A Weekend Guest.

I had plenty of exercise for the three or four days we had Poppy staying with us and the weather was glorious. It's so lovely to have doors and windows open and to be able to turn the heating off. I did lots of tidying up in the garden too, so it's beginning to look quite good out there.

On our walks round the neighbourhood I loved seeing all the daffodils bursting into flower. Not quite Wordsworth country but doing it's best. These are beside the public footpath which leads to the local junior school.

Many of our roads have rings and drifts of daffodils brightening the scene and they are gradually increasing year by year.

These violets and primroses were growing at the base of a tree trunk.

Just look at that blue sky - I think the blossom is an early prunus........................

................... and I think this is a different variety.

It was at this point that I saw a little carpet of purple crocuses amid the daffodils and as I went to take the photograph, the battery on the camera died on me. Perfect timing!

I took the dog out twice each day and must try to keep it up now she has gone home as I know it did me good. I might not go out twice a day, but ought to manage once.

I had a nice day off today at a group meeting of the Gordano Textile Artists. I missed the last one as I wasn't well and it was so good to see everyone again. We are beginning to make plans for our next exhibition at the Grant Bradley Gallery in Bedminster, Bristol, in September for which I need to make a couple more pieces of work. Thinking cap on.