Foggy Garden Magic

It's that time of year when there is something new and interesting happening in the backyard every day. This morning was magical. A heavy fog put tiny droplets of water on everything like the world was encrusted with minuscule diamonds or pearls. 

I have a fun, new, folk art  painting completed and in my Etsy shop!

"Gypsy Moon"

Happy Spring!

Our warm winter is now a warm spring. Temps in the 70's this week!

I spent the last weekend trying to get my gardens cleaned up. Trimming and weeding and moving plants to places they will look nicer and be happier. At the end of the day on Sunday, I felt like I was 100 years old, everything ached. If you have a garden, I know you can relate to the feeling!

I saw this idea on Pinterest - planting strawberries in cinderblocks. 

I also planted a few varieties of lettuce, some basil seeds, pansies and zinnias.  

A little sprinkle this morning looks great on the plants. 

Lady's mantle above and a tulip bud below which kind of looks like a 

sideways face with the two raindrop eyes. 

An old and not so full hyacinth above, lungwort below. 

Flowers look so dramatic on black. 

My newest custom Painted Pony now on ebay for a few more day. 

Lucky will be entered into the Trail of Painted Ponies new design contest honoring the American Paint Horse. 

Happy Spring!

"I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. "

~Ruth Stout 

Garden Friends and Flowers

Are you sick of my garden photos yet?

Good because it's only just begun.

I walk the garden several times a day and always manage to find something new.

This morning I found this baby bunny in my veggie garden.



Got this awesome gnome over the weekend at the new Home Goods store.

He fits right in!

Love this false indigo. I bought it half dead last year so this was the first time I got to see it looking so beautiful. There were a ton of little bugs on it.

Another blue flower on the Jacob's ladder.

After lunch I saw this damsel fly on the scotch broom.

Or maybe it's a baby dragonfly?

It was really small.

My first coreopsis to bloom.

Spiderwort with a bee hiding behind it.

You can see his leg full of pollen.

Bee collecting pollen from my meadow rue.

Red Valerian just starting to bloom.

Also called Jupiter's beard (I like that name better).

Silly Pumpkin Pie likes to be carried through the garden when it's rainy.

Hard to hold a camera and a cat.

I guess he has me well trained!

Let the blooming begin!

The sun finally came out after 2 days of rain and clouds.

So many beautiful things blooming and growing in my yard!

I love the frilly insides of this daffodil and the alternating purple and pink flowers on the lungwort.

Bleeding hearts are just starting.

This early pink tulip opens up as the day goes on but only if it's sunny.

I bought this rockfoil at the greenhouse on Monday.

I planted my peas mid-March and they are starting to come up.

Planted this lettuce last week. So far, so good.

I'm sure something will come along and eat it soon.

Meemee take a break at the butterfly puddler.

This is what is growing in my neighbor's yard. Not that I mind his dandelions.

"If dandelions were hard to grow, they would be most welcome on any lawn."

~Andrew Mason

Finally finished my painting of Pumpkin Pie and it is sold!

Hope to have prints available someday soon.

Click on the picture for a larger image:)