Have you noticed....

Have you noticed that often the colors of the fabrics or fibres that you make things with are reflected in your surroundings?
I noticed this some time back, but was reminded of it again today,
Case in point:

 I went to Tybee yesterday to knit and look at the water, and was struck by the fact that the colors are reflected in the quilt that I'm currently working on.  Even the colors int the feathers of this gull are there,

The red scarf that I had taken to work on was a bright spot amongst the sand.  

 But then, later, I came back to this tree that I had seen a few days ago!

 I almost completed the scarf this evening, but ran out of yarn.  I will need to go back to buy a sixth! ball to finish the last 6 leaves on the edging.  It has 27 in all along the curved edge of the shawl/scarf.  (It is a pattern by "Never Not Knitting", and I think that mine might be turning out bigger that the one in the pattern.)

Incidentally, while at the beach, it was low tide.  there were some really defined patterns in the sand formed from when the water had retreated.  

It amazes me to see the variety of patterns, all made in one area with the same materials- water, sand and the pull of gravity.

I'll post this tonight, even though I did a post earlier this morning, so that I can link it to the Work In Progress thing.  I have figured out how to add the button to the sidebar!! small steps.