Purple Heart, Frosty Morning

Design - "Purple Heart"

Designer - Ewe & Eye & Friends

Fabric - 32 count Purlpe Iris linen

Fibers - Anchor - 1 strand over 2 threads

Started - 23 February 2013

Completed - 25 February 2013

What a fun heart to stitch!  I love the color of the fabric and the bright pink and purple floss.

This morning dawned with a frosty sparkle.

This morning dawned with a frosty sparkle.

I find the frost serves to delineate shape and form of the most mundane of objects. 

Now the sky is still gray, but it is very mild.  Let's go for a walk.

This time of year the mosses and lichens dominate the landscape.

Once the Ash trees get their leaves, the look along the banks of the creek will be very different.

It is fascinating just how many different kinds of lichens festoon the trunks and branches of the trees.

I think this is Cetraria Orbata Lichen (Cetraria orbata-Thallus).  It Ranges British Columbia to California, inland to Montana in low elevation moist forests.

This is Xanthoria Elegans Lichen.  An orange/rust color it stands out.

We have lots of Lungwort Lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) in the forest. 

Most of the Hazelnut catkins are a gray/green, but this group is brick red.