s beautiful, but I don’t think it’s ever going to be as pretty as it was in this moment.

magnolia w bee

The 2011 flower macro season. If you ain’t down with photos of pretty flowers, you’ll want to avoid my flickr stream for the next four months or so.

baby blanket rocker

To accompany the hat, of course. This is what I’d set out to make for a baby gift for Rachel and Kevin. It was the simplest pattern I could find and turned out to be a great first project. I had some yarn left over, so I made the cap, too. I couldn’t have done any of it without YouTube and my new friends at Home Ec Workshop!

knit baby cap

I made this cap for Rachel and Kevin’s baby, who is due May 23. Not a great time of year to be sporting a wool cap, but hopefully they’ll get a little use out of it.