This Weeks Happies

Hello Lovelies, 

like Gillian, I too have been missing writing the weekly "Happy" posts that appeared on my blog throughout 2013. 

So....... here is a round up of the simple joys I've captured on my camera over the last seven days.

1. Walking ( walking and more walking )

It's such a wonderful time of year to enjoy the outdoors that I've been walking almost every day. I'm preferring walking to running at the moment.

Last Monday ( the bank holiday) my sister in law, niece, eldest and myself went on a walk along THIS route.

We wandered through yellow fields..........

and admired pretty views...........

It was nice to have company...........

My niece spotted a pair of Deer quite close to us.....they soon galloped away, but it was a treat to catch a glimpse of these wild creatures........something I haven't seen around here before.......

The delicate, frothy white Cow Parsley is at it's best at the moment and I was happy to get a reasonable shot of a lovely Chaffinch with such a pretty background............

Our route took us past this beautiful cottage............

And shady spots, now the trees are in leaf...........

The Bluebells are beginning to fade.............

It was a hazy afternoon, but the countryside still looked lovely............

and it always makes me happy to spot ( and photograph ) our wonderful wildlife.......I loved seeing this Hare sitting quietly among the Dandelion clocks...........

2. My Garden
 Every time I wander round the garden there is something new to see.

My beloved Bleeding Heart is beginning to flower......every year the sight of these gorgeous heart shaped blooms makes so happy...........

The Oriental Poppies have huge buds........any day now they will burst open...........

and in my cut flower patch there are lots of tiny seedlings bursting through the earth. The Nasturtiums are the biggest at the moment...........

3. Home made soup
I loved the sight of the orange lentils in my blue bowl...........

I was making THIS recipe, one I've made quite a few times now........it's so easy,tasty and warming.......

4. Creating
Yesterday was windy and rainy, perfect to stay indoors and enjoy some making.

I spent a few hours working on my latest sewing project........this is the bodice lining of my dress.........

just the hand sewing left to do now :0)

Oh, and I made another Mandala........it's true, they are addictive..........

For this one I didn't follow a pattern,  just made it up as I went along. 

Once again it seems my colour choices have been influenced by the beauty of spring........I wasn't thinking of any particular place on this occasion , but this mandala ended up consisting of the colours that I'm relishing in the natural world right now.

Thank you so much for your sweet comments on my first mandala.....you are so kind.

I do hope you enjoyed this Happy post..........I'm not sure if I'll do one every week but it does feel good to write one again.
Jacquie x