Thursday, 19 March 2015

Hopeful

When I see the beautiful days we're having (though we still don't have beautiful days every day) it makes me feel hopeful. About all sorts of things; not just the weather.

 I'm looking forward to seeing the partial eclipse of the sun tomorrow morning. If tomorrow is as sunny day as it has been today, then it will be worth seeing.

 Just the other day I was wondering when the farmer would bring out the sheep and lambs this year. They arrived at the weekend and I tried to get some pictures today. I'm afraid the pictures aren't very good but here they are anyway. This is what I can see from my front door. The sheep and lambs are happy grazing in the fields opposite.


On my way out of the gate to try and get some closer pictures, I noticed this ladybird sitting on the fence.

The field is a lot higher than the road so it was still hard to get anything decent. These were taken through a gap in the hedge.


Most of the lambs were lying about sunning themselves!

 This sunny weather has brought out more flowers in the garden.


These daffodils were all tightly closed and then we had a lovely sunny day and they all opened up.


These are miniature daffodils. Not giant crocus!

The great thing is that the daffodils don't all bloom at the same time. Some are still just partially opened.


Some still have a long way to go before they bloom.


I love the miniature daffodils. They aren't as badly affected by rain or wind as the tall varieties.


There are more and more clumps of the natural primroses flowering all the over the garden. They do really well where it is a bit shaded. 


 Sorry about not having anything crafty to show you this time. Hopefully next time. All the best for now and thank you for all the lovely comments you have left.

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  1. Jennifer Hays19 March 2015 at 22:25

    How nice to have all those lambs nearby! Are they noisy? I would love to watch them. My husband grew up raising sheep and he really enjoys lambs. He tells me they bounce when they run. I wonder if your nearby ones do that. Your flowers are very pretty. I would like to have more daffodils in my yard. Many of mine come up with no flowers for some reason. I hope you're having a good week.

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    1. Gillian19 March 2015 at 22:51

      Your husband is right - the lambs bounce so much you'd think they were on springs. The lambs - and the sheep - are really noisy!

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  2. Jodiebodie20 March 2015 at 03:48

    What a lovely rural outlook you have! Thank you for taking photos and sharing it. It is important to maintain hope in life no matter what the circumstances, but pleasant weather certainly helps. Enjoy the moments. :-)
    What other things are you hopeful about besides the weather?

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    1. Gillian20 March 2015 at 08:15

      I'm hopeful about starting two new crochet projects. I ordered cotton yesterday and am visiting my local shop for other yarn today. I'm hoping my husband will some day remember to take his lunch when he's heading to work without me having to put it in his hand. I'm feeling hopeful that the future will work out well no matter what happens along the way.

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  3. Géraldine B.20 March 2015 at 06:45

    Nice for you all these lambs and sheeps nearby even if they're noisy .. !! Your garden is vibrant ... in mine too some flowers are opened and others are waking up slowly ... Good luck for the eclipse ... here it's to cloudy .... we won't see anything !!! Have a lovely week end !

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    1. Gillian20 March 2015 at 08:09

      It's cloudy here today so I d think I'll see much of the eclipse.

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  4. Unknown20 March 2015 at 09:20

    It's cloudy here this morning, so no eclipse for me; anyway your bright post brought me a bit of Spring light, so thanks a lot! xx

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    1. Gillian20 March 2015 at 09:34

      It's quite cloudy here but I managed to see the eclipse to some extent.

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  5. Helen Philipps20 March 2015 at 09:35

    Hello Gillian I so enjoyed your beautiful spring pictures here. I love to see lambs in the fields, and the flowers are just gorgeous.
    Wishing you a happy weekend.
    Helen xox

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  6. Marco Luijken20 March 2015 at 09:51

    Hello Gillian,
    What a wonderful shots of all the flowers. Nice that crocuses and great that first shot with a wondeful view.
    Today the wetter in the Netherlands is very gray and foggy. Bad to see something of the eclipse. I hope you can see it better.

    Many greetings,
    Marco

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    1. Gillian20 March 2015 at 09:56

      I managed to get quite a good look at the eclipse. About a third of the sun is visible again now.

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  7. Anne20 March 2015 at 11:07

    I wish I could cuddle the lambs! :D

    Did you see the sun eclipse? I missed it (but for a good reason... I was at a yarn fair).

    Take care
    Anne (Crochet Between Worlds)

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    1. Gillian20 March 2015 at 12:03

      Yes I managed to see most of it. There was some cloud about but it cleared at times enough to see the eclipse.

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  8. Jo20 March 2015 at 11:28

    It's wonderful to see everything springing back to life again now that some better weather is here. How lovely to have lambs close by, I'd spend far too much time watching them if we had any in close proximity.

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  9. Christina20 March 2015 at 13:00

    I think I might come and visit, what a beautiful view from your house! I really love seeing everything coming back to life now, it is just amazing, isn't it? Have a lovely weekend. x

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  10. susan20 March 2015 at 18:33

    Oh, what a beautiful view you have of the animals! Your garden looks lovely and is giving me hope that at some point we will have a spring too. It's snowing again today, but really quite cozy. Enjoy your week-end.

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  11. Irene21 March 2015 at 08:29

    Beautiful Spring photos Gillian. Aw, the little lambs are just adorable, and your crocus and daffodils look amazing.
    Thank you for sharing your photos with us.

    luv
    irene
    xxxx

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  12. linda21 March 2015 at 14:12

    I hope you got to see the eclipse it was very overcast here but we did manage to see a small glimpse through the clouds.
    Lovely Spring pictures you have a lovely view. :) x

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  13. Meredith22 March 2015 at 00:45

    There is nothing cuter than a new little lamb.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  14. handmade by amalia22 March 2015 at 05:46

    I'm a bit behind reading posts so can already say that I didn't see the eclipse. Hope you did!
    Lovely photos of spring.
    Amalia
    xo

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  15. Mylittlepieceofengland24 March 2015 at 19:03

    How lovely to see the lambs, it was hailing here this afternoon xx

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  16. Wainwright and Wright.Co25 March 2015 at 20:25

    What lovely photos, and all so reminiscent of spring
    Caz xx

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