Blooming tea 8

Today we are blooming "The First Kiss". I have no clue what flavor this is supposed to be. Lip balm? Who knows. It does have a vaguely fruity scent. It also looks a little like a heart.
You know the drill: into the teapot, add hot water, look at the show.
This time I used my digital camera to see if it would be compatible with this platform. I so want you to be able to see the alien emerge from its pod. It's alive! you can see little air bubbles coming out. Little tentacles burst free, reaching out to the world around it. Well, I don't think this one worked either. At least it didn't work when I previewed the video. Sigh.
I ended up with a teapot jumble full of flowers. Since this one seemed to want to grow taller, I moved it to a tall glass instead. Success! I have a flower arch that is upright instead of being slumped over on its side.
Of course about an hour later it was a mushy pile in the bottom of the glass, but hey, we had fun, right? As you can see in the background, May is starting off much like April has been. Cool and rainy. Yesterday was cool and rainy, then warm, then more rain and cooler, then it got hotter, followed by wind and rain with a 9 degree temperature drop (according to the car). The farmers are ready to leap out of their skin at this point because they haven't been able to plant much of anything. The next few days are back to being in the 50s for highs, and 30s for the lows. At least I got to go to my lace guild meeting where the theme was spring flowers. Here are some samples. The lace techniques inclued are tatting, bobbin lace, and crochet.

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  1. Poppy CrockerMay 1, 2022 at 11:25 AM

    I could watch the video, and it looked pretty cool. I just want to add the "Robot Chicken" theme song over it now.

    The lace looks nice!

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    1. Lace makerMay 1, 2022 at 2:53 PM

      I was surprised when I posted it and the video worked. I'm glad it did since they are so much fun to watch.

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