Happy first day of spring!

The magnolia buds are getting bigger

New and old

More emerging greenery

Starting to see a bit more emerging greenery

#Weather here for the next few days. @ingalls wasn't kidding when he said "warming trend." High 60s and low 70s? Holy crap. Bring it on!!! #wx #SpringIsComing

Spring is approaching, and my leather workshop is filling up with cherry blossoms and dragonflies, ready to decorate your bags!
I'm currently making butterflies with the same pattern/idea and I can't wait to show them to you too! Are you more of a dragonfly or butterfly fan?

It’s funny how 7 Celsius (or about 45 Fahrenheit) feels chilly in November but warm in March.

Thank you, Nature. For everything.

Quite a few items popped up over the last few days:
* Several varieties of tomatoes (brandywine, san marzano, isis, coustralee, tomatillo)
* Several basils and other herbs

Still waiting on peppers, eggplants to show. Today or tomorrow, we'll do round two, with more of the same and some other items that (we think) are better to start later.

Probably start a tray of lettuces and a few herb pots, too.

We're adding a significant amount of square footage (in boxes) to our current space, so later today I'll start planning how space will be allocated. But for now, it's really just about growing a bunch -- the more, the better.

First live snail of the year, spring is springing!

Erster* #Schmetterling in dieser #Saison #GroßerFuchs #NymphalisPolychloros
#Frühlingsbeginn #Frühling #SpringIsComing #Butterfly

Edit: *jedenfalls MEIN erster, der vor die Linse flatterte

Still staring into the abyss of despair while surrounded by birds fluttering around and chirping #inthegarden #springiscoming #latewinter #sunnydays

I haven't drawn for ages. But yesterday was so lovely: we museum animators made lots of mistakes (spring?), swore and giggled like schoolchildren, cracked silly jokes, and enjoyed the sun and the visitors. Someone showed me a crocheted frog and in the evening, I had to put my mood on paper.
Of course, we were shocked by politics but we shared stories about the heros who resist and talked about more creative ideas.

We enjoyed a beautiful walk along the Darent Valley Path from Chequers pub to Dartford station yesterday. Highlights include a mossy roof, signposts, a boggy field of green grass, and Canada geese at Brooklands Lake

They tell me today is the first day of meteorological spring. I beg to differ!

Sunbathing beside the flowers