March Winds and Sunshine

The first pink blossom of the year!

I can never resist it.

The sunshine in this month of March has been incredibly generous so far,

but the winds have sometimes been quite cold.

There are always lovely walks somewhere along the lake.

This time it was in Montreux which is well-know for its microclimate of warmer weather.

It was quite misty over the water and mountains on this particular day.

There are various artwork pieces along the water's edge.

This one has a great deal of presence.

This one is fascinating and the given title is 'Above Sea Level'

I've moved in closer here, so that you can see the details better.

If you look carefully, especially at the very top of the sculture,

you can see that it's made up of hundreds of tiny, stainless steel fish!

Click on the photo to see it even larger.

My favourite art work, is this poetic one of a little boy high up on a very tall ladder.

He is holding a marble up towards the sky.

There is an accompanying poem in French below.

The first line reads: "Et si ma bille était la lune?"

which means: "And what if my marble were the moon?"

I can zoom in closer with my camera, but to see his face from the front,

 I might have to go into the lake.

The mist on the other side of the lake didn't really disappear through my walk

but I like the dreamy look that it gave.

Apple Blossom!

I know it's far too soon, but I saw this beautiful blossom in front of a florist's shop

which sold flowering Bonzai.

I think that Apple Blossom is my favourite of all!

When we see daffodils in the gardens, we know that spring is well and truly here.

Yesterday was the first day of spring and the daffodils are everywhere.

I saw these in the park yesterday.

Another walk along the lake in the very small town, almost just a village,

called Cully.

The day was mostly dull, but I liked this scene of a couple sitting on a bench

framed by the tree boughs on either side.

On a clearer day, the view here is glorious!

I made a collage of all the flowers I saw between the train station and the lakeside.

The pink blossom is called Deutzia scabra, then comes the yellow Forsythia,

A beautiful daffodil and some purple-pink Aubretia.

I wanted to include some yellow and blue to honour the Ukrainian people.

These hearts and yellow pansies and tulips are for them.

The garland in the middle is the one hanging over the couch in my living-room.

The crochet collage is a small couch throw that I've been making for an old friend.

The colours were chosen to go with a creamy coloured couch.

Apparently, it's very snug!

I've been making a larger couch throw/small blanket for my son and his wife,

but I was waiting for a delivery of extra yarn to arrive

and was able to finish the above project.

On Saturday, I did a lot of gardening on my balcony, cutting back plants,

scraping the surface of the earth and lots of watering.

I thought that it would be really lovely to make a collage of everything in flower right now.

I took these photos yesterday, on the first day of spring!

On the upper left, my tiny Campanula have been giving flowers all through the winter.

The Camellia plant has just given me two beautiful blooms.

The pansies speak for themselves - always so cheerful.

The tiny green leaf is new growth on my geranium plants.

The pink Cyclamen has survived the winter, all three plants.

The tiny viola on the lower right is new this year!

I hope that wherever you are, you are also enjoying the joys of spring

and some of you may be experiencing a beautiful autumn!

Until next time with more flowers and lake shots and some crochet too.

May you enjoy this month of March.