March 9, 2008
(this weekend)
The little group of daffodils beside our driveway is in bloom, and since they don’t usually last long, I picked a few and put them in a vase to brighten up our kitchen.
The crocuses right next to the daffodils are blooming too.
The pink camellia bush in our backyard is blooming.
The cherry tree in our backyard has little pink buds, and I can’t wait for them to burst.
It’s Meyer Lemon season! These are so cute and really fragrant.
I refilled our coffee bean jar today, and couldn’t resist taking this picture. I love the shape of coffee beans.
I also made a latte. Isn’t the mug cool? I saw a bunch of them at Chapters in November right before my birthday and thought I might like it (though I probably never would’ve bought one) and then Austin ended up getting me one for my birthday. It reminds me of a candy cane, but cooler with the striping.
I took Emma (our family’s old, cranky, but still active border collie) for a walk to the park right near our house.
At the park I saw more daisies and was glad I brought my camera along so I could show them to you!
I’ll be posting an actual knitting-related post very soon.
March 10, 2008 at 3:28 am
With pictures like that, I don’t care if there isn’t any knitting! Those are amazing. You have a beautiful camera-eye.
March 10, 2008 at 7:54 am
Oh, I love it when the crocuses bloom! C’mon, Spring!!
March 10, 2008 at 9:19 am
I envy you the flowers! It’s been such a bleak winter I sometimes think it’ll never warm up and the flowers will never bloom. Thanks for sharing the pics!
March 10, 2008 at 10:48 am
I’ve been reading your blog for several months now and I know you said what kind of camera you have, but are you trained in photography? How do you take such good pictures with a regular camera?? Whenever I try to take pictures up close they turn out so blurry.
March 10, 2008 at 11:53 am
Your flowers are so pretty!
March 10, 2008 at 10:46 pm
voila! i got an avatar. i remember that mug. after i gave it to you you filled it with water and dumped it on me. i deserved it though.
nice pictures to!
March 10, 2008 at 10:47 pm
never mind. disregard that. wordpress refuses to use my awesome picture.
March 10, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Hey! sorry for all these random comments, but it is the 1 year anniversary of this blog! congratulations!
March 10, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Darling Mary —
I’m so proud of you, your joy in life and in the little things around you. It’s a joy to watch you and a privilege to know you.
Dad
March 11, 2008 at 4:21 am
Thank you for the lovely spring flower pics. It was a great way to start this morning and gave me hope that spring is really coming.
All I see near my driveway is a 6 ft snowpile and 2 more inches expected tonight.
March 11, 2008 at 7:56 am
Oh wow- with pictures like that, it’s hard not to be in a good mood and see that spring is coming!! (at least where you are- which is most definitely NOT Toronto… my city is 2 polar bears away from looking like the North pole…)
That latte shot (and that is a super cute mug, btw) is totally making me go get a coffee, stat.
March 11, 2008 at 9:42 am
Wow! Those are gorgeous! I wish we had more defined seasons in Florida so we could have beautiful scenes like those! It’s just been rainy here. :(
March 12, 2008 at 9:23 am
Camellias!! That’s what they are! I’ve been seeing those blooming around Portland for the last few days thinking “What are those?” because I know it’s not Rhododendron season yet.
Thank you for the lesson!
March 13, 2008 at 1:32 am
Hello! I’ve been reading your blog for a long time now but I’ve never commented. ^^; I LOVE LOVE LOVE the photos you take! :D We don’t have four seasons here; we only have Summer, and when it rains it gets really cold but at most it can only be called Autumn. x)
And I also love your knitting :D It’s very inspiring! :))