Tag: Ash Trees

The Ash Tree Presents…

August has finally arrived; the worst of the heat is almost over and the monsoon is right around the corner. The cicadas are buzzing in the cottonwood trees, and there are birds everywhere. Trees love August here in Colorado; more water and cooler temperatures. My ash tree, beautiful, pampered (he gets an injection every spring to protect him from emerald ash borers, a particularly nasty tree parasite) and greatly loved (well, he provides afternoon shade and is totally rocking his last prune job), is the star of today’s main events. Take it away ash tree!!

Shawl
The Solaris Shawl is done! Look at the great play of colors against my trunk…
Shawl in tree
The colors of the edging really show off the texture of my bark, don’t you think?
Shawl in tree
and the drape of the leading edge?… just too stunning against my leaves. My owner seems to be pleased with the final product. I tried to convince her to leave me yarn bombed in the shawl, but for some reason she took it off… something about showing it off tomorrow to her knitting group. Whatever. Unless they have ash bark (see what I did there…) it won’t look as nice on them. 
Apria Truck
Just as the day was cooling off this truck pulled up in my shade. Oh, oh. She didn’t seem too happy about this.
Oxygen bottle
Yep. This happened. She is now set up with oxygen-to-go. I hope this means she will be spending more time outside with me. The roses kind of miss her.

Notes:

  • The shawl is Solaris by Melanie Berg. My notes on Ravelry are here.
  • Ash trees do come in female and male varieties. My tree is a male. How fun is that?
  • That oxygen bottle comes with a stylish backpack to carry it in. I’m over feeling upset and will be rocking the new look the next time I head out for groceries.
  • They didn’t have the right size oxygen bottle to give me, so tomorrow the truck is coming back. I may not make it to knitting after all. <sigh>
  • I learned to knit brioche stitch tonight. It was surprisingly easy. Must be all the oxygen.

 

 

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