Clematis and Roses

 My Spring Clematis is at its peak now and the bees are loving it.  The greenery you can see growing through it in the second picture is another, later blooming clematis that we thought was dead but obviously it isn't.  We planted another Spring Clematis on the right side of my garden shed in the back. Eventually I hope the two will meet and cover my little shed roof completely.

 

I should have moved all the pots away before I took the picture. One of those big white buckets has extra soil and the other is my water bucket.. You can just see Bunny's cage in the background, She's been enjoying the sunshine too and the warm temperatures are causing her to lose her winter coat.

We've had this pink Rugosa for many years and it has never had more than a handful of blooms. This year it is doing so well. I can't begin to count how many buds and blooms it has.  Like most other Rugosas it has a wonderful scent.
 

 We've had a week of glorious weather. I've been outside a lot and tomorrow I must at the very least vacuum my place. It's hard to do housework when the sun is shining.

Thanks for coming by,  GM

Plants and a Sparrow

 

 

It was a lovely day with sunshine and temperatures around 20C (68F).  We went to the Plant Shop first thing in the morning before the crowds . I bought a few more tomato plants, some herbs, and of course some flowers.  I even bought another house plant. I got rid of three and I have a couple of African Violets that I've babied along to no avail and I think they must go. So I bought a fern. It has the unusual name of  Crocodylus.  According to the tag  it is very easy to care for and is hard to overwater. Doesn't that sound like a good houseplant? Here is a photo from the internet.

 

 

While we were eating our evening meal on the porch we were thrilled to see a Golden-Crowned Sparrow hopping along the path. He was still there when we finally went in. I hope he stays around because we have rarely ever seen one and when we did it was always in winter.  Here's another picture off the internet.  

Isn't he handsome?

We have more sunny days in the forecast so I'm hoping to get a lot done. I hope tomorrow is a lovely day for you too.

Thanks for visiting.  GM

Tulips

 

Happy new week!  Laundry  is what I'm doing this morning and already my washer has frustrated me as it insists on adding more and more rinse cycles so that I'm forced to stay nearby to stop it. Not exactly an "automatic" washer. Sorry to complain but it has been a problem almost from the beginning. However....it's still better than the old way of doing laundry. Probably few of you ever used a wringer washer like I did in the early years of our marriage. 

I'll leave you with a few pictures of tulips...both mine and also my DIL's. She grows the very fancy ones in the last 3 pictures.

 

Have a great Monday.  Thanks for taking time out of your day to drop by.

GM

Happy Mother's Day

 

 

I bought myself a Mother's Day gift when I was at the thrift store earlier in the week. This lovely china tea set that is just right for teddy bears.

I hope you are enjoying beautiful weather this weekend and whether you're celebrating Mother's Day or not  I wish you much joy.

Granny Marigold

Nothing but Flowers

 

 My bouquet of Lilies is still doing fine and I've been enjoying it over a week. There are even a couple of unopened buds.

My Cowslips are blooming. Did you know that its name may derive from the old English  for cow dung probably because the plant was often found growing in cow dung in pastures?  (This little bit of trivia is from Wikipedia).  I remember picking bunches when I was a child growing up on the prairies.

 

Spanish Bluebells are lovely but so invasive. On a vlog post by Kirsten and Joerg they are visiting a field of  Bluebells native to the UK and they mention how the introduction of the Spanish variety is crowding out the original kind.  Incidentally, if you have nothing to do (ha!) you can look up K & J's vlog that goes by their names. They travel around the UK filming old houses and gardens.

Thanks for coming by. I hope your day is a lovely one.

Granny Marigold

 

 

Sunday Morning Walk

 I'm late posting these pictures of our Sunday walk. The weather was perfect  with just a few summer clouds. That's me on the bridge looking down at what looks like a Beaver Dam.

Beautiful flowers to mark a special day, a birthday perhaps?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So many Swallows, There were many birdhouses and it looked like they were all occupied.

 There's a field of blueberry bushes between the grassy foreground and the distant trees. I hope there will be a good harvest again this summer.

We saw Canada Geese with their babies last week but these were the first ducklings that we've seen so far this season.

Thanks for visiting. I hope your day is going well.

Granny M.

 

A Visit to a Small Park

 

 

 This is a different sort of post. Daughter Sheila and her son Callum visited the little Friendship Garden that is tucked away behind one of the local libraries.  It's such a gem and not many people seem to even know about it. She took some lovely photos and with her permission I'm sharing them here.

 

Yep. That's my grandson Callum.  He's always got a big smile.

Thanks for popping by.   GM