Ballerina

England is the greenest place I've ever seen. Everywhere you look you see green trees, green hedgerows, and green grass, even in the middle of winter. Thick moss grows at the edges of footpaths, stone walls and rooftops. Everything that isn't routinely is scrubbed down eventually becomes covered with a green slime. It's green because it's so damp here. There are seldom three days in a row without rain. When it's really raining hard, our neighbors say it's "bucketing down." Today we had my least favorite weather: sideways rain. All day the wind has blown too hard to use an umbrella. And yet it's raining too hard not to. It's no fun to be outside on a day like today, but it's the perfect day to sit inside and quilt. Today's block is called Ballerina. Isn't she graceful?