Spring and Sunhine

The weather is warming up and the birds are singing each morning and gathering material for their nests. I spent a long day in the Artful Garden starting to tidy it up. I am also busy restoring the artwork.

The snowdrops are beginning to fade.

Snowdrops in the orchard

The crocuses are now in flower. They always look their best when in a group.

Purple jewels with golden centres

The primroses are just coming into bloom.

Delicate primroses

The cardoon is starting to grow. I have decided what I am going to do with last years flower heads.

It is always amazing how high the cardoon grows in a year

Big Bird has new plumage.

Strut my stuff

The dragonflies are hanging from the apple tree.

Flying high

Baabaara has a new Arran outfit with matching headscarf.

Ewetiful

The Meeters and Greeters have had a makeover.

Hello there

Purple around Penrith for polio awareness day on 26 February.

Purple power

 A complete rainbow.

Several times we saw where the rainbow ended but there was no crock of gold