Greeting Spring

Design - "Snowdrop Placemat"

Designer - Marjolein Bastin

Magazine - "Stitcher's World" - March 1999

Fabric - 28 count Light Mocha Cashel

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 11 March 2014

Completed - 19 March 2014

The scan does not do this stitch justice.  It is a very pretty in the style of botanical prints.  I quite like it.

It's a mild day.  Time to take a look outside.

The Osoberry (Oemleria cerasiformis ) shrubs continue to flower. 

The Oregon Fawn Lilies (Erythronium oregonum) are popping up.

Here's an extra early one in bloom. See why we call them Lamb's Tongues?

This is Pussy Willow time.

Almost over night the Star-flowered False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum stellatum) has come forth and budded out. 

The Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) will bloom soon too.

The flowers turn into pretty blue berries in the fall.

This plum tree is amazing!  It was full of insect pollinators.

And there were two Hutton's Vireo flitting about eating the pollinators.

The Grand Hound's Tongue (Cynoglossum grande) is blooming.

Bright bright bright green Cow's Parsnip (Heracleum maximum). As kids we used the dried stocks as swords to fight one another.  They were very brittle and broke easily, so we did not inflict any kind of injury!

And now the Small Flowered Trilliums (Trillium parviflorum) have appeared.

I love the big mottled leaves.

They tend to be a clumping Trillium too which makes for a nice display.

I saw lots of birds on my walk - I'll post about them tomorrow.