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| The Hollyhock bloom. Unsure of which type it is right now. |
Ahh yes, time to cue the generic "it's been way too long since I've posted" blog post. But I must say lots has happened since the last post. The garden is almost completely planted and everything seems to be settling into their new homes fairly well. Some of the annual seeds are sprouting, we have flowers on some tomato plants and we have our first bloom of the season on a hollyhock. As of this week, there were 42/45 dahlias and 8/12 calla lilies sprouting. Now that it has officially heated up down here, it's only a matter of time for everything to start blooming. Next week we may even see the first daylilies of the season. All of this growing just gets me excited to see all the color in the yard!
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| My February Sweater being blocked. |
As for the knitting....I did finish my February Sweater, however, I still need to find buttons for it. I am pleased with how it turned out, but it ended up too long after blocking. A few weeks ago I started my first shawl; it is a free pattern on Ravelry called
22 Little Clouds. I am using some of my Malabrigo yarn, Rastita, for it and it is super soft! Too bad I won't be able to wear it until the fall now.
Most recently, I started a new job as a part-time cashier with a local garden center. It doesn't sound too difficult, but man it can be pretty stressful. The phone rings off the hook, lots of customers and too many plants to learn! It is apparently their "busy season" right now, so I'm hoping it will get a little easier. One last bit of news, I have a new orchid! It is a beautiful all white one that Brendan's mom bought me last weekend when she was here. Quite a surprise!
Now I think I'm caught up! I will definitely try to keep up as the flowers start blooming! Here is one last picture I'd like to share with you all....this bird was absolutely stunning!
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| A visitor at our bird feeder, an Indigo Bunting. |
Love your pictures....especially the Indigo Bunting. We've had two pair of Baltimore Orioles hanging around our hummingbird feeders trying to figure out where the holes are--duh. We enlarged the holes on one of the hummer feeders to accommodate the orioles, and two of them caught on right away. The other two are still exploring every little nook and cranny of the feeders trying to get at the nectar. They did know what to do with orange halves set out on the patio table, however. Good luck on the shawl--the ruffles on the long edge could possibly take you into fall as they get fuller along the finished edge.
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