End of May Garden and Crafting Update

The end of May is here, and some beautiful flowers are blooming in the garden.

The Mountain Lilies have bloomed, my purple flower bulb garden bed has been very fun to watch this spring, looks like the drumstick allium will be next.

This surprising snapdragon is blooming for the third year now, I thought snapdragons were annuals so I was surprised to see it again, it must be reseeding itself, I love the vibrant deep reddish pink, I am hoping to visit the garden center for a few more.

I planted one black Iris last fall, and I have been eagerly awaiting it's bloom, Sunday we came home, and this beauty was finally open.  I love the dark purple, definitely worth waiting for!

The California Poppies are looking beautiful in the corner, I have always loved these easy to grow flowers, I love that they reseed so nicely.  We have them growing all over town, and they look so happy.

The Irish and Scottish Moss are covered in their little white flowers.

We have also harvested the first of our spring plantings, these Easter Egg variety radishes turned out very nice, I love the variety of colors and sizes.  I will be replanting these throughout the summer in a small pot.  Tonight we enjoyed them on top of our salad.

Something about nice sunshine pouring in through the windows gives me lots of extra energy for crafting, I have been busy with needle felting all week.  I am currently working on a needle felted Jonah and the whale for my Sunday school class, sadly I ran out of the blue I was using for the whale right at the end of its tail, so I will have to place a wool order before I can finish, I look forward to posting it.  

Since I had to set my Jonah project to the side, I found a half done project that I had abandoned, and decided to turn it into a little log with a toadstool growing out of it, I have also been adding some more gnomes to our collection.

Then I decided it would be fun to make a needle felted woman for each season, and so I started with a doll for summer.  She is dressed in a berry colored dress with pink and dark blue accents, she has long brown hair held in the back with a floral barrette.  I can picture her walking through a garden, and she fits in nicely with my summer Americana decor.

I am excited for summer break to start, I love the relaxed days of summer.  I am looking forward to spending more time with the kids and working out in the garden, cooking fresh summer foods, as well as crafting away on all the projects I have in mind.

You can also check out pictures from our recent day hike to Mt. Tabor.