Day Twenty Five

Photo of the Day:

'Rhapsody in Blue' 

It has been a really lovely day today, although I don't feel I have appreciated it quite like I should have done.

Something upset me last night, I didn't sleep well and it seemed to spin over into today despite my best intentions not to let it.

I did bake a lovely lemon cake for my elderly friends (both in their nineties!) and went to visit them this afternoon.  They are always pleased to see me and I was able to bring smiles to their faces, so that was good.  I forgot to take a photo of the cake before I took it to them!

The dogs went for their daily walk, in the sunshine today which was nice.

The leaves of the Maple tree in the sunshine looked so lovely.  I should have zoomed in!

Some yellow brightness in the garden.  Lovely to still have some roses flowering.

Tonight  for dinner we have got left over Pumpkin, Cheese & Onion Flan that I made yesterday.  It is very tasty!

Now if only I dispel this feeling in my stomach!  Clearly I let things bother me too much.

Tomorrow I have the second of my acupuncture visits - I am hoping that the positive effects last a bit longer than eleven hours this time.    On Friday I start my Physiotherapy sessions - that should be interesting.  I hope the Rheumatologist is right and that this guy is really good and CAN help me as I am paying a fortune for the sessions!

Art Prompt:  Hot Air Balloon

Another painting done completely freehand without drawing it out first.  Not especially happy with this either.

A Week of Flowers

Some flowers in my garden...over the last week.

Watching the Rhododendrons come out in flower.

The second rose of the season.

Just love this gorgeous tulip.

Our Wisteria looks fabulous, just a shame it is so high up in the tree!

The first rose of the season is still soldiering on.

Our gorgeous Maple against the lovely blue sky.

In the garden...

Looking out into the garden yesterday morning this is what I could see. 

Our gorgeous Maple tree - the almost luminescent green against the stunning blue sky.

Looking down the garden - the patch of bare earth awaiting grass seeds.

Blues in the garden:

Forget-Me-Nots.  We don't have as many last year as I had to dismantle the raised bed they were in, but there are still some popping up and they are oh so pretty. 

Grape Hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum) - I love these little flowers as well.  We have them popping up in a few different places.

Bluebells - delighted some of these are starting to pop up.  

Astounded to overhear our neighbour's mother telling her daughter to pull them up!

But then I shouldn't be surprised really...

I can't remember what this is called, but it comes up everywhere in our front garden and now grows a bit like a weed so I have to keep it in check, but it is lovely to see its pretty flowers.

The last of the daffodils.

Gorgeous Tulips.

This one is going to look spectacular!

The following day...

Just look at this red tulip - isn't it just amazing.

Opened right up!

We have a few of these poppies 'popping' up around the garden.

The promise of rose buds.

Plus the promise of Rhododendrons soon about to bloom.

Lovely to see this vibrant chaffinch in the garden late yesterday afternoon.

Singing his little heart out!

Hoping to start embarking on some real progress in the house and garden next week.  I have had a bad few weeks with pain issues, but need to get on if we are hoping to get the house on the market in the next few months.

Wi