Windy and Warm

This week Spring has arrived in bucket loads. There is blossom on the damson, almond and blackthorn. Many are coming into leaf with fresh leaves just about to burst. Our beech hedge is in full leaf. 
There has still been a cold wind so it has not been as warm as it could have been.

I have done masses of of digging and weeding, in all my gardens. I enjoy both activities. I have also planted lots of seeds. Most of them have germinated. I am now trying to keep on top of things as the grass is growing fast. I have lots of forgetmenots in flower in the gardens and the daffodils and tulips are still in bloom.

Flame red tulips

White narcissus in the rose bed

Daffodils

The fruit bushes have come into leaf. I have put cardboard underneath the gooseberry bushes to help prevent gooseberry sawfly.

Can you see the tassels on the blackcurrant bush?

I have planted my potatoes in both the farm garden and on the allotment.

Digging the plot for the potatoes. The soil is very compacted on the allotment

I have started to harvest rhubarb.

A healthy crop 

The cardoon is starting to grow in the Artful Garden. 

Cardoon hoping to grow to reach the moon

I had success at Kirkoswald Farmers market. My stall was admired and I sold several small items. It was good training and I am doing my next craft fair in Keswick  Skiddaw Hotel on 20 May. These are a flour of the items I had for sale.

Fabric collage gift tag

An embroidered tag

A pottery house

A cheeky littler bird

I  found this lovely book in a charity shop. 

Those were the days

I made this kitten for my granddaughter.

Little kitty

Hot, Hot, Hot

I am having trouble this week downloading my photos.

I am attending my first craft fair at Kirkoswald where I will be selling my pottery and textiles. It takes place between 10am - 2pm.

I have also updated mty Etsy shop.


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Horendous Helm

I have been busy tidying up my home garden getting rid of all the dead stalks to make way for new growth. Also getting rid of chickweed, my pet hate. It is now coming into flower. The helm wind has been blowing so it is very cold to garden.

I have manged to get my allotment clear and have dug over the plot where the potatoes are to be planted.

Luckily all the heavy digging last year paid off. I only a few weeds to clear

The rhubarb is starting to grow

 The greenhouse is almost full of flower and vegetable seeds.

The farmers have started to plough their fields.

Straight rows

Spring is definitely on its way. The birds are singing and the leaves are starting to burst on hedges and trees.

Hawthorn leaves

We had a lovely walk from Dale Head next to Martindale Common to Pattterdale.

Snow on the hilltops adds a magical quality

An isolated farm at the end of the road at Dale Head

Natural beauty

 

If you look closely you can see the face of a man lying down 

Truncated valleys

Highland cattle we see on our lunchtime walk.

Moo hoo

Spring Surprises

What a variety of weather we have had this week. Horrendous rain, snow, floods and on Thursday brilliant sunshine. I finished setting up my Easter display with Bertie the Bunny being the star of the display.

I planted a few seeds on Tuesday and have started to weed the flower borders in my home garden. Spring is on its way with the daffodils and grape hyacinths coming into flower, along with the weeds which are now growing like crazy. I hope weather permitting to do more gardening next week.

Bertie the Easter Bunny.

Hoppy Easter

Baabaara has a new head scarf.

 A Baa glam

I have knitted some flowers to display around the chicken's head.

Knitted flora

The scarecrows all have new Easter bonnets.

A vintage number

A pearly king costume in a museum in Aylesbury.

So many buttons

Roses and Castles, traditionally painted narrowboat door.

Castles in the air

The carving was along the towpath.

It reflects wildlife in the area.

Frogspawn.

So many eggs

A frog he would a wooing go.

Hop along now