Eye Candy Friday...

...and a finished object.

I finally finished Tucson Twilight (needlepoint):

Specs:
Started 6/8/14
Finished 3/11/2021
Charted needlepoint design by Laura J Perin
Modifications: Replaced the original Caron Watercolors and Wildflowers color (Bark) with Scheherazade with some strands of Amethyst; did not place all of the stitches in a couple of sections.

This project sat in hiatus for a few years because I hated the colors called for in the design . The whole reason I bought this chart was because I liked the copper and purple combination displayed in its photo. As I stitched the project, it was too brown for my taste. 

The Watercolors and Waterlilies color Bark had too much brown. Because these fibers were used extensively in the project. By replacing Bark with Scheherazade, I was able to have more  copper and purple. However, they were in short runs. Adding strands of Amethyst allowed me to add more purple to the piece. 

I modified the cross-hatch section by eliminating the stitches inside the boxes. The whole design was a lot busier that I liked, but by the time I realized it, I had stitched the lower left section. Anyway, I'm very happy to be done with it. 

Things continue to bloom. These dutch irises appeared this week:

And our new Boomerang lilac has started to bloom.

The cats are enjoying the sunshine in the courtyard: