Catching Up
Oh, gosh! Has it really been 10 days since I last posted? Rose asked “What is Spring Cleaning”? and all I can say is “Lucky Rose”! Move to the muddy country and get two big dogs and you will know!!
It has been raining so long I have lost track of how long, but the ground is saturated and squishy the ponds are overflowing but the flowers are loving it. Too bad we can’t get out to enjoy them. Last fall I planted two yellow Crown Imperials and they are blooming now. I was able to grab a photo during a few sunny moments.
Such an elegant flower with it’s jaunty cap of green leaves! I will be sure to plant more and hope they multiply.
I finished the Bluebird quilt but need to charge the camera batteries to get a picture later. So far we have not seen any real bluebirds in the area. It seems like they should be here by now. The first Hummingbird arrived last week.
Tuesday evening I had a guild presentation an hour and a half away. Thankfully the weather did clear for that one day and so I had a lovely drive, and a great visit with the Starlight Quilters of Shawnee, KS. – though it was a late night, arriving home at 11:30. Yesterday was spent putting patterns away and figuring out the monetary stuff, shipping orders and running errands, followed by an evening of theater. The show was “Death of a Salesman” – a real downer and another late night out.
Today I MUST put the quilts away.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:45 am
I had orange crown imperials when I lived in MO. They are reputed to keep moles away. Our blue birds are busy feeding their nests full of young. I have two quart feeders hanging on the porch and about a dozen hummers jockeying for position. We usually have about 5 feeders up before the summer is over. Needless to say, we buy a lot of sugar and spend lots of time making feed.
Hope you bring the bluebird quilt to AR!!! and, YES, it’s been 10 days!!!!! Gwynette
May 1st, 2009 at 1:07 pm
It seems to have been weeks and weeks since we heard from you. But I do understand – I am so swamped right now I am a nervous wreck! Looking forward to a vacation on-the-road. The Crown Imperials are so unusual, I don’t believe I have ever seen one in bloom. Love, Del
May 1st, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Your crown imperial is beautiful. What other flower(s) is it related to? Dahlia?? I’ve not seen one before. We don’t have bluebirds in our neighborhood but the cardinals are plentiful. Yesterday I saw a ‘pack’ (6) bluejays swooping through the ravine. Isn’t spring wonderful!!! I know what spring cleaning is and I don’t like it at all! There are so many other more interesting things to do.
May 10th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Very nice blog. I totally agree with your thoughts.