It's fall. In fact, right now it's so much fall here that it possibly gets. There are brown, yellow, ochre and red leaves flying around. It rains sideways, sometimes even from below! (? - Up until now I've only heard about one place where it rains from below - but believe me - today we had rain from below here!)

Outside our kitchen there is a big bamboo. If a plant can be a pet, this one is. I love it so much. For one - it looks wonderful and has even put on some flecks of yellow to praise the fall. But most of all I love it for the sounds it makes. The swishing sound when the wind flows through it's leaves, and the little tap against the window when some of the branches do a windy dance.

I think I will do a lot of knitting in the kitchen this fall and winter. While listening.

I made another little thing for my neck. I wanted a black scarf - not too woolly - but yet a little warm. Something drapey and fringey.

details:

pattern: montego bay scarf, interweave knits summer 2007

yarn: 1 strand of DROPS silke (discontinued) and 1 strand of hanpaintedyarn merino lace, both black.

needles: 6 mm

Right now, I'm heading down to the kitchen and some wool...