Since we last spoke......

Since we last spoke lots has been going on .............

these small shoots are lovage and are now as tall as me. Incredible.

 This fella was just having a rest. I don't know how he balanced so well.

 Another cheeky fella trying to get the last scraps out of the feeders.

More incredible balancing.

 A beautiful sunset.

Cheeky slug. I was unaware that slugs like daffodils.

I do now.

 Parrot tulips  - they flower a little later that the red and yellow ones

in the garden but it's worth the wait.

 Dandelions attract the prettiest visitors, a peacock butterfly.

I'd already seen a large yellow butterfly about 3 weeks before this one.

This is the second blue butterfly I've seen this year.

It is blue, the sunshine is too strong.

Not a bad start to spring I think.

Daffs, squirrel, quilting, new toy!

Aren't daffodils lovely, a really smiley flower.

If you look closely you can see a squirrel in the tree. He was trying to get to the nuts, but couldn't.
More quilting, need to add the veins on the leaves next. The thread kept breaking. I was using a variagated thread on top and a different plain thread underneath, something I've done for years without a problem. Eventually I changed the thread underneath and realised that it was slightly thicker that the top thread. All is well now and the leaves grew rapidly.
My new toy arrived this week. Have tested it and it works. Just got to get to grips and do some real work with it.
Bye.