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Reading (SF/fantasy - Wheel of Time; science & nature, history, biography), knitting, Star Trek & sci fi TV, birdwatching, politics, tarot.

The beginnings of a shawl in yellow, beige, green, and pink speckles- the Seine shawl, pattern by Janina Kallio, yarn from Ruby & Roses in Northern Attitude colorway. Nail polish in pink/green shift, called Lust for Vengeance by Mooncat.
Hand with nails painted in Terroir by Cirque Colors, a purple-brown perfect for fall, resting on a shawl in progress - pattern is Unwind by Tracie Millar - in green and purple/cream colored yarns from Trilogy Yarns.
Marlow shawl of garter stitch stripes and lace accents, pattern by Tamy Gore, in dark brown, green-yellow, and white stripes.
Neon skimmer dragonfly resting on a rose bloom.
Green anole perching in a shady spot on a goosefoot plant.
White lip globe snail in a beam of afternoon sunlight on a patch of green tufted stubble moss.
A beloved stuffed pig amongst Texas bluebonnets.
Heirloom baby blanket by Madelinetosh, in purple-blue Tosh DK
A patch of grape hyacinths, glowing.
Pattern - Feather and Fan Comfort Shawl by Sarah Bradberry In hand spun yarn from Knitting Buddha’s booth at DFW Fiber Fest.
Flowers I admired at the garden store.
Closeup of eyelet lace in Small Bird Workshop’s Tern Fingering, Fig colorway - one skein was much cooler in tone than the other, so I alternated and it ended up looking like a fun variegate!
Ottar shawl by Kate Davies with Daughter of a Shepherd Heritage DK and 3 colors of Mindful Folk Farm Blend, with stitch marker from Zeezee Textiles.
Underwater shawl with eyelet lace, pattern by Janina Kallio, in purples and browns from Long Dog Yarn.
Quill shawl, pattern by Helen Stewart, knit in blue and grey British wool - Tamar DK - from Blacker Yarns.
Terra shawl by Jared Flood knit with green merino/alpaca yarn from Garnstudio, with tree agate magnetic clasp from https://www.rocknmoreaccents.com.
Brown and white shawl in pattern Apple Blossom by Kristin Omdahl with yak/cormo yarn from Bijou Basin, and green merino/angora shawl, yarn by Garnstudio, in pattern Terra by Jared Flood.
The beginnings of a Lycaon shawl, pattern by Folie 0rdinaire, in Rory’s House from Treehouse Knits.
Sockhead Slouch hat in a colorway of purples and coral inspired by the character Delenn from Babylon 5, from much-missed dyer Nerd Girl Yarns.
Cassian Andor from Rogue One and Andor in Star Wars.
Rio Grande shawl, pattern by Lena Skvagerson; feather and fan lace in 3 colors (brown with copper, Jupiter holo, and a pale orange OOAK) of Madelinetosh and a green from Gynx Yarns.
Night Study shawl, pattern by Melanie Berg. Red and green stripes with white lace border knit in Christmas Carol-themed colorways from Bad Sheep Yarn.
The Circle Within: Creating a Wiccan Spiritual Tradition, by Dianne Sylvan.
Finding the Fool: A Tarot Journey to Radical Transformation, by Meg Jones Wall.
Shawl in feather and fan lace in glorious 70s colors of cream, orange, green, and brown. Pattern is Rio Grande by Lena Skvagerson.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
Draw Your Day: an inspiring guide to keeping a sketch journal, by Samantha Dion Baker.
The Star Trek novel Uhura’s Song by Janet Kagan.
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World, by Riley Black.
In progress Veranda Shade shawl, pattern by Helen Stewart, in sparkly stripes of grey and red/green/white from last year’s holiday collection by Forbidden Fibers. Perfectly coordinated new cardinal stitch stopper by Cozy Sky Co on Etsy.
Delightful new edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by John A. Rice.
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman.
An Intimate Look at the Night Sky by Chet Raymo.
The Overstory by Richard Powers.
Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay, by Julie Zickefoose
Shawl in progress in stripes of grey and cream with aqua speckles. Pattern is 3rd Anniversary shawl by Lisa Overby.
The fourth volume of Robert A Caro’s epic biography of Lyndon Johnson, The Passage of Power.
The Dive From Clausen’s Pier by Ann Packer.
Jane Fonda’s autobiography My Life So Far.
Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper.
The Snow Queen by Joan D Vinge. All-time classic cover by Michael Whelan.
Saga volume 1 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples.
Lace shawl - pattern Baltic Sea by Janina Kallio with yarn Knit Picks Hawthorne in colorway Kerns.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan. Loved the ebook covers!
Traveling Woman lace shawl in Madelinetosh Dandelion yarn in Chicory, a blue-black color