view from my desk

So...you know how I said I stayed home from work yesterday and played with yarn and Ravelry and stuff? Well, in my wanderings I somehow stumbled on Sharon's Etsy shop and...some yarn followed me home. (It really seemed that way, too--it was already here when I got home from work today! That's some fast shipping, even if she is only across town.)

Check out my latest acquisitions:



(I know I saw this colorway--Andes Mints--on someone's blog, but darned if I can figure out whose it was. Another thing I did yesterday was some catch up on blog reading!)





Unrelatedly...

From time to time, I look up from my desk and notice that there's something interesting/pretty/curious/whatever outside my window and I grab my camera.

Last October, there was this rainbow (also, beautiful fall colors on the trees):



In January, there was a drop-dead gorgeous blue sky:



Today, there was some excitement! This happens, oh, quarterly I'd say:





Occasionally, we see them across the way, too:



Can you imagine actually doing that job? I'm on the 11th floor of an 18-story building. I think I'll stay inside it, thanks.