A Few Blooms To Share and T

    We are continuing to get rain and warmer temps, so all of my grass needs cut again-sigh. It is spring so I need to get back to it tomorrow.

   This morning I tackled de frosting the large chest freezer-as  I get older this is quite the chore now, and we need to buy a new one as this one is over 20 years old now and freezes up again on the sides as soon as I plug it back in.

   I grabbed my camera as the peonies are blooming now. I brought the pink ones with us from Illinois when we retired to Missouri in 2003. The white peonies were here already. The lovely water iris are now budding and starting to bloom-one of our favorites. As you can see the lake is still low with all the spring rains they keep the lake low, by Memorial day Ameren (electric co making electric on this lake) will raise the water level of the lake to just below the grass line.

Photos didn't come out in order as mentioned

Above blooms are located to the left of our property line looking out towards the lake.

   This peony is finally happy enough in it's new home to multiply it's size and to bloom-to the far left of our steps.

Still have iris's  blooming

  This is the peony bush from above that I brought over from the woods house-it is finally happy where it is now. These originally came from my farm girl Grandma's garden many many years ago.  This area is  little more shady than the the pink one I planted down by the lake-but it is has really spread out now and finally has a few blooms..

  Above a peak inside-- cotton- these need to get planted soon. This is the brown cotton, the white cottons seeds  never sprouted

and to close, I don't think I shared this here on my blog but I did on my Instagram page. I have been thinking of watercolor paints again. Taking Inspiration from Christine I bought the watercolor atc size papers-to play a little with paints. I always thought these were too small for me, but I think I will like them for quick little watercolor paintings. I bought these little stands for Christine's woodpecker painting and had to purchase a package of them-soooo will display the paintings that way.

  I am thinking now if I post a photo of my beverage I can link up to T this week.

   Have a good week everyone and here is a link to our hostess Bleubeard and Elizabeth for T

Iris's Blooming

 Just popping in to share my lovely iris's this morning.

A couple of years ago I dug this all up and split them into singles and re planted. This year the blooms are larger and so beautiful. Up on top of the rock wall to the right of the a/c-heating unit are mints.

Huge storms with lots of rain, wind and hail are forecast to arrive sometime today-so far nothing so it may just go around us.

   Oh I don't think I shared my spun skein of buffalo fibers blended with Shetland wool fibers. 

  I see dust is collecting on my loom-I need to get my mind clear so I can re do the threading mistake on this pattern-ugh.

  Happy Thursday