End of the day approaching...

I'm grasping at straws as to what photos to show.  Can't do a post without photos, can we?  This is my phlox...it is slowing down...but it sure puts on a good show till it freezes.

I can't resist posting photos of the hyacinth beans...

a photo of a single flower of the hyacinth bean.
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Even though it has been an absolutely gorgeous day, I have basically not did much other than sew.  And cut.  I made the little rag quilt...although I told Roger I should call it a coverlet since it does not have a batting.  It was so simple is why I was able to finish it in one day.  I got the seams clipped and it is in the washer as I type.

Hopefully I will have a photo to share tomorrow.

What's happening...

I have a friend whose daughter is expecting her first child...this is going to be a quick rag quilt for her.  Some of these belong to the front and some to the back.  I got them cut today.

This is the focus fabric.  We don't know if the baby is a boy or a girl...so I thought this could be for boy or girl.
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I got a new toy today.  A Canon SX700--shown here.  I can done tell you I am going to love it for taking pictures of quilts and fabrics.  First of all, the lens will open out wide enough till I can get the full quilt easily.  Secondly, its autofocus seems to work wonderfully.  I know there will be things I don't like probably, but I wanted it to fit in my purse to take shopping or to flea markets, etc.

The shots above are taken with it as well as the following shots.

Roger is busy in his shop today.  He has been out there most of the day.

Do you see the visitor?  This is cropped a tiny bit.  Not much.

Puss has just been hanging out...I did have to distract her from the goldfinch earlier.

It's been a beautiful day for hanging out clothes...I have did two kind of small loads.  Too much for one load, so just did them in two loads. 

Remains of the flower garden

I think the clematis if for sure done blooming now...it has these fuzzies all over.  Well, they are starting to fuzz out.

My coneflowers are not what most people would call pretty now...they are has-beens, some heads are black, all the flowers look as if they have been too close to flames.  But I still like them.  I keep meaning to take some of the flower heads and cast them beside the roads at the strip pit in the hopes they will take off out there.  Also meant to do some sunflower seeds that way but didn't.  Maybe I will get it done next spring with the sunflowers...as for the cone flowers, the fall is not over.