Seeing Red

Red leaves/ Pink Blossoms, the wild plum is in bloom and petals are in the air.

The emerging leaves are deep burgundy red for illustration friday "red"

Intimate

The bee's intimate close up taste of early spring. Crocus were lovely till heavy rain :( over and done with, they are so fragile. Other flowers are fast emerging though and shrubs are leafing out, the birds are all a twitter.....

Spark and Shine

There is some sparkly magic in the air, with a little bit falling down for Mr Bear and his friends.

Find Your Voice In Song

Voice challenge from Illustration Friday.

 Mr Bear thinks it is all great fun, Fox is contemplating a quick snap at either rabbit or bird? No, he is joining in the chorus :)

Spring Fragrance all within the negative spaces?

 Illustration Friday challenge "space" the negative space between the leaves? 

A stretch.... snowing here, we were all ready for spring.

There is a garden hiding under there, we have been out shaking off the snow many times during the day, that's bamboo on the left 20' pulled down laden with wet snow.

Twist and Turn Pattern and play

Who brought flowers for who? 

 

Pattern Play early spring

Prehistoric Plant Play

 Prehistoric plants at play ginkgo and ferns

2 new friends for Mr Bear, what adventures will they get up to?

Exotic Early Spring Flowers

First of the years flowers.

 Every year these beauties amaze me, early exotic and hardy. 

They have hybridized in my garden to an amazing mix of shades of pink, cream, spotted and green.

 I have painted them in the past  here which do you like best? I was amazed that the old one had been pinned 472 times! I don't often check these things and am surprised by some statistics, 155,375 notes for this post on tumblr? And followers on tumblr 943....Do these reflect anything? Who knows in this social digital age.

Flowers fill the page

The weekend comes to a close, seeds started, sewing projects finished, some paintings done, still an endless list of unfinished projects. 

Chinese new year around the corner "Gung Hay Fat Choy" 

2014 Year of the Horse.

Hearts, Disguises and Valentines Flowers

 

Can you see the disguise?

Playing with hearts

Watercolour hearts, seeds started, fog lifting for a little sun today, greenhouse warm and earthy. Downton Abbey on tonight!