Springtime here means vibrant azaleas, heavenly peach blossoms, and flowering trees of all types. I have enjoyed the deep pink and white azaleas edging our front yard.
View of my yard:
View near my office:
I have not seen many insects other than wood-boring hornets buzzing around our log home. We put out a couple traps and managed to catch a few. We found several holes, sprayed some insecticide and plugged the holes. Yesterday I looked on the front porch and found a pile of sawdust under the bear sculpture climbing the front post. I didn't find any new holes, so my husband took a peek. He found the bear had a new butthole and armpit hole. He's all plugged up now. LOL I wanted to respect the bear's privacy, ya know.
On the quilting front, I have nearly assembled the plaid bear claw quilt. One of the yellow blocks needs to move over and then the colors will look better balanced.
I'm still working on the quilting for the Be My Neighbor quilt. This project is stalled until my thread order arrives. I have plenty of thread, just not in the right colors.
Last week Naughty Me started a flag quilt and a scrappy Irish chain, adding to my backlog rather than reducing it. I need to quilt a couple flimsies to rid myself of the guilt.
On the flying front, I have not flown my airplane since last August. <sigh> It's time to get back up there, after I address a couple issues. I scheduled the airplane's annual maintenance check and hopefully will get back up in the air in early May with an instructor for a flight review. Then soon I can post some cloud pics and high aerial views and maybe fly to one of the events now that people are starting to venture out. I'm vaccinated and ready to go!
Please post a comment and let me know what is your favorite aspect of spring time!
I'm laughing at the injuries that your bear suffered from those blasted wood-borers; they're the worst! The warmer days and the re-emergence of my perennial plants and leaves on the trees are my favorite parts of the arrival of spring. You have a beautiful spot to enjoy nature!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous top! I love the freshness of the world. The green, the colors, the air. But I don't love the pollen! Achoo!
ReplyDeleteBear Claw beauty and TWO new starts?! Sounds like you've been busy (even if Be My Neighbor stalled out.) Your yard looks lovely. My favorite thing about Spring is the trees leafing out in the back woods. You see, they obliterate the view of the neighborhood behind our house and that's a very good thing!! :o))
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