Sakura

     Hvert år nyder Uglemor et særligt kirsebærtræ når hun er på indkøb. Se for eksempel her. Inden for det seneste år er træet desværre blevet slemt beskåret. Det stod i vejen for et stillads og alle grenene blev savet af. Uglemor var trist.
     Men se nu bare her:

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Every year MotherOwl is having her own small Hanami moments on her way home from shopping, as there is a glorious cherry blossom tree next to the bus-stop, photo here. But some months ago the tree was cut down. Some repair at the roof called for scaffolding, and the tree had to part with its branches. Very sad.
But now look at this: 

Stædigt træ - Stubborn tree.

     I en temarigruppe, er den seneste udfordring en sakura-temari. Opdeling og mønstre er frie, men man må kun bruge farverne hvid, pink og grøn, og eventuelt gul (gylden) og brun.
     Uglemor vil forsøge. Men nu får vi se. Den sartgrønne farve på temarien her er en illusion. Den er omviklet med de to spoler der ses i baggrunden.
     Mønsteret kommer til at blive spiraler i graduerende farver.

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 In a temari community, MotherOwl is a humble member of, the latest challenge is a sakura themed ball. You must use green, pink, and white, and you may supplement with yellow (golden) and brown.
Partitioning and pattern are free.
MotherOwl wants to try, but it is hard, even if beginners are encouraged. The winding proved the first obstacle. This pretty green temari is not green at all. Its an optical illusion created by winding simultaneously from the two cones in the photo. My idea was to cover with white, but the green (that's not a green) was so lovely, I stopped there.
The stitching is going to be swirls in gradating colours.

Den ikke-grønne mari
The not-green mari

Kandidater til mønstertråde.
Runners up for stitching thread.