Flora, Chickens & Crochet Baby Booties

Is there anything more lush and lacy and indicative of Spring than the new fronds of an emerging fern? I planted this one next to our waterfall and pond several years ago and in winter it dies and is gone from sight, and in the Spring little coils of fragile growth emerge and unfurl to become this.  Kate from Garden Bell posted a photo of her gorgeous fern, so I wanted to show her mine. :-)

My white Azalea is almost all opened up.

This is my "White Garden" - I planted my white Lilac next to the white Azalea - I planted it next to the deck on purpose so I could stand on the deck and pull a lilac over and bury my nose in it.  I also thought it would be nice to open the little windows on the garden window and the lilac scent would blow in on the breezes.

We've added a bigger run for the chickens so they have lots of grass and ground to scratch and dig in looking for worms and bugs.. yummy.. Rose, Betsy Ross & Bella are happy chooks.   We had a "situation" with Rose.. she went "broody" and refused to leave her nest, we had to move her to collect the other chicken's eggs and she stopped laying.. of course it was to no avail as we have no rooster.  Hubby kept moving her off the nest.. but back she'd go.. but when he tossed her into the new run with the tall grass she started to get over it.  But she's still not laying.. silly chicken.

A shot from a different angle of the creek and my garden statue.  I got the girl one and hubby got a Chinese soldier one.. I'll have to photograph him and show you sometime.

Here is our Japanese Laceleaf Maple.. it's kind of funny how small it is, the Dwarf Variegated Bamboo towers over it.  I wish the daffodil leaves weren't so annoying after their done blooming. :-)

I recently learned that a friend of mine, Jenna, who lives in Seattle and works for Microsoft and got married a few years ago.. is pregnant with a girl!!  So, I am crocheting a pair of my own design baby booties to send up to them.  I did a new edging, a ruffle... the color in this photo is way too vivid, it's not that neon.  But a fun photo anyway.

I'm off to volunteer at Multnomah Falls today.  I swam yesterday and ran a ton of errands.  The day before I went to get my blood pressure checked and the doctor said it was "phenomenal" - in his words.  So, all is well!!  I guess the swimming has paid off in many ways.

Thanks for visiting and keep those comments coming.. they are what keep a blogger going.. knowing that you aren't just talking to yourself. :-)

((hugs)), Teresa :-)