Put together 10 copies of NASA’s Space Voyager The Game and made an example game board sign. Many thanks to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory & California Institute of Technology! 

Paper on foam board.

Playing cards, dice, counters and rules.

Birdie!

Made a moon phase poster today. Also printed 40 copies of the 2023 moon phase calendar for the youth to cut out and create. Many thanks to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory & California Institute of Technology! 

Vinyl on foam board.

Ink on Card stock.

Camomile.

 

Got the sign made for the youth tent.

Vinyl on foam board.

Sunset.

 

The number of youth in the astronomy program doubled. In hopes of not having to buy more materials, I ended up making 38 solar system kits. Only a few extra balls to spare! 

Foam & wood; solar system kits.

Stormy.

 

Started cutting garlic scapes today. 

Garlic scapes.

Calendula.

 

Woke up with the most amazing view. Came home to start prepping some science projects for 40 youth. Ready for some wavelength filtering science labs followed by lanyard or beaded bracelet making.

Vinyl and paper on foam board.

Supplies.

Things that don’t suck.

 

You’d never guess this but the day was spent at a river in the mountains. It was wonderful.

Graphite on paper.

Swimming hole of the season!

 

Brand new baby deer walking through the yard today.

Graphite on paper.

Mama and baby.

 

Humming birds are loving the flowers lately.

Graphite on paper.

Fitting fortunes.

Flowering.

 

Finished the front tea garden square today. It looks so much better than before. Plus hopefully with the inlaying cardboard and landscaping fabric there won’t be much chance for weeds, moles or voles. Now the plants just need to grow and fill in.

Hurray!

Recent flowers.

 

It’s a sketch of a statue I saw recently of pioneers. It had me questioning what came first, the incident the statue was based on or the story of Snow White.

Graphite on paper.

Headgates.

Thinking about bird houses today.

Graphite on paper.

It never gets old.

 

 It’s June and it’s snowing on us. Time to head home.

Graphite on paper.

Snowing in June.

Played at two different hot springs today and meandered past giant mountains.

Graphite on paper.

Hot springs in the wild.

 

Hiked up a cinder cone today and camping next to a beautiful lake.

Graphite on paper.

In the wilds.

 

I’m never leaving. That is all. Oh and elk views with morning coffee.

Graphite on paper.

The open range.

 

Partying with the stars, the scientific way,

Graphite on paper. Strawberry Mountain.

A field of telescopes.

 

Came upon a fire today. At first we thought it was a planned burn, then realized it definitely wasn’t. Debated on turning around, but our turn was just before the visible flames and heading in the opposite direction so we carried on. Debated on calling in the fire, but surely authorities were aware of a fire of this size right next to a highway that was still open and we had no cell service. By the time we got to the next town about a half hour later, fire crews were mobilizing to head out. They closed the two highways we had just driven all the way to the state line and evacuated the area. Moral of the story… A fire is a fire. Always call it in. Always use caution. 

Graphite on paper.

Those are actually some pretty tall flames.

The view once we turned off the “fire” highway and into the “safer” highway.

 

After not looking at the quilt at all yesterday, I finally sucked it up and sewed it all back together. Looks great. Originally it was going to be a sofa blanket, but seeing it spread out on the bed makes me want to keep going and turn it into a queen sized blanket. We’ll see what happens after the next trip.

Quilt top, cotton.

First dahlia bloom of the year.

 

A little different type of craft today. I put together an astronomy observing book. There are 240 observing logs, 80 constellation logs and 8 AAS checklists for certificates I’m wanting to obtain in the next year or two. In other news, I mowed the back and front fields today and didn’t die of allergies. Hurray!

Observing logs.

Constellation logs.

Tomatillos and petunias.

Tomatoes.

The back field is mowed.

 

You know that old saying about measuring twice and cutting once? Same thing goes for sewing. If I had looked a little more closely at this or measured the final squares, I would have seen my mistake before sewing all the rows together. Instead, I’m spending some quality time with a seem ripped. because I didn’t realize those panels are a quarter inch smaller than the blocks. It happens. No final quilt top pic today.

Meh.

Geraniums blooming in the greenhouse.