May is here and so are the fiber festivals, in Maine at least. The weekend of May 16-18 there's a three-day Expo at Windsor Fairgrounds http://www.northeastlivestockexpo.com/.
 That Saturday is a workshop in Bath at Halcyon with Katherine Cobey! Sigh! And, the June Fiber Frolic is early in the month -- soon!
So much to plan for.
Got some great books out of the Rockland Library: Katherine C.'s Diagonal Knitting, and another on "revolutionary" knitting from the center out, written by a guy (will get the name in here shortly).
Looking to get my dye plants growing outdoors soon. Have tried some indigo in peat pots indoors but not sure what will sprout. My new neighbor is a gardener, too, so we should have some fun together this summer.
Signing off with some of my favorite recent shots taken at Straw Farm/Dandelion Spring Farm, Newcastle ME in April on a pretty chilly but sunny day. Really warmed my heart to be there.

Overlook Farm

Heifer Project's Overlook Farm in Rutland MA is just a few minutes away. April 19, 2012 was a lovely spring day, and it seemed that all of the new arrivals had landed. My focus was on the sheep; there were also new kids in the goat barn. They have a beautiful guard dog (female) who stays inside the sheep pen. The bovine herd was smaller than I remember, and the gentle water buffaloes were gone; just a bleached skull remained as a reminder of their time at the farm. The black pigs were gigantic. I'll be going back again, and think I should do a Overlook-through-the-Seasons portfolio. Meanwhile, I have a lot of editing and selecting to do from this new batch. These are just a taste: