Happy Spring at Winterthur!

Awake, thou wintry earth -

Fling off thy sadness!

Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth

Your ancient gladness!

~Thomas Blackburn 

 The March Bank at Winterthur was stunning this weekend with spring blooms of Glory-of-the-snow, Siberian squill, snowdrops and a few early daffodils.

Photos will never show hao beautiful it is in person!

I love this pink Glory-of-the-snow. You don't see many of these.

Looks like a snowdrop but this one is a Spring Snowflake.

Star Magnolias are just starting to open.



Looks like a pale pink Forsythia??

Lavendar crocus &

yellow Adonis.

Happy Spring little chipmunk!

Yes, you can come out and play:)



Winterthur

Well, I took the day off from painting to go to Winterthur. Oh, who am I kidding, I haven't been painting much. Too nice outside and I love having my teacher/husband home for the summer. So much to do and see! I am working on a medieval unicorn tapestry inspired welcome sign I should have near completion tomorrow.

Okay, back to Winterthur! My Aunt has worked there for 31 years and I have just discovered this year what a great place it is. I would recommend a visit in the spring when the wildflowers or azaleas are blooming. Today was a wonderful day but very humid. My Aunt brought her daughters, my cousins, with her to work today so we had a very nice time.



I love this vista. I've probably posted a picture of this before but I would die to live right here! I want to make a painting of it someday.


Froggy went a-courtin'.


I think I met this guy on my last visit. Doesn't seem to mind a camera shoved in his face.


In the Enchanted Woods, a fairy tree!


Outside the fairy house.


Inside the main fairy house. I wish I could build this in my yard. The details are wonderful. Like the Snow White cottage. Hand carved kid size furniture with woodland creatures.



I have a photo of me on this seahorse as a child. I think he may inspire another painting!


A rock face tucked away in a secret spot in the Enchanted Woods.


A summer blooming azalea? I didn't know they exsisted. It was called a plum leaf azalea.