Yumi participated in the Aizome Indigo Dye Workshop at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in Burnaby today.
Here is her creation, anchoring an updated foyer display at our front door.
I love Japanese indigo, be it Noren, clothing, etc. . .

An assortment of birds and insects photographed at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, today.

Western Pondhawk

European Paper Wasp

Northern Flicker

Great Blue Heron

Juvenile Wood Duck

Turkey Vulture

An accipeter — Cooper’s or Sharp-shinned Hawk?

And last, but not least, Snowbirds, eh? 🙂
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