Zentangle, Yard Work, and Peppermint Custard
/Continuing the blog post series prompted by COVID-19….
A Zentangle® Prompt
Make a scribbled string with your pen that results in small spaces (no need to do a border first). Fill (with same color as the string or a differnt color) spaces that touch at points. Optional: experiment with this pattern using multiple colors. I’ll share my creation based on this prompt in tomorrow’s post.
Unique activities for yesterday:
Planting some seeds in the front flowerbed. I prepped a small section of the front flowerbed last month with cardboard and a layer of compost…but then decided it was too cold to plant seeds. Now – I think the frosty days are over, so I worked in some potting soil around the mint that was encroaching into the compost and planted some seeds I had collected over the past year from various places (mostly from my volunteer gigs). The forecast is for rain later this week… and warmer temperatures. Hopefully, the seeds will sprout and do well in this location. I had quite seeds left which I sprinkled into my chaos garden and some less dense areas of the rest of the front flower beds. Right now, things are crowded with day lily leaves which – surprisingly – the deer are not bothering.
Blooming Nine Bark Bush. The bush is blooming and otherwise growing vigorously. I noticed the blooms and the variation the color of the new leaves.
A Weed. There is a small flower growing among the day lilies – a weed. It had a tiny insect in one of the flowers. I opted to the leave the plant.
Links to my previous “filling a day of social distance” posts here.
--
The Zentangle® Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. It was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. "Zentangle" is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Learn more at zentangle.com.