Spring Flowers

After a long and bitterly cold winter, spring has finally and definitely arrived. The lawn, garden and woods are strewn with the first wave of blooms and it's a welcome sight. I sat outside for a bit and sketched some of them on site, then gathered the rest to take indoors both to sketch and enjoy in a pretty vase.

Rebecca's Wegelia and Daffs

Rebecca's Wegelia and Daffs
Originally uploaded by linfrye

Daily Practice

Imagine my surprise last night when I dragged myself home after another day in the greenhouse to find Rebecca had graced my room with a small bouquet of blooming wegelia and sweet-smelling daffodils. Not only did it look so pretty, but I knew Rebecca was subtly asking me to paint it!! LOL

A day of meetings and more greenhouse work, then attention to the outside of the Arboretum (all those fine weeding chores), and we 'should' be ready for Saturday.

Though we might have another shower or two today, Saturday promises to be warm and sunny ... just the kind of day for music, gardening, and art!

Fingers crossed!