happy surprises - a rainbow and a fern...........

while watering i made a rainbow...........can you see it?

it was so hard to capture just how beautiful it was

i love ferns - ever since hiking in olympic national park about 15 years ago.....

we have maidenhair fern everywhere here - but they get lost in the brush in our woods

i wanted something different in my garden

this one is a japanese painted fern - and it is taking forever to grow

every year i patiently wait

i thought i killed all three of these ferns last year

actually i thought the sun killed them

i had them under a tree - but not a shady enough one

they are giant ferns - and of course their name escapes me now!

i was so excited when i saw this one alive and well the other day

and today - i found the other 2

every day i find a new surprise in the garden

spring is such a magical time

I is for.............

individual

investigate

indecisive

imagine the possibilities

in the zone

inspired to do more crazy quilting

R is for.........

rabbits

rock climbing

round

ready to take a big step

P is for...........

a princess in a family of boys

(my niece)

(hanging) planter scored at goodwill

pink blossoms

posing for the camera

prentending to be crazy tattoo girl for murder mystery party

(and pretty impressed with my "quickly drawn on the inside of my arm by ME" tattoo!)

ODE to spring............S is for

shrubs with new growth that's red

sheep of all colors - and their babies

smoothies - esp green ones

(green smoothie challange #3)

sunshine

wordless wednesday

what to do today..........

hopefully more of this

maybe some of this

practicing more of these

inhaling lots of this

i heart beautiful warm spring days.........