Weaving Materials from the Woods

 

I headed for the woodpile to get some bark before the birch logs get chopped up. Birch bark is certainly beautiful on the outside but I'm always amazed at the colors in the layers underneath.

The coppers, browns and soft pinks that show up are wonderful and make weaving with bark such a pleasure. I've been working on more little bark baskets and will have fun matching the colors of the new bark I collected with the wax linen.

The weather has been feeling spring like. I hesitate to use the word spring for what happens here in the Maritime provinces. Just when you think the nice weather is here to stay it snows again. In all of my years of gardening it has been a rare one that doesn't produce a bit more snow just after Mother's day. I kid you not! Here's a good sign of things to come I found today though.