Is this (Epipactis helleborine)?
It's a new one to me, in any case. Taken at Brooks Estate today - I went back late in the day to get a better picture, after being caught without a real camera while walking Stella this morning.
I got me a scroll saw, and cut my first puzzle last weekend.
I was intending fewer pieces when I started out (Denton can do commercial interlocking 12-piece puzzles), but when I realized that my scale was off, I just went with it - it has 28 pieces. The actual cutting was easy and fun, but I need to batch (or otherwise better tackle) the prep and finishing work (and since this one is meant as a tray puzzle, I need to cut a backing for it).
The original image.
I asked Verizon to disconnect our home landline phone (617-666-0589). If you had that phone number as your only one for Monty or me, please leave a comment and I'll send you a cellphone number. I expect that skype (I am "cfoxatmit" there) can cover my twice-a-year or so long distance needs.
Much of Denton's computer use so far has been looking at flickr slideshows and youtube videos that we find him. A while back, we tried Tux Paint, and had some trouble with him getting out of the window and getting frustrated.
When I let him at it again yesterday, it was clear that his mouse manipulation was solid enough that he knew what he was doing, but reaching the big mouse steadily enough to hit the left button (his hand would naturally lie crosswise and get the right button) was dodgy. Yesterday evening, it occurred to me that I had the perfect mouse for him: a little half-sized freebie (with an EMC logo on it) given to me by a coworker who went to EMC World. Sure enough, it's absolutely perfect, and the add on set of stamps for Tux Paint completes the deal.
(Yes, I also figured out that Tux Paint can lock into a window and make the right mouse button work the same, but for various reasons I'm not keen on that approach.)
My maternal grandfather had some form of dichromacy, which puts Denton's bayesian odds of having the same thing at 25%. He's not able to tell us reliably, but given the errors he makes with naming colors, I'm guessing he has protanopia.
Web simulators can tell me which color pairs are likely to be easily distinguishable to him, but I'm curious about something more subjective. If you're an adult with some form of dichromacy, could you answer some questions about your color preferences? In particular, I'd like to know what your favorite color is; what colors you might paint your room; what paintings or photographs strike you as vibrant and interesting?
Denton and I went to Ferry Beach with people from church this weekend. Denton spent a good part of the trip working on mastering some of the play structures there; on Friday, he was holding Monty's hands the whole time around this one, but by Sunday, he'd managed to get past the tricky part without help.
His granny sent Denton a new sweater; as soon as I opened the package, he demanded to wear it, then ran laps around the house in great excitement. (I thought small children weren't expected to appreciate new clothing.)
The weather took me a little by surprise, especially when it comes to Denton's wardrobe. Luckily, I got some time to sew on Sunday, and managed to come up with some shorts for him from materials on hand. Here's pair #2, both on and off him.
The slowest part of the process was getting the featherweight adjusted to use the thick topstitching thread, which would've gone a lot more smoothly had I not put the needle in backwards.
You can also see here the progress of the scrape on his head, as compared to a few days ago.
From the file of pattern ideas looking to be constructed out of fabric when I have infinite time, I bring you an all triangles Heighway dragon.
The little sun tent that Denton's grandma sent has been a hit, but it's also the only one of his toys that's twice as much fun with two children.
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