& most of the day they looked like that.
There was a lovely little clearing, perfect to tuck my sitting spot into.
![A small clearing, floored in pine needles & surrounded by low pinyon pines. A small wooden shelf & comfy folding chair sit in the middle.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200728_133046.jpg)
I brought plenty to do!
![A sturdy white canvas toolbag filled with wire-wrapping tools & a cotton tote bag with a variety of small things in it sit on the forest floor next to the chair.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200728_133445.jpg)
But of course I also spent a bunch of time just hanging out & relaxing, ESPECIALLY after rescuing Loiosh from the tree, oh my GODS
I got a bunch of sewing done, & made a suncatcher from the last piece of faceted glass I have.
![A small faceted glass pendant & a bit of jewelry wire strung with black & silver-coloured beads sit on a wood surface.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200728_134615.jpg)
It came out really nicely, I think!
![The crystal's now the end of a dangling suncatcher which also has short lengths of silver-coloured chain & alternating black & silver-coloured beads.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200728_141458.jpg)
I’d brought a bunch of the new pendulums so I could get good pictures of them, & came up with an impromptu photo station up a tree. There was a nice flattish bit just above the convenient branchlet, with a couple of patches of lichens to give some good contrast. & when I was done each one, I just hung it on the branchlet with the basket!
![A basket hangs from a short stubby branch protruding from a treetrunk. A few beads ^& such are visible inside, & a couple of pendants dangle from the end of the broken branch.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200728_145909.jpg)
I was smart & brought lunch for all of us this time — treats for the boys, & bologna & cheese for me. I finally got round to using the cool reusable beeswax-coated lunch wrap thinger my Aunt Ann got me last giftmas.
![A sandwich-sized parcel, wrapped in yellow, stiff-looking fabric & fastened with string, sits on my lap.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200728_155309.jpg)
It worked really well! The bread was still soft, which is REALLY impressive after a couple hours; usually in this climate it starts getting kinda dried out in like five minutes. Also it makes a nice plate-esque object.
![The parcel has been opened, & reveals: a sandwich!](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200728_155337.jpg)
It clouded over a couple times & there was near-constant thunder to the north & south, but this is the closest it got to me.
![A view through the trees: despite slanting sunbeams, the sky is VERY dark.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200728_153837.jpg)
Apart from the CAT BASED EXCITEMENT of my last post, it was a really nice, low-key-relaxing day.
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