Wednesday WIPs: Oh, Deer.....

 

Last week I was showing off finished socks and this week it's new cast ons. Both are from the new Arne and Carlos Socks and More collection. I owe the yarn an apology. I was having a terrible time casting them on in the gloom during a run of rainy weather but the knitting is going just fine. The colors are beautiful.

I'm still dragging in the house after a day of yard work so not much else is going on in the evenings. I did manage to finish the first row of the first section of the Hue Shift Afghan. I had to do that last square twice because somehow, instead of a square, I made a weird L shape. 

The 80 degree weather has really accelerated spring. The Narcissus are already in bloom. They are a bit sparse this year but the ones that made it look very happy to be here. 

The new trees have been a headache. The paper did not deter the deer. In fact, I think it caught their attention. They tore it off along with some branches. I was NOT happy. 

They did not tear the paper off the very top so that stayed and I've tried to protect the bottom limbs with cosmetic pads soaked in Lavender oil from my soap making supplies. It's so strong you can smell it across our very big yard and it's believed that deer hate it. Here's hoping. 

To help with the watering chore we're using the water jugs we usually toss in recyling. Being on a well, with a water softener and chlorinator we don't drink or cook with our water so we have plenty of these. We drilled tiny holes in them so they leak out slowly keeping the tree hydrated on these hot, sunny days. We've got nine more trees coming at the end of the week so I need to get this sorted out asap.