Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Bitty baby booties

Today it rained and rained. Thunder and lighting. We lost power for about three and a half hours this afternoon. We used to have a dog who was very very afraid of thunderstorms. She would hide and shake and wear herself out for the duration of the storm. Grady just looks at me in that stupid (but lovable) Labrador way, saying "what happened to the lights?" Then he goes back to sleep.

I took this dark photo of baby booties in the natural light between waves of the storm. I love to have these on hand at all times. Because they're so tiny, they can be tucked into a regular stationery envelope and sent off to friends around the country at a moment's notice when we hear that a baby has been born. It's also fun to use the ends of sock yarn. With the crazy hand-dyes, they come out so cheerful! More information on flickr.

3 comments:

Robin said...

Those booties are so wonderful! It's pictures like those that make me wish I knew how to knit.

Louise said...

Thanks, Robin! These are so easy, though, they would be a good first in-the-round project if you ever do learn how to knit.

Melissa said...

Those are adorable. And what a sweet gift for a new baby.