I thought perhaps we would get through another walk with Oblivious, but he redeemed himself today. Or rather, the deer gave themselves away. And I had my good camera.
Those white tails bring me joy too. So silly.
My dog doesn’t answer to “Oblivious” anyway, so it is good that he redeemed himself!
And a little “Aw” for your Saturday:
The other half of the herd was not spooked, but were watchful.
His new name should be Oblivious. Do you see the deer? He didn’t. In his defense, I don’t take him through the dog park often, but really dude?
He didn’t see these either.
Today is World Down Syndrome Day (3-21, for three copies of the 21st chromosome, also known as trisomy 21). Not only on this day, but on all days we should appreciate what people with Down Syndrome bring to the world. My life has been transformed by my youngest, but not in a bad way. I have discovered new priorities and have re-evaluated what I consider a successful life, for the better.
To bring awareness to Down Syndrome, and go from awareness to acceptance, many people wear silly socks, or mismatched socks on WDSD. Chromosomes look a little sock-like, especially when given false color!
Since this is a craft blog, I want to give a huge shout out to Paper Daisy Creations for her amazing knit along #lotsofsocks fundraiser! I did not finish my socks, but I have learned a lot, have the desire to learn more and improve, and have a beautiful skein of blue and yellow that will eventually be a pair of matched mismatched socks. (What? I have an unfinished project? Yes. Even I sometimes do not make a deadline. Life goes on. There will be time for socks.) For now, here is a picture of my test socks, in progress. 
I’m glad I did test socks with yarn on hand first before I use my special yarn. I’ve learned at least three new knitting techniques regarding sock knitting, and there has definitely been a learning curve!
Our adopted outside cat is very good at getting up and down trees. Usually she zooms up the smaller post oaks to show off, but the one in this picture is the largest on the property. She looks so little and high up, yet fierce and focused.
I played with gradients and masks in Photoshop to make the lettering for this meme. I also managed to squeeze some time in during spring break to participate in one of Adobe’s Daily Challenges. If you are interested in the output, it is here.
Here is another early spring bloomer in Texas: Nothoscordum bivalve also known as false garlic or Crow poison. We had so many in the lawn at our last house that I would make wreaths and crowns for my kids. The long thin stems make it easy to braid into garland (albeit tiny tiny garland!)
I was excited to see it bloom in our new neck of the woods. It has definitely been a sure sign of spring for me for many years.
I stumbled upon a good article about the toxicity and history of this plant too. Apparently some chicken farmers would spread a paste of this flower in the heads of their chickens so if a crow ate the chicken, the crow would die.
I think I will just cover my runs, thank you very much.
