A Work In Progress.

From what I hear half the country had warm sun while the other half shivered under overcast skies. In the morning we seemed to be right on the divide. Out to sea all was blue but look inland and it was the usual unremitting grey. 

I got some washing out on the line but by the afternoon the clouds had spread over the bay and it turned cold and miserable.

 

My job of the day was to make a start on my 'Paddington' scarecrow. The first thing was to strip down an old breakfast stool stand and then screw on wood to make a support for the head. That done I taped on plastic ball and added bubble wrap. I used the fabric I'd dyed to make the outer layer and added details. The hat is a bit small but will have to do unless I find something better or make a wider brim. 

By the time I made some arms and added the coat I realised that my first attempt was a bit short. I suppose I could have turned up the coat but instead I remade the wooden support to make him taller. 

I'm regretting not buying a pair of red child's wellies that I saw in a charity shop the other week. I'll buy them next week if they're still there. If not the old chainsaw boots will have to do. I can't make the legs or fill out the body until I know what size the boots will be.

Eventually I got fed up and had a coffee break before heading back out into the garden. It was much nicer outside than it had seemed from indoors. I spent the rest of the afternoon picking leaves and stalks and the occasional weed seedling off the shingle. The downside of being aware of very small details is ...... being aware of very small details. Hence the need to remove leaves and stalks from the shingle. But I do like to leave flowering stems on plants and to have clumps of swaying grasses, nothing regimented in my garden.

It won't be long before we get to watch the sun going down from the terrace.