Awakenings...

 

The heavy perfume

of Winter Daphne,

awakens my nose in late Winter...

 

 

an old friend,

whom your excited to see each year...

 

announcing the

end of Winter is near...

 

 

I filled a salt shaker

with the tiny blooms...

 

it's all you need to fill a room

with the Smell of Spring...

 

so sweet...

 

I'll blow a whiff

your way...

:-)

 



 

I enjoyed another beautiful day

 in the garden...

 

and was surprised to see

Honey Bees at work too...

 

busy as a bee...

 



the opposite of busy as a bee

was what Daisy was today...

 

lazy...

 

after a long day in the garden

we are all pretty dog tired tonight...

 



 

Happy Weekend,

 I hope you have something bright and cheery planned...

 

tonight I am joining

Pink Saturday

Thanks for stopping by,





Good Morning Garden....

With a string of lovely weather

this last week...

 

the garden had started to wake up... 

 

the crocus

are popping open,

tangled in with early spring weeds

 and lingering fall leaves...

 

there are so many garden chores right now

but, 

 there is nothing that I would rather be doing....

 

if feels wonderful

 to have my hands in the dirt again...

 



the garden rabbit

feeling shy....

 



the unassuming Winter Daphne
could easily be passed by
on a trip to the nursery...

unless you catch a sweet whiff,
then you will be smitten for life...



glorious Snowdrops....

 



 

 I hope you are finding a bit of spring

in your days too,

if not...

Buy Tulips....

 

I will be joining...

Show and Tell Friday

and

Shabbilicious Friday

 

Thanks for joining me today... 

Winter Roses...

Here we are,

smack dab in the middle of winter...

 

 

 

I miss my Rose Garden...

 

so,

I enjoy my Winter Roses...

 



 

bundles of tiny Paper Roses

are so

whimsical...

 



 

an Apothecary Jar

of Dried Rose Buds

the cure

for what ails you...

 



 

Rose Petal Sprinkles...

 



Paper Roses

to reflect upon..

 



the soft whisper

of  Painted Roses...

 

on a Limoges Sugar bowl,

doubly sweet...

 



 

Hand Painted Roses

are always

so Romantic...

 

 



 

and when all else fails...

 

Indulge!

 



I had planned to share this post last week,

but,  we have been fighting a nasty bug at my house....

 

we are on the mend,

but worn out...

 

I have a lot to get caught up on,

so,

 I will see you next week...

 

 

I Wish You

 the Very Sweetest Of Valentines Days...

 

 

 Love and Roses to you....

The Fair Maid of February...

This morning

we had a dusting of snow...

just a dusting.

 

I saw the Snowdrops in the garden

their heads were up,

but still closed...

 

I snipped a handful

of the almost popped blooms...

 

I brought them in,

put them in water,

and together we watched the snow fall outside...

 

with in an hour,

they popped open...

 

 

In the Language of Flowers

Snowdrops are the Symbol of Hope...

 

the first tangible

Sign that Spring will come...

 



 

Snowdrops

are also often called

The Fair Maid of February...

 



it is easy

to understand

the love of this tenacious flower...

 







within another hour

the snow was gone...

but,

my sweet Snowdrops

are sparkling...

 





 

 





 

 

 

The Snowdrop
by
Lord Alfred Tennyson

 

Many, many welcomes,
February fair-maid,
Ever as of old time,
Solitary firstling,
Coming in the cold time,
Prophet of the gay time,
Prophet of the May time,
Prophet of the roses,
Many, many welcomes,
February fair-maid!



 

 tonight I will be linking up to...

Blissful White Wednesday

Winter Blues Party

Wow us Wednesday

 

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