Coloring

 The question of what type feather I found yesterday is now on the floor.  I have absolutely no idea.  There are cardinals, robins, wrens, sparrows, the occasional blue jay around here.  Doves, quail, possibly owls, huge turkey vultures, crows.  Someone out there must have a more educated guess than me.

Work continues on the Big Ol' Cross-stitch Project.  I'm displeased with one thing about it.

The print for the colors in the rabbit's legs is dark and showing through the whites and ecrus.  It may be a clever shadowing technique, but it's making me unhappy.

Speaking of colors... I am reading a genuinely fascinating book.

It's slow going, because I'm trying to soak everything in.  Why are clothes structured the way they are?  Who makes those decisions?  Why are shoes shaped the way they are?  I'm on color right now, and have learned that "tint" is when white is added to a color.  "Shade" is when black is added.  "Tone" means grey has gone in.  I love picking up little nuggets of knowledge like that.