SweetMyrtle

Spring Colour week ~ whites

plum blossom

washing on the line

garlic

pretty white rocket flowers

female orange tip butterfly on the rocket. the male has the orange tips and the female is plain white with these beautiful mottled undersides.

i have so enjoyed Spring colours week, it has got me back into posting here and also starting to take photos again. thank you so much to Jan at Poppytalk for hosting. pop over to see her round up post here and for wonderful colour inspiration pop over to the flickr pool.

and thank you to friends who have popped by this week. my work is slowing for the next few weeks and i will have time once again to pop over and visit all your lovely blogs and catch up.

wishing you a very happy weekend

ginny x

Spring colours week ~ lavender

thursday lavenders for Poppytalks Spring colours week ~  flowers from my archives...

hibiscus

 

bluebell

blubell posy

campanula  i think?

and cornflowers from a friends garden

hope to be back later with some whites ~ friday's colour. there are wonderful white blossoms falling from a neighbours tree into our garden so off to attempt to capture this.

wishing you all a wonderful Friday xx

 

Spring colours week ~ Pink

i have been looking around the house for some pinks for Spring colours week;

this is baby annabel, given to my youngest girl by her grandpa when she was small. her grandpa sadly is no longer with us and annabel represents a link with  her beloved grandpa and all the memories this brings, she is a little grubby as she is so well loved.

a wee heart i made from recycled plastic bags and tissue paper & threads

and a picture from my archives of one of our soft pink wild geraniums... a promise of a summer garden full of pretty blooms.

for more pinks pop over to the flickr pool

Spring Colours Week ~ Yellow

it has been overcast here for most of the day so much needed sunshine yellows  have been sought out for day 2 of Poppytalk's Spring Colours week.

i found a few daffodils in bloom in the garden. these ones i do not remember planting so appear to  have magically appeared. The tulips i did plant and they have all started to open out in the past few days.

i love the contrast of structure and softness of tulip petals

i also searched some indoor sunshine and wanted to share my beautiful gravy jug. i have a few in different shapes and this one is an Alfred Meakin and was given to me by my mother. i believe it is also part of the Alfred Meakin dinner set which they received as a wedding present in the early 60's. the dinnerware, which i also inherited is called Water Rush and we use it everday as it is too nice to store away unloved in a cupboard.

for more beautiful golden sunshine yellow pop over to the flickr pool

Spring colours week ~ green

It's Poppytalk's Spring Color week  and i thought it would be nice to join in. Today is 'Green' and is one of my favourite colours. here are some greens from my garden this weekend;

sowing sunflower seeds for our family competition/experiment, more on this soon.

jack by the hedge

seedlings groewing in seed trays in our 'Green'house, which is not green at all but soon to be full of green things we hope!

sweetcorn seedlings

eucalyptus, pretty and amazingly scented. such a useful plant and i am interested to explore it's dye potential too this year.

kale in the veg plot, love this vegetable, tasty and full of goodness.

 

and finally the beautiful fresh lime green of our currant bushes.

 

such promise from the garden, yes Green is one of my most favourite colours.

are you going to join in? for more details and more Greens pop over to Poppytalk and the flickr site and please pop back tomorrow for Tuesday's Yellows.

G x

orange

  hello again and thank you for your lovely supportive comments relating to my last post. welcome to new friends who have stopped by too. i so love meeting new friends and discovering new blogs.

whittards cup a present from my nephew

autumn is a month when i seem to like joining in or encouraging others to join in with themed pictures.

pumpkins

on my last few posts  i encouraged you to join me and celebrate the colour orange. i have been noticing this sunny colour everywhere, both out and about and around my home.

a selection of 'orange' book spines from our shelves

a few of you have already been celebrating Autumn colours with the Autumn Colour Week hosted by Poppytalk. there is also a flickr group here  of all the wonderful contributions.

our  daulton inherited 70's kaleidoscope  serving dish

my husbands pantone orange 021C mug

i recently 'met' Helen through the blog world although our paths have crossed before. She is a designer, writer, illustrator and more and has a lovely blog. She created the beautiful illustrations for both of our books. i have never had chance to thank you before so thank you Helen!!!

Helen has posted some beautiful Autumnal Oranges. Please pop over and be delighted.

orange leaves of amelanchier

Denise also shared a photo of a beautiful picture she thrifted too which is wonderfully seasonal.

by my bedside

 i think i shall contine to look for oranges this october and russets and golds. i so love autumn and today the weather is glorious and we are hanging out in the garden enjoying the warm sun on our skin, ahh bliss to me!

hope your weekends have been filled with sunshine.

warmest wishes

ginnyx

autumn colour

loving autumnal oranges today.

we have a 4  pumpkin harvest from our pumpkin patch

they have inspired me to finish off some more autumnal brooches.

now i am seeing oranges everywhere... around the house and on my trip to collect the girls from school.

 i think i shall photograph all the oranges i see this week and celebrate orange. it is a wonderful colour.

 i do not posess any orange clothes but i have a sudden desire to wip something up to wear. i once made an orange maternity dress. I was heavily pregnant with my eldest girl. i looked like a large orange and my bump was like a small satsuma!  luckily for me  i have no pictures to share with you.

 if you would like to join me in photographing the colour orange this week please leave your blog link  in the comments and i will  direct folk your way.

lets all celebrate orange!!

'Folksy' colours ...

 

my sister loves colour...

she is now on Folksy...

please pop and take a look at her fun creations.

her shop is called saxy jax 

she is called jacky and  plays the saxophone (in this energetic band)

x

arty colours...

morning colours...