Of Songbirds and Bluebonnets

I've been in a quilting frenzy lately, having made a Halloween quilt

and a Grinch Christmas quilt (forgot to take a photo before it whisked off North!) for my little red-headed pixie of a granddaughter!

But when I saw these fabrics (Moda Wildflowers)


at Painted Pony and Quilts in LaPorte, TX www.ppnq.com, I knew exactly who would love the images. So this quilt

is going under her Christmas tree, because she so very much loves Texas wildflowers

and songbirds.

It's pieced, padded and backed. Now, Santa better get busy and start quilting!

Happy Autumn!

I'm ready for cooler weather, apple cider, Halloween, and pumpkin-spice candles burning in my house!

It's a rainy day here at Slipper Moon,

and the little ground spider probably won't have much luck snaring a meal in this web of diamonds! You can see its little funnel in the upper right corner of the photo, but the spider was deep beneath the grass and leaves -- out of the wet!

My garden spiders are busy spinning webs despite the rain. They're especially fond of the space between my hummingbird feeders and a nearby shrub.

I think it's beautiful, don't you?

But I'm not as intrepid as the spiders, and I think Buster and I will remain indoors the rest of this wet day.

Have a blessed day, everyone.