From the Fortune Cookie Journal
"The Best Cure for Boredom is Crayons"
Today is National Crayon day!
Crayola has announced that one of their colors is going to be retired!
In the spirit of crayons and art ---
Liberate Your Art 2017 is underway.
I received my first postcard last week --
all the way from Ireland -- Connemara Cottage, an acrylic painting.
The artist is Jacinta Moore.
You can find more of her artwork and photos here.
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It's been busy around here.
Spring cleaning outside.
The last of the freeze damaged plants are gone.
I found some very old flower and veggie seeds
that I've "thrown" out into the bare garden spots.
If they come up -- great -- if not -- that's okay, too.
The pond/water garden has been cleaned.
All the water out, the fish out, the plants out.
Power wash and then everything back in.
Two pretty, new water lilies.
One pink and one purple.
Some fun floating grass for the fish to play in.
Now I'm waiting for the fish to spawn.
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The balcony is ready for spring and Easter.
The Gerbera Daisy and geranium are blooming.
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A very handsome visitor stopped by.
At least once a year there is a hawk in the backyard.
They know I feed the birds in the morning.
No critters were harmed during his visit.
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I've been busy weaving in the ends on the Cottage Charm lapghan
and trying to decide what I might like to tackle next.
I have yarn for more shawls.
Never too early to make Christmas/Birthday presents.
Be prepared!
These are also calling:
I enjoyed the Cottage Charm lapghan.
I found another pattern with similar flowers.
Or
Some cute potholders.
Both projects should be good stash busters!
Wishing YOU well and much joy!
Five On Friday
Willy Nilly Friday
Mosaic Monday
Monday Social
Craft On
A very handsome visitor stopped by.
At least once a year there is a hawk in the backyard.
They know I feed the birds in the morning.
No critters were harmed during his visit.
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I've been busy weaving in the ends on the Cottage Charm lapghan
and trying to decide what I might like to tackle next.
I have yarn for more shawls.
Never too early to make Christmas/Birthday presents.
Be prepared!
These are also calling:
I enjoyed the Cottage Charm lapghan.
I found another pattern with similar flowers.
Or
Some cute potholders.
Both projects should be good stash busters!
Wishing YOU well and much joy!
Five On Friday
Willy Nilly Friday
Mosaic Monday
Monday Social
Craft On
Those new water lilies are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour water lilies are lovely! My garden isn't really big enough for a pond so I'm quite jealous.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are very nice. Do you clean your pond every year?
ReplyDeleteMany greetings
Wolfgang
Lovely post! Your water lilies are gorgeous. Think Spring! I'm trying, I'm trying but I wish the sunshine would come. Rain all week. Hard to get out and about.
ReplyDeleteHappy Five on Friday
...so many pretty pinks!
ReplyDeleteYou certainly have SPRING goin' on!!!
ReplyDeleteI sure like the crayon quote
and, always enjoy your work
thank you
I like your garden visitor, he didn't look like he was hunting. Love the potholder book.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely photos! I hear Crayola are stopping the colour dandelion, maybe they are getting rid of the weeds!
ReplyDeletelooks like a proud hawk
ReplyDeleteWow that Hawk shot is so cool.
ReplyDeletePretty flowers - I loved the lilies.
Looks like you are keeping busy.
It's still to cool to do much yard work here. Maybe in a couple of weeks.
Those animal potholders are adorable. I would buy those.
Gorgeous hawk photo! Who among us did not love crayons as a child!? And Connemara Cottage...Connemara was my favorite area of Ireland!
ReplyDeleteSpring is the time for renewal and it appears that you have been doing quite a bit of that.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos. The waterlilies look great and so does your hawk visitor! Happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteThe hawk is a handsome beast. I'm glad he doesn't visit us because I think he wouldn't get on well with the chickens :o
ReplyDeleteNow I can't stop wondering which crayola colour is going to get the sack haha
Thanks for joining in with Five on Friday
The hawk is very beautiful but I always dread seeing them in the garden incase they take one of the little birds which feed there. The waterlillies and gerberas are lovely. Have a happy weekend:)
ReplyDeleteThey are doing away with the dandelion shade which makes me a bit sad for some reason. I also heard they are replacing it with some shade of blue. I wonder why not another yellow? Great hawk photo. We get them in our backyard sometimes as well but I've never managed to capture a decent photo of one. Hope you are enjoying your weekend!
ReplyDeletebeautiful photos - especially the hawk
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the photos. We used to have a hawk couple that nested in one of our trees. They had two hatchlings, which we watched grow and learn to fly. That was years ago before we got our Sadie. Hawks are still present in our neighborhood, but thankfully have moved on to better real estate. I don't want them thinking of our Sadie as a meal. ;-(
ReplyDeleteI so enjoyed all your photos evoking springtime in your beautiful surroundings. The water lilies are so elegant, aren't they? The Gerbera daisies are utterly adorable, too. Your handsome visitor sure looks serious. Glad he kept to himself and didn't bother the other birdies.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week!
Poppy:)
You have been busy this week, cleaning the pond looked like a massive job but so worthwhile. Love your new water lilies, the purple one is stunning. I've been thinking about what to put in my pots for the summer and have been inspired by your gerbera, how lovely it is.
ReplyDeleteWonderful mosaics as always, I do like your style!
Oh my goodness those pot holders are adorable! I htink you would have fun making them!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you lost flowers to the freeze. That happens her a lot but we expect it. We had snow a few days ago but it melted very quickly and I was happy for the moisture. Your pond got its spring cleaning and now will flourish all summer--enjoy!
PS: I will have to check what crayon color will be retired? Love the pretty postcard from Ireland --I will have to visit that blog! Thanks!
Did I miss which colors are being retired? I'll have to look again or google it. I love Crayons...makes me happy to have a big box of them. These crochet ideas look like fun too. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteLove your post - happy Spring!! Doing lots of dreaming on it here. Hopefully not too much longer. ;)
ReplyDeleteBlessings on your week ahead. xoxo
Wow! Love that visitor. Your mosaics are great, fun program. You really have been busy. Things are going to look great at your place with all that hard work. You've given me an idea of what to do with old seeds I found, too. I'll find somewhere bare to throw them! Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteThe water lilies are very nice. Stash busting is always a good thing. Some of the patterns on the book cover are interesting. Thanks for sharing. Sylvia. D.
ReplyDeleteA very pretty water lily in your wonderful pond! I hope some seeds come up - I did that last year and had a few surprises :) A very handsome visitor and such pretty flowers. Love the crochet projects! The potholders are so cute and the afghan is wonderful. Happy Spring! xo Karen
ReplyDeleteLovely visitor and what a great shot of him!
ReplyDeleteI hope you make a few of the farmyard potholders. They look such fun. Your pond is looking very promising. Oh those lillies. What gorgeous colours. We have hawks that visit our bird table most days. Sometimes they get lucky. Love the idea of throwing down the old seeds and seeing what comes up.
ReplyDeleteLove the flowers and the painting - and especially the barnyard potholders - I'd like to make some of those sometime too.
ReplyDeleteThe water lilies are gorgeous and I love the painting, my style preference too. The potholders are adorable!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind visit dear friend.
Hugs,
FABBY
Beautiful flowers! Hooray for spring!
ReplyDeleteGood Afternoon Snap, Oh my word, what a beautiful visitor. I am glad to hear no birds were hurt after his visit.
ReplyDeleteI have never had a garden with a pond, so I was fascinated to see yours. Water Lilies are beautiful flowers.
Oooh we are birds of a feather, because I throw wild seeds into the garden each year. Sometimes they grow the same year and sometimes they pop through the soil the following year, so I am never sure what will grow.... but that's the exciting part, waiting to see which plant will surprise me by shooting through the soil.
Have a lovely Easter.
Best Wishes to you.
Daphne