turkey feathers

Just Warming Up

Kinda grumpy looking isn't she?  LOL... 

I walked out to the garden yesterday to check on the progress of the snow peas, and beheld this gorgeous thing.  Swiss Chard that survived throughout the winter.  With little else to rival it's glorious colors, it's an eye-catcher for sure.   

And just look what we have over here.  After three+ weeks, the snow peas are finally making their debut.  Still keeping my fingers crossed.  Jack Frost may still be lurking.  He's been known to do that, as late as June (here in the northwest).

In the meantime, while I wait on the weather and the spring bloom, tulips are next in line, I'm reveling in bright spots of color wherever I can find them, outdoors and in.  Inside, with 'Spring Cleaning' underway I'm finding all kinds of eye-popping stuff!  Here are two examples (just added to my shop).  I need to find my sunglasses.

 

April Showers

 

 April has arrived . . . time to flip another page on the calendar. 

The deer are back!  There were three yesterday; they wasted no time getting back into the routine of nibbling the foliage and snoozing in my backyard.  They are shedding their dark winter coats and looking rather patchy just now. 

After the deer moved on, the cottontails crept out from under the bramble and took up the nibbling where the deer left off.  Followed by flocks of red-breasted robins prompted by the misty rain and the promise of worms. 

Cloudy skies and April showers continue, but sunshine presents itself in many ways!  I love these peach-faced daffodils.  Sunshine in a vase.

I've been doing a bit more spring cleaning in the workshop.  Mostly finding things!

It's a new month and it's a new day . . . and this mini-quilt is a new addition to my Etsy shop!   I'm pretty sure there will be more to come. 

Thanks for stopping by!