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Mary Barrett Dyer (c. 1611[1] — June 1, 1660) was an English Puritan turned Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now in present-day Massachusetts), for repeatedly defying a Puritan law banning Quakers from the colony.[2] She is one of the four executed Quakers known as the Boston martyrs.
"Nay, I came to keep bloodguiltiness from you, desireing you to repeal the unrighteous and unjust law made against the innocent servants of the Lord. Nay, man, I am not now to repent." - Mary Dyers last words.
From Wikipedia:
During the day, they dyed a batch of linen in a splendid red color. (Behind this booth is another area, where more spinners and textile-workers were working.)
Spring Market Fair at the Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run
fennel dye bath
thought I'd get the label in for you...("...keep out of direct sunlight...") made me smile :)
A small bracket fungus growing from the base of Scots pine tree near Whitwell Moor, South Yorkshire. Possibly Dyer's Mazegill (Phaeolus schweinitzii).
avocado peels and pits give a dark russet dye with a glug of ammonia. These pots had been soaking for a day.
Sporting a new hair cut and dye taken for my barber to see if I can get free streaks. True story. See wants the pictures for herself and then we'll take some post streak pictures for her also. It's a good deals for all involved. This picture was taken by the incomparable Raffaella. This looks says, "wanna?."
This is a shot of the egg mid-dye.
Strangely, the bubbles only happen with the yellow dye. It has some kind of reaction with the duct tape.
This is actually the first egg I made.
Red cabbage can be juiced to produce a bright violet dye that dries to a sky blue color. If the pH is lowered, the liquid becomes blue, but it will dry to a seafoam green.
I got the dye garden bed prepped and tilled and amended and planted this morning! Right now there are four types of marigolds around the border, and a random sage plant that made it through the winter (I planted it last summer). I have Hopi red dye amaranth, hollyhocks, and cosmos seeds germinating in flats now, too. I'm thinking of planting nasturtiums in here, too (at least one plant) because I have some going in pots over by the vegetables (I have more marigolds in pots over there too); I read those are both good beneficial plants to help repel insects. Kinda fun to grow some flowers this year!
This is just opposite our concrete patio, and is visible out of both our kitchen window and back door. All the flowers should be bright and cheerful. :) I know marigolds are kind of a basic flower, but I've always just loved them - it's going to make me happy to see them all around my yard this summer!
Also, I should measure the garden - Charlie makes it look kinda tiny in this picture but in reality, he's just GINORMOUS.
He'll learn not to go in the bed in a few days, I just have to watch him. He sure does enjoy a nice soft garden bed! At least he wasn't lying on any plants or planted seeds here. ;)
YIP 05/16/2010
Looking east down the forlorn tracks of the ex-MC branch at Dyer. The diamond with the ex-Monon in the distance was going to be switched out, so there is some type of activity on this line. Does anyone know what??
September, 2011