Little Buddy Gets a Little Buddy

I took a look at the other patterns by the Izzy Bear designer, Esther Braithwaite  and decided to purchase the Love Teddy pattern. 

It was quite fun knitting him up and duplicate stitching the heart on his sweater.

The chart was somewhat easier to follow.

He's a bit shorter than the first little buddy but his sweater is a bit longer. I also liked the purl round that made it look like the sweater had ribbing around the cuffs.

I haven't decided on names for them yet.

Today was cool and drizzly. I did take some photos out in the garden because I'm not sure when we'll get our first frost which will likely kill most things.

The gaillardia continue to bloom. I deadhead them every time I go out. This practice seems to work well for continuous blooming. They're supposed to be perennials so hopefully they'll come up again next year.

The cosmos are finally blooming. The dark ones have just bloomed; they get lighter as time passes by.

The bee was sleeping on this one.

Google tells me it is a Common Eastern Bumble Bee. I also got a side view. It didn't budge even when I got close. 

A few calendula (pot marigold) are still hanging in there.

The zinnias are done blooming. I'm leaving them for the time being because I occasionally see birds eating the seeds. I also deadhead the bachelor buttons so the odd one is still blooming.

I brought my hibiscus indoors and it seems to like this spot in the kitchen. It gets the morning sun through the east-facing sliding doors and the afternoon sun hits it through the south-facing bay window. It has lots of buds on it so I'm optimistic about its future indoors.

Season 3 of 'The Diplomat' was released on Netflix this week. I stayed up WAY too late last night binge-watching it, I have a couple of episodes left. It is really good with Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford this season.