Another Finish and Sure Signs of Spring, HURRAH!

Yesterday I finished this fun knit, and it's on its way to a friend's granddaughter. The pattern is One Plus on Ravelry.

Two Friday's ago, this is what it looked like near Sequim  on the way home from Port Angeles!

We were very happy to reach the ferry without incident.

And now the spring flowers are blooming in our yard!

 

What a welcome sight! I love spring!

 

A Couple of Surprises Plus a Finish!!

If you are ever in the Seattle area, be sure to take a ferry ride! We recently drove to Port Angeles and this ferry can make the drive much quicker.  However, we did have a crazy surprise on our way back to the ferry to come home: very slushy snow! Isn't it April?

 

Yesterday we came back home from lunch with our son and found this guy lounging in our backyard! He blended in so well we almost didn't notice him. He looks quite comfortable, doesn't he?

Surprise, surprise! I finally have a finish to share.  It's a baby hat that was a fun knit.

Enjoy the rest of the week!

No Finishes Yet But Lots of Walks!

 On a nice day last week we took a long walk through a nearby playground that leads to another neighborhood where we saw lots of cherry blossom "snow"!

From there we continued downhill to the entrance to our favorite canyon walk where we saw another sign of spring: skunk cabbage! In case you've never seen it, it's appropriately named!

Then as we were on the way home, we saw a beautiful magnolia in full bloom. I guess in some places this is called a tulip tree. What is it called where you live?

When we were almost back home, we had a big laugh because this chicken was out for a stroll! Some days we only hear him, but this time he entertained us in person!

It looked like that worked, so I am off to eat lunch and then maybe go for a walk or try to finish a sock. Hope you are having a good week!

You Never Know What You'll See!

 You probably won't guess what we saw on our walk around Green Lake the other day! We often see people with their dogs, lots of birds and flowers, but this time we saw a girl with her GOATS! (She said her mom told her that she couldn't have any more dogs, and I wonder whether her mom regrets that, don't you?)

There are lots of trails as well as the one around the lake.

Canadian geese and Coots

Lots of daffodils now

We forgot to ask her their names.

         Here's my most recent finish, but it's hard to see the specks of color.

Have a great day!

We Love Seeing Spring Flowers and Other Things on Our Walks!

A few days ago on one of our walks, we were lucky enough to see 2 bald eagles. They have the most unusual call, and that made us notice them flying up high. On this photo they are only  little black specks and so hard to see.!

We've also seen roaring creeks and even a reminder that there used to be huge trees on our hill before it was logged. Did you notice the axe marks? I can't imagine trying to cut down something that big, can you?

Spring has definitely arrived here. Now if only the sun would show up!

Have a wonderful week! I hope there will be some finished projects soon!

 

 

Happy First Day of Spring! And a Cute Little Bonnet

 We are so happy to see the first signs of spring in our yard and elsewhere!

tiny daisies in the grass

pussy willows

prim roses 

and lots of daffodils

This past week I made this little bonnet for a friend's granddaughter since it's time to put away the winter hats around here.

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Hurrah for Spring, and enjoy your day!

Happy Almost Spring!

Isn't this a pretty duck?  We saw it and its mate on a recent walk.  (It's a teal.)

And recently a few signs of spring. 

 No finishes yet though, but I am almost done with a very cute baby bonnet.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!