Violets at Play...

I hope everyone had a fun weekend?

I had a busy weekend...

I bought new appliances for my kitchen

and had a gas line put in for the range.

I have always had an electric stove

 so I am excited to take that baby for a spin:-)

delivery is Wednesday!!

I bought a few new roses to replace some that were lost

 to  record low temperatures over the winter.

We got down to 9 degrees eeek!

I'll tell you more about those tomorrow..

 and I found a bit of time

 to do some spring clean up in the garden...

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playing in the garden is always good for my soul...

I have this little wall statue

that I picked up at a garage sale last year...

it has yet to find a permanent home in the garden,

I am always moving it here and there...

strangely I don't think I have shown it to you before...

It's little bowl is too shallow to hold much...

but perfect to hold a few tiny Violets

and a bit of Thyme...

Today I am linking to...

Second Time Around Tuesday

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

and

The Tuesday Garden Party

Thanks for stopping by today!

Breathing Deep...

Today we hit the big 60

(degrees that is)....

For the first time,

it felt like spring!

it smelled like spring!

glorious and sweet...

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morning sun on a hyacinth

with another happy garden rabbit...

it was a frosty spring morn

the frost had just melted when I arrived outside...

(I am not an early riser :-)

The Primrose are producing

sweet untattered blooms...

the first ladybug I have seen this year

came out to bask in the sun...

and along came a fuzzy spider

to sit down beside her....

the are little bits of this and thats around

like this first English Daisy

beginning to unfurl...

the still nameless white flowers...

the first Grape Hyacinths popped open...

Sedum bursting up like green roses...

I keep a big patch,

because it's good to be good to the bees :-)

the climbing Eden Rose

is crawling toward the blue skies...

it will still take quite awhile

to have roses...

one of the most exciting plants to unfurl this week

is the King Edward Currant.

It usually opens in late February,

it is a major source of spring food for the Anna's Hummingbirds

and they are a buzz with delight...

Oh what a joy spring is....

I am joining,

Tracie at Fishtail Cottage

for Cottage Flora Thursday

Dayle at A Collection of This and that

for Simple Pleasures

The Brambleberry Cottage

for Time Travel Thursday

and

Simpily Sweet Home

for Friday Favorites

Thanks for joining me today!

Floating Camillas...

I've been enjoying a beautiful day of rainbow weather...

sun then drizzle, 

repeat...

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my front porch Camilla bush is just starting to bloom...

the blooms start a so soft blush

and fade quickly to almost white...

With their short stems

I think the best way to display it's flowers

is to float them...

besides isn't it so serene?

perfect for the centerpiece of a lingering meal...

and a great excuse to use my shallow Limoges bowl...

I am joining

White Wednesday

Watery Wednesday

and

Wow Us Wednesday

Thanks for visiting me today...