I can’t say that the day has been pleasant because that wouldn’t be entirely true. The day has mostly been cloudy and light grey but there was no wind in the morning so it was quite ok anyway. Then the wind arrived and it went from quite ok to rather unpleasant. Then the sun started to shine between the gaps in the clouds and the wind calmed down so suddenly it was quite nice again 🙂 🙂 Now there’s an evenly grey sky again but I’m indoors and I really don’t care about what it is like outside 🙂 🙂
My home is a mess and has been for quite a while now 🙂 But I decided that I wold clean up a little at a time so that’s what I’ve been doing today, plus I’ve baked two breads and I also made french fries for the dogs and me (and sausages and meatballs for me 🙂 ). Still I don’t think I’ve done especially much at all. Time has flied away though but I can’t expect it to do otherwise since it after all is a weekend. We’re having a long weekend because it’s a holiday on Monday the first of May here (and I think in the entire of Europe). May first is the workers day and back in the days everyone were out demonstrating for workers rights. Nowdays most of us might have a picnic or barbecue if the weather is nice 🙂
A couple of days ago I planted the inner seeds from red skinned apricots, I had removed the thick and hard shells and placed the seeds in damp paper towels in a plastic bag and then tossed them in to the fridge. I planted them in one of those see through plastic boxes one can buy grapes and other fruits in and today I could see that the roots had grown down to the bottom of the boxes. I really have no need for more apricot trees but I could do it so why not 🙂 🙂 I have plenty more in the fridge plus some from peaches. Well I can always give them away when they’re a couple of years old 🙂
I did also, a couple of days ago, lay a bid on a camera, an Agfa Flexilette. An odd camera because it’s a twin lens reflex camera but in the shape of an SLR. I did not expect to win it and wouldn’t have been especially sorry but of course I did 🙂 🙂 🙂 Ok it’s not a lot of money but I could have bought some plants for that money instead 🙂 🙂 🙂 They’re guessing that we’ll get really nice weather tomorrow so I hope they’re right for once. I guess I better check if some shoots from the sloe and rose bushes have started to grow and if I need to mow that area again already tomorrow. Then again it’s been so cold at nights that I doubt anything shows yet but I guess all those roots are preparing to make my life a bit miserable for a couple of years before they finally gives up 🙂 🙂 🙂
Have a great day!
The Cottage by the crane lake. 
I tried a new nature app this morning and it said my little quince was Chinese quince. Chaeno something speciosa. The app was having trouble getting to the species and kept prompting me to try another angle.
I’m always trying to plant seeds from things. Right now there’s an avocado pit sitting in water on my sink. It probably won’t grow because it’s not suspended by toothpicks. It’s sitting on a flower frog with its nether end in water. I didn’t have any toothpicks. The little quince is the only success I’ve had.
It’s cool and cloudy here. Rain is coming.
LikeLike
Hi Caryn!
Chaenomeles speciosa 🙂 sounds right 🙂 I have the C. japonica since long but also the speciosa, that’s the one I’m waiting for to flower. It’s not as hardy as the japonica so it has taken its time to grow.
Well the easiest way with the avocado is to just plant it in a pot but let the top half be above soil. It is hard to fail with avocado so try that way if You’re unsure. I sow all kinds of seeds too and sometimes I forget and put in new seeds and suddenly I have all kinds of plants in the same pot 🙂 🙂
Sunny but with a nasty cold wind blowing, that wind has destroyed the entire day.
Have a great day!
LikeLike
Christer,
It all looks so grey and wintry with the stark branches. The forsythia have bloomed and a few other flowering trees but the scrub pines and oaks still look like winter. The pansies I planted look good by the steps, but I won’t buy deck flowers until toward the end of May. I have a lot of pots to fill. I bought some basil, but it is staying in the house. It was in the hot house at Agway. The afternoon got quite chilly so I decided to stay inside and be warm and cozy.
LikeLike
Hi Kat!
It has started to green up here now, especially the birches have small leafs now 🙂
Pansies can take any cold so they’re really perfect even here where the temperature can drop quite a lot at night. I really should buy some so they could spread in the garden, there are already growing all kinds of small violets here so why not some yellow pansies?
Sunny here but with a nasty cold wind that has destroyed the day totally.
Have a great day!
LikeLike