Seriously, this time of the school year, especially with young students, is very tiring. We have had Spring Break, a time change, different routines, warmer weather, cabin fever - many reasons for the kids to start feeling restless. We have been going outside for PE and recess as much as possible so they can burn off that excess energy, but still, so much energy! I am looking forward to SUMMER!
Today is a lovely day. It started out very foggy, but the sun is shining and the fog is lifting. At 9:00 it was not even 60 degrees, but felt warmer. I decided to take a little tour around my yard. I was quite comfortable in my short sleeved T-shirt, no jacket. Lovely. A lot of green sprouting up from the earth.
It seems like things are shooting up several inches daily!
I see leaf and flower buds everywhere.
And, then I saw this...
There are three of this pods/sacs on a young
maple tree in my back yard. I admit I had a moment of panic thinking they could be something harmful to the tree. Then I did a search on the internet and discovered they are Praying Mantis egg sacs. OK. That's a good thing. I had cut one of the twigs with a sac on it and brought it in the house while I did research. After reading how beneficial Praying Mantis are I have placed it on another tree in a different spot in my yard. Hopefully, all those babies hatch out soon and eat up all the bad bugs in my yard.
Last weekend my quilty friends and I took a little trip to the
Salt Creek Patchmakers Annual Quilt Show in Clinton, Illinois. While, it was a small show consisting of quilts made by their members, it was lovely. The members and vendors were friendly, there was a bed-turning, a lunch cafe serving soups, sandwiches and a dessert buffet, and some lovely and inspiring quilts. It was well organized and a nice display of quilts.
I love this Pickle Dish made with bright colors and a black background.
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| Pickle Dish (a Judy Niemeyer pattern) made by Emmy Moore, quilted by Christi Pallo & Jackie Engle |
I have been wanting to make a Disappearing Hourglass (Missouri Star) quilt.
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| Disappearing Hourglass made by Cindy Reynolds, quilted by Kathy Merrick. |
I loved the colors used in this one.
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| Bluebird BOM by Cathey Bush, quilted by Kathy Merrick. |
Bright and cheerful.
Kathy Merrick must be a busy girl. I noticed when reading the program that she quilted quite a few of the quilts on display.
On a final note, this geranium...
I can't believe it is still blooming! There are 3 more buds on this cluster yet to open and another bud cluster is forming.
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