I love the patterns on the bark of this old tree seen while out walking in the sunshine this afternoon.
Underfoot on our walk were so many spring flowers.
Our Jackdaws came together to get their supper this evening.
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Bark, Wild Flowers and Jackdaws
Chimney Pots and Cake
We’ve been having work done on our chimney and these are the pots that are about to go up. They look like pepper pots and amuse me. The old ones, over a hundred years old have been leaking. Sadly, they won’t be any use for planting so won’t be joining my collection in the garden.
I made cake today! Orange and Almond and much enjoyed by the lovely Mr S. 
White Spider, Talk and Spring Flowers
It seems that this white spider got lucky!
We’ve been to a fascinating talk this evening about “The Married Widows of Cornwall” in the 19th century, those women whose husbands went abroad taking their hard rock mining skills all over the world, how the women managed and how their lives evolved.
Taken with a flash this evening
In the village where the talk was happening is the horse sculpture that was made for Armistice Day and was covered then in crafted red and purple poppies. It was lovely to see it covered in spring flowers, also knitted and crocheted. Click on the red link to see the November horse.
White in our Garden
I love having colour in the garden but I love the white even more, especially on full moon nights. We have a week or two to wait for the effects of the moon and every month we hope for clear skies…Â Watch this space on 5th May!
Three Cornered Leek
Amelanchier blossom
Narcissi
Fritillaria – even the white has faint chequerboard patterns
Choisya blossom (Mexican Orange)
Yellow, Blue and Pale Pink
Some of the Spring colour in the garden – Primroses, Forget-me-nots and Amanagowa Cherry blossom with a bee. 
Two Birds and A Poem
Some time ago, my poet friend Kim posted his poem about two crows that he likes to observe from the window. I have been waiting to catch our pair in the right photo to match the poem and this morning, I was there at the right moment. We have been watching this pair for fifteen years as they stay close together. Crows mate for life and have been known to stay together for 20 years.The poem is perfect. Thanks Kim. . 
Posy, Raindrops and Bloom
It’s six years since our lovely friend, Bill-next-door left us and this is the little posy I made to take next door to S – rosemary for remembrance, muscari for the rich blue colour that Bill loved and sweet scented wallflowers to remember his love of puddings. You can read more about this remarkable man here.
The raindrops on the rich velvety red of the tulips are very lovely.
The rhododendrons in Trelissick yesterday were gorgeous.
Mobile Piano, Care and Stones
It was great fun shopping in town this morning as so many people were enjoying the lovely singing and piano playing outside our excellent Greengrocery/Butcher and Deli.  We loved that ChloeMarie had cycled into town!
ChloeMarie Aston
The sign below was in the chiropractor’s window (hence the skeleton!) and rings a bell with me.
We walked in Trelissick Gardens this afternoon, enjoying the bird song, the Spring flowers and the excitement of children on their nature/egg hunts. The stone pattern is in one of the shelters.
A Poem for You
The following poem by Florence Earle Coates, an American poet, was yesterday’s poem in “A Poet for Every Day of the Year” and on a day like today, with Atlantic storms raging, we really hope ‘wintry days are over’ and the hoolies will soon come to an end!
An Adieu
Sorrow, quit me for a while!
Wintry days are over;
Hope again, with April smile,
Violets sows and clover.Pleasure follows in her path,
Love itself flies after,
And the brook a music hath
Sweet as childhood’s laughter.Not a bird upon the bough
Can repress its rapture,
Not a bud that blossoms now
But doth beauty capture.Sorrow, thou art Winter’s mate,
Spring cannot regret thee;
Yet, ah, yet — my friend of late —
I shall not forget thee!
Some Spring flowers for you.
Dawn, Laughter and Salad Crops
Such a pretty pink dawn but the colour really did presage stormy weather.
Some brave souls worked outside in the driving rain this morning at Roots but we stayed in the poly tunnel and pricked out the baby plants (Red Russian kale, lettuce and fennel) into their bigger homes. There’s a lot of laughter as we work!
The salad crops are wonderful, such a colourful selection and very tasty. 
