Water, Water Everywhere

The rain hasn't let up for days, and I'm feeling the June Gloom. Earlier in the week, however, my son and I caught a glimpse of the sun and mostly blue skies and headed to our favorite creek for a picnic lunch.

We admired the tadpoles, probably already more than a month old, as they swam amongst the rocks. Some kind of water snake poked his head and part of his body tentatively from beneath a boulder in the creek, but I didn't manage to photograph him before he retreated.

We walked to the pond and fed the koi and the growing goslings, still with their fluffy head feathers, while another feathered friend looked on in frustration.

And today's all-day drizzle made it just right for sitting inside and putting the finishing touches on the WaterStone. The mermaid is curled around a felted stone, and her body is fashioned from a vintage linen napkin and thrifted vintage fabric scraps. Her braided hair is vintage crewel wool, and her collecting bag is crocheted from vintage variegated crochet cotton.