New wig, new kimono, new parasol. You might remember the fabric from our journey to JoAnn's before Halloween. We thought at the time that it would make a good autumn kimono, but come April and we thought the suggestion in the pattern and colors was more appropriate for a season of melting snow, rain and fresh green leaves. The parasol is a double thickness of craft paper glued plain sides together, cut and pleated, and skewered with a chopstick.
A better view of the parasol, complete with the bow on top (which keeps falling off).
Sadly, not many flowers in the yard this season. The azaleas and the crabapples sort of got nipped by a late cold spell. But the wood sorrel says hi.
A good look at the complete kimono. The obi again is just red ribbon with a chocolate-colored obijime. The pattern of the kimono is so busy a plain obi looks best, and the red signifies hope (and matches the parasol).
It's clouding up a bit, and it looks like it might rain tomorrow. She holds her parasol so well, doesn't she?
Bonus image: My April wallpaper. I'm writing haiku for each of her kimono and doing a photo collage to match.
