Capricious March

 

Blue skies and pink blossoms

is how I always imagine the beauty of springtime.

Such a soft shade of pink.

Yet the primoses are one of the first flowers to appear

I loved these growing out of a space in the wall.

All the lawns and grassy spots are dotted with them.

Tiny violets push through the earth

Such tender little flowers.

The buds on the Japanese Quince are starting to open

The golden daffodils sway in the wind.

I do like their back view, don't you?

My late afternoon walks often show me such pretty soft lighting

like this garden I passed in my neighbourhood.

On the way home, I admired the blue sky dappled with clouds

and noticed a bird's nest near the top.

For the first time this year, in fact since last summer, I visited my family

for the afternoon and evening in their home.

I made a collage of Miss Amy, the young family cat.

She has such soft fur and big round eyes and her mouth always looks as if it's smiling!

On the upper right of the collage, I took a picture of our supper.

We made mini pizza and then baked them in the Pizza oven on the table!

One morning, I went down to the lake to meet a friend.

It was a lovely day and we watched the tiny wavelets

break with a discreet whooshing sound on the pebbles.

Two swans were passing by and I did love the sparkles on the water.

Look at the beautiful trail the swan in the foreground is making in the water.

A magnificent Magnolia Tree was coming into bloom

The centres are amazing within a soft cloud of petals.

So many buds still to open

A two-tone Camellia on one of the many bushes

Just a few more blossom photos because the wind may have since blown the delicate petals away.

The bees are already busy with so much blossom to visit.

Wonderful stamen.

The month of March so far has been sunny and warm, windy and wet

and we even had a few snow flurries when the temperatures dropped.

I heard that it will be warmer next week and perfect for more walks in nature.

My favourite season of the year is the springtime.

What is yours?

I have finished the crochet project that I showed in my previous blog entry.

I decided to make a cushion cover.

I just need to purchase a slightly bigger cushion.

The collage from upper left to right:

- Creating the blossom from a circle into a square

- The finished side of the cushion cover

- Draped onto a cushion for effect

- The backside of the blossom pattern.

If anyone is interested in the pattern, it can be found 

at Apple Blossom Dreams

with many other lovely patterns.

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