Forward, toe!

I'm in the homestretch on Kes' second (belated) birthday sock. I only have twelve rounds left with every other one as a decrease round for the toe.

Even though there's so little left to finish the sock, I might not be able to finish it today. I have a lot to do both in the yard and in the house.

The tadpoles are doing fine, by the way. The recent rain expanded their puddles into a small pond. I checked on them after I came home from work yesterday, but could not get any good pictures. Most of them had congregated more towards the middle, despite having lots of room to spread out. A couple of them were speedily swimming around. I'm curious to see what kind of frogs they're going to be. Right now, they just look like little, black sperm. I'm wondering if I'll actually get to see them change. As long as they have enough water down by the barn, I'm not going to try to move them. One of my co-workers asked me to bring him some. I'm not enthused by the idea of transporting a container of tadpoles on the bus. It probably won't happen.

The honeymoon is over for nature. The trees and the bushes have shed their pretty blossoms and have gotten on with the business of making fruit.

Pear

Gooseberry