Spring Time In My Yard

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday was a glorious day here and I couldn't resist going outside and taking some photos of everything blooming.  This is a wonderful time of the year, with signs of life everywhere!! 

So come and join me for a pictorial tour of my yard in bloom.

I have two colors of Hellebores growing in my garden and they are looking beautiful!  This is the white one.

Here is the cranberry color.

Our flowering plum tree is looking pretty good.  I am quite surprised too as it was heavily damaged by the storms late last year.

Lemony yellow daffodils.

This azalea is my favorite color, pink... hot pink!!

Close up of the gorgeous blooms.

The vinca is blooming with periwinkle flowers.

White and yellow daffodils.

My star magnolias are not only in full bloom, but they are so fragrant I wish you could smell them through the computer.

My oh my... look at my weeping cherry tree.

Check out the blue sky!!

Even my lilacs are starting to bud!  Yippee!! I can't wait for them to bust open.

Look here... my peonies are pushing up through the mulch.

What is this??? Hmmmm... my daylilies have been someone's salad.  

Every year they get gnawed on, but this is why we have so many daylilies, they are hardy and bounce right back and bloom.  So the deer can go ahead and have some salad if they like... no worries here.

Look a next in our Fringe Tree (Old Man's Beard).  It is a little too high for me to take a pick.  I had to zoom in to get this shot.

A really great shot of the Hellebores.

As you can see I enjoyed the day!!  Isn't springtime glorious?  

What is blooming in your yard?

Until Next Time...

Spring Time In My Yard

Signs of Spring

Hello Everyone,

On Easter Sunday it was a mild day here in New England.  Because of that my hubby and I decided to go for a walk... a 6 mile walk!

I am glad we did, it was good to get out.  By now, I have been longing for spring for about 6 months now... how about you?

Along our walk we saw some true signs of spring...

Take a look... the beavers have been very busy along the river beds.  

It is really unbelievable that they could carve out these trees with their teeth and jaws!  Amazing!!  You can see the little teeth marks.  Check out the one tree on the right.. look how much they have carved from that one.

This one is coming along too.  Now mind you these are not small trees either.  

I would love to know how many beavers are actually taking part in this lumber jack party.  There are bound to be some BIG beaver dams along the river.

Anyway, spring is coming!

Until Next Time...

Signs of Spring

Thinking Spring

Hello Everyone

I don't know about your part of the world, but here in Connecticut we have been experiencing fabulously warm weather. Very unusual this time of the year when 46 degrees Fahrenheit is the normal. Being a warm weather fan, this is one of the best times of the year for me.

Do you remember this quilt?  This is "A Touch of Spring" or as I renamed it "Chocolate Raspberry Truffle".  I am revisiting this because I will be teaching it this spring.  Keep reading for the details.

Since we have been having warm weather, I took a stroll around my yard and found one bunch of daffodils blooming!! I couldn't believe my eyes.

Here is a little bit more of my Chocolate Raspberry Truffle.  Is it making you hungry to sew or to learn how to paper piece spikes, curves, and "S" curves?

Day lilies are sprouting up all over the yard.  Hoping Mother Nature doesn't decide to snow one last time. It has been known to happen and that doesn't thrill me too much.

Look even my lilac bushes are budding!  A beautiful almost cloudless day.  Couldn't ask for anything better.

Another large clump of daffodils coming up.  I must say that this is truly the earliest that I have ever seen this happening... unbelievable!  How is the weather in you neck of the woods??

Here is my whole quilt.  Yes, I have an upcoming class on this quilt and the various techniques involved, beginning in April.  If you are local or will be in Connecticut, I would love to have you in my class.  You can see the details on my schedule by clicking here.

If you would like to ask me some questions about the class send me and e-mail.

It is a Judy Niemeyer pattern and can be purchased in my shop by clicking here.

I hope that this post has put a little spring into your step!

Until Next Time...

Thinking Spring

Spring Delights!

Hello Everyone,

Finally, I can say that spring has arrived right here in my own yard!! Excitement fills me, because you know what that means... summer is around the corner, my favorite season.

I thought that I would take you for a little walk around the yard to show you all the wonderful delights.

Daffodils just began blooming. I love yellow!

Ginger surrounds the trunk of my flowering plum tree.

This is the first year I have ever seen my vinca blooming like this. Just glorious!

My flowering plum with the beautiful pink buds coming to life.

Ooops... who is that? My Pavi watching me taking photos. If you click on the photo, you can see Beanie in the background also looking at me.

One variety of Hellebores, a beautiful eggplant color.

My white Hellebores. Still some leaves around that need to be cleared, but we are working on that... soon.

Little purple flowers in my lawn. Very sweet, but I don't know what they are called. Do any of you? They seem to be growing wild.

My Star Magnolia, very fragrant. We have two!

Look... even my lilacs are budding!! I have three different varieties of lilacs and they all bloom at slightly different times.

Goodness... what on earth is this? Does anyone have a husband that is just a little over zealous when trimming and pruning? I do. This is supposed to be a Japanese Maple. It must have been severely damaged this winter, so he decided to cut it down to a nub. Wonder if it will come back?

Love these daffodils.

My beautiful azaleas are in full bloom. Gorgeous display of color. The only thing I forgot to take a photo of is my weeping cherry tree. But I can vouch that it is just gorgeous!

Thanks for coming along for the tour!

Until Next Time...

Spring Delights!

Has Spring Finally Arrived??

Hello Everyone,

Well, I must admit that I am no longer the skeptic. I think that spring is finally on its way!!

We had a glorious sunny day here on Saturday and I took advantage of it and went outside to photograph some of the sure signs of spring.

Look at my Hellebores poking their heads up from under the fall leaves! Yes, the leaves will be raked soon.

Daffodils are also rearing their heads, but not flowering just yet. Maybe next week.

I have tons of day lilies of all varieties in my yard. I love them, all different colors and they bloom at all different times of the year. There is constant color. Plus, they are very hardy, the deer can eat them, but they still continue to flourish!

These daffodils are on the south side of the house. There is constant sunshine here, so they are farther along. Who knows they may bloom this week.

And look at this... there are buds on my lilac bush! This is also on the south side of the house with lots of sun.

Another sign of spring is over here at Stephanie's.

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Until Next Time...

Has Spring Finally Arrived??