There's Nothing Cheerier

 
 
I challenge you to think of anything that gladdens the heart and lifts the spirits more than spring flowers after a long and cold winter...

 
Okay, so I know that winters in other climates are a LOT worse than ours (I hear it's still snowing in Utah, for example....I'm so sorry for you out there.  And of course the northern states and Canada have a long time before the great thaw) but these spring flowers are still a very, very welcome sight for my sore eyes.

 

Hopefully the flowers from my garden will liven your spirits too, even if they are just images on a screen.

 

I love, love, LOVE muscari!  I don't know what it is about these tiny, preciously fleeting little blossoms, but there just is.  Have I mentioned that I love them?

 

 Such a perfect counterpoint to the cheery, sunny yellow of daffodils.

 

Yellow and purple are complimentary colors for a reason...

 
... a fact perfectly illustrated by nature and the non-coincidental, synchronized blooming cycles of daffodils and muscari.  Yes, God knows what He's doing.

 
Spring fever has hit my front door too, but in a faux way.

 

I made this wreath a few years ago, and although these blooms are all fake, they still evoke that fresh, exciting aura of S*P*R*I*N*G. 

And it's very nice that they never die.

 
Nor do I ever have to water them.

 

All very good qualities for a girl who is up past her eyeballs in things to finish in the next month.

My neglected vegetable garden is crying for me, and the snow peas are still trapped in their paper envelope on my table...but I just don't have the time to spend a couple of days weeding, hoe-ing (how on earth do you spell that?!) and planting my precious garden yet.

 
So these pictures will have to suffice for now.  I'm still finishing up my studio and all the props for my booth at QuiltMarket (a mere month away....ack!!) while awaiting the arrival of my fabric, which still has not made its way to my door (obviously, or I'd be showing you pictures of fabric instead of flowers).

 
The only thing that's preventing me from having a complete heart attack about that is the vast amount of work I'm dealing with right now.  Hopefully in the next few days I'll be done (enough) with my studio to photograph some of it.  Still waiting on a few doors and some things on the walls, but at least it's fully functional at this point.

 
And my flower friends are helping me cope too.  I thank my lucky stars for the cheery, glorious signs of spring all around me - hurray for that!

 

Comments

[Jeff Mendenhall]

Nice bokeh of flowers, Shelley!

[Edith Songer]

I am excited for your fabric! BTW, I have a friend here who is interested in fabric design and has published some of her designs through Spoonflower. Is the Quilt Market open to someone like her? Is it too late? Should I be talking to you on the phone about this?

[Kasey]

The flowers are beautiful, but the best thing to bring a smile to me is my son's belly laugh when he is truly happy! Happy Spring!

[shelley]

Hi Kasey,
Wellllll...okay - you're absolutely right! NOTHING can compare to the sheer joy of a child's belly laugh. Just thinking about my kid's uninhibited laughing fits brings a warm smile to my face. Thanks for sharing, and happy spring to you too!