It suddenly felt like spring today.

My potting bench.

I know a lot of my followers are fighting their way through deep snow,

but so far our weather has been very mild this winter but wet.

Today we actually had blue sky and sunshine,

which is why I felt it was like spring.

I thought I'd do a bit of tidying up, doing things I'd left for another day.

That other day has been a long time coming due to sever back and leg pain

which I now find is Arthritis.

In late October and early November I planted a lot of new bulbs

along with the ones from last year which had been stored in the shed. 

I  thought they had all been planted, 

well look what I found, tulip bulbs which had started to sprout

I'm not able to do serious digging yet, so when I saw this trough with a lonely Pansy in bloom

from last spring, I decided to shove the tulip bulbs into the trough.

and hope they'll grow.

There were still plenty of bulbs left, so they were pushed into this green container.

When I plant things in the garden I usually push a stick in the ground

as I get a bit forgetful these days, it reminds me that I've planted something there.

I thought this pot needed something a little more decorative than a stick or cane.

so I chose my little garden whimsies.

I know spring is a long way off yet.

and I'm sure we'll have  lots more sunny days 

but while I wait for these tulips to sprout a bloom,

these little figures make the flowerless pot look a bit more cheerful.

I hope my sunshine day was able to bring a little sunshine into your day 

what ever type of weather you are having.

à bientôt

Barbara Lilian