Morning to you all, at last the garden is showing clear signs of Spring and I felt well enough to take the camera out for a few photos in the sun. I had my spinal procedure Thursday, but a problem was picked up with my shoulder so referred for an MRI.
Not too much craft but did managed to create something for the Snippets Playground, it's a tag so serves as a timely reminder of our Tag-Along (and ATC's) challenge which still has just over a week to go.
I've utilised lots of odds and sods which have been sitting about from other projects so afraid no photo. The tag base was made from an offcut when I was machining around another project, the little Spellbinder trellis in the background already prepared, the two flowers (Amazon die) were previously coloured and assembled and little sentiment tag one of several I cut from a snippet to be used as and when. The sentiment is a sticker, my fav quote from Scarlet in GWTW. Linking to the Spring themes at Creative Knockouts, The Card Concept, Crafty Calendar and Little Red Wagon.
Now my photos and first up our girls ready to go on our wander, at the front Rosa just five and rescue puppy Fleur now five months, some will remember the emaciated nine week old lab we took on via our Vet, she's doing so well, up to weight and full of energy. I bought the standard Holly bush next to her in December after we lost Holly, but not yet had the heart to remove the Christmas ribbons.
Our paddock bunnies are producing already, these are the first out of the burrow to leave their Mum, three of them about three weeks old, always seems so young to be going solo. Very distant shot as they are right up the top hedgerow and very timid so taken from indoors.
Our beautiful resident cock Pheasant who lives in the garden, he arrived during a shoot in the Autumn and hasn't left, just as well as sadly some of our local farmers seem to forget the season ended on 31st January. Hubby took these yesterday out of the kitchen window, he's pretty tame and comes right up to the house to see what's on offer.
Primulas have been beautiful this year,
Just coming into bloom and smells divine, Clematis Armandi below,
Sophora Sun King
One of the patches of Hellebore,
Another Viburnum,
To finish The Frenchies (French/Red Legged Partridges) who were under our bedroom window last evening, not a brill photo, was getting dusk and taken on phone so a tad fuzzy. We've had a covey of them for a few years now, it's just coming into their breeding season, the male builds several nests for the female to choose - like their style!
Isn't Spring wonderful.
25 comments:
Wonderful tag Brenda, the flowers look so realistic. Thank you for sharing the beautiful photos taken in your garden.
gorgeous tag Brenda and fantastic photo's.........gr karin
Spring is indeed wonderful and I’m glad you’re back home after hospital procedures and are well enough to enjoy it. Your garden flora & fauna photos are amazing.
Love the floral tag too. So pretty.
Thanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. See you on the swings xxx
A lovely Snippets tag, very pretty combination of bits and pieces. How lovely to see the photos of Spring flora and fauna bursting into life in your garden, thank you for sharing them with us.
Your tag is beautiful Brenda, it screams Springtime.
I love to see pics of other peoples home life, its wonderful to share. The dogs are gorgeous and Fleur was so lucky to have found you. Your gardens though and all the amazing wildlife, how fabulous to see, I get all excited when the cows come back after winter, it lifts me up, I would be over the top having all that on my doorstep, thanks so much for sharing. xx
Your tag is beautiful Brenda. I love seeing pics of your garden and animals and wildlife, it's one thing I miss, xxx
A beautiful Spring tag,thank you for showing all those gorgeous pics of your garden and of course the canine beauties
Your snippit project is so beautiful!And how great to have a phasant and partridges round the house!
Our North facing city garden doesn't het much sun jet, so the Viburnum Tinus is a lot behind yours! Rosa seems to thrive!
Enjoy the weekend! Hugs, Gerrina
Such a lovely mix of creativity and early Spring energy. Your tag has that effortless gathered‑from‑the‑desk charm, and the trellis with those soft blooms feels perfectly in tune with the season. The garden photos are a joy as well, from the pups ready for adventure to the shy bunnies and that handsome pheasant who clearly knows he’s found the right home. Everything feels full of life and possibility.
Fabulous garden and animal photos, afraid our garden is an absolute mess ! Got carried away looking at your beautiful plants had to go back and check your beautiful Spring tag lol, love the beautiful die-cut flowers.
Carol x
Your garden looks glorious and so full of spring! I absolutely love it! Not much blooming here. My snowdrops are still blooming and a few crocus. Sadly the blizzard we had just a week ago did some damage to my tulips and daffodils, I am not sure they will recover. Hopefully the Forsynthia will bloom soon. That said, today's high is about 28 degrees Celsius - summer weather with no flowers!!
Your tag is so beautiful too with pretty die cut flowers and wonderful details.
Also, how amazing is that Pheasant!!! And the bunnies so cute. Happy to hear Fleur is doing so well!
Gorgeous tag, Brenda - love the flower die cuts! Your garden photos look amazing - wow!! So much flora & fauna in one place - lucky you!!
Spring is wonderful. Your tag is beautiful, but your gardens really wowed me. It's so green and full of blooms. Just gorgeous. Welcome spring. (My yard is still brown, with piles of snow and lots of mud...) I really enjoyed this visit, and glad to see the girls too. Fleur is looking nice and healthy too. Both pups are very cute. Have a great Sunday. hugs-Erika
A lovely tag, and what fabulous photos for a lovely time of the year, it really gives us hope for better things to come, thanks for sharing xxx
What a beautiful post Brenda so much joy and hope to see as Spring really has brought so much colour into our world. Your garden is a real safe haven I'm not surprised the pheasant has taken up lodgings. Thank you for sharing it with us. Rosa and Fleur are both adorable..
Your tag is amazing, love those stitchy bits those die cut flowers make a beautiful display.
A joyful uplifting post Thank you, take care of yourself Hugs Tracey xx
Gorgeous tag and who would have thought it was snippets/scraps. Lovely photos, fleur looks so well. Mum has a few escapes pheasants living in her garden too and 2 always come to the bird feeder which is lovely.
Spring is certainly upon us your pictures are so beautiful and warming totally stunning so nice that you share them certainly puts a spring in my step, the tag is amazing using offcuts makes it even more attractive and the flowers look almost life like so beautiful, hope your shoulder improves soon sending hugs 🤗 x
Gorgeous tag Brenda, beautiful die cut flowers and great use of snippets. So glad you got your spinal procedure and hope they sort ou your shoulder problem. Such a fabulous array of spring photo’s.
Pat xx
Fabulous floral tag and enjoyed your pictures, Your gardens are amazing, things are starting to sprout here. Glad you're doing better after your procedure!
Such a pretty tag Brenda and is the perfect accompaniment to your wonderful garden pics. Fleur is thriving under your care, what a super pup and as always I love to see your beautiful garden and neighbours x
great photos from your garden! Spring is definitely here. Helen x
Oh my goodness just look at Fleur! Who would have thought that such a gorgeous healthy- looking pup could have had such a sad start to her life- you should be so proud of how you have cared for her and allowed her to thrive. Rosa is gorgeous too- such a beauty with those big soulful Labrador eyes!!
Stunning photos of your burgeoning garden with its resident wildlife, I agree- spring is wonderful!
Nearly forgot to mention your gorgeous tag, so pretty and great use of the snippets.
Hope you are feeling much better now.
xx
A beautiful spring tag, so pretty and colourful. Love all your photos, the pheasant one reminds me of the Lavinia stamp!
Fabulous tag B - so striking and just perfect IMHO! Wonderful Spring piccies of the girls and life around your homestead. A very heartwarming post my lovely friend!
Hugs
Di xx
Beautiful little tag Brenda, love the flowers. The photos of your garden are fab too. I love Spring when the garden starts to come to life again. Rosa and Fleur are lovely. I'm surprised you managed to get Fleur to sit long enough to take a photo :)
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