Crocus time
Even better when you discover a whole garden full of them!
Delicate primroses and last autumn's leaves still on the ground
New street art in my neighbourhood.
Electrical boxes have been painted all over town.
I love discovering them!
Are we putting Earth First?
In my hand... the tiniest plant I have ever owned
I bought it in the florist's shop of the big Lausanne Hospital
when I had my second Covid-19 vaccination nine days' ago.
It's a celebration plant:
Two vaccinations, two tiny succulent plants, two little hearts.
The next day, I received this stunning orchid plant and beautiful card
from my son and his wife
congratulating me for having both vaccinations!
Wasn't that a thoughtful and lovely gesture?
Some days, the skies were just perfect
and when they are, I drop everything and get out in the sunshine.
I met a friend down by the lake, suitably masked,
and went to see the area where the beautiful steam boats are moored for the winter.
There are six of them altogether and here are two.
Click on the photos to enlarge them!
It's always lovely to stroll around the port and observe the lovely reflections.
There's a big park above the lake and these tiny yellow blossoms
really caught my eye.
For the very first time, I have a small Camellia bush on my balcony.
I'm amazed at the beauty of the buds and flowers.
I protect it from possible night frosts.
Someone asked me on my last blog entry, about the big nest in one of the trees
where the tree surgeons were cutting off branches.
I am happy to show you that the nest has been respected and preserved.
I took this photo to show you!
What a change in the lighting down by the lake when I went three days' ago
The weather forecast had told us it would be sunny
but.... this is what we saw!
I still liked the reflections and the yellow and red buoys
and the tree silhouettes stand out so well.
This was taken on the same morning.
Can you see the slight pink hue?
I heard on the evening news that our sun had been hidden by fine particles
of reddish sand blown over from the Sahara!
It does add an air of mystery.
This was taken from Ouchy, Lausanne.
The mountains on the other side of the lake are in France.
Blue skies are back and I just love how so many beautiful spring flowers are opening
From the upper left:
Deep pink magnolia bud, an apricot coloured Camellia
Sunny Daffodils and delicate pink blossom.
Today, March 5th, I picked a Camellia bloom
It is the anniversary of the first Covid-19 victim in Switzerland.
Today, at 11.59 am, the President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr. Guy Parmelin,
invited the Swiss people to respect one minute's silence for those
who have lost their lives in the pandemic.
The church bells rang out from 11.59 and I lit a candle.
There have been 9.300 deaths in Switzerland to date.
This is a lovely new pattern to try in crochet.
Flowers to celebrate spring.
Add some leaves and a circle and then a square
I know exactly where to find beautiful crochet patterns
and here is a link to my lovely friend Astri's blog:
You will find all sorts of tempting patterns there.
They are all very well explained with lots of photos and text.
