I have been distracted from crafting and blogging by the lovely weather we have had. When it's dry and sunny, it's time to get out in the garden to do lots of pruning, fence painting, cleaning and painting a few pots, planting up the pots and generally tidy up. I have to say it's been a lot of hard work, but well worth the effort. I also made a little friend while working outside. He pops in every day for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a few snacks in between. He will come very close and sit in the feeder next to the garden table and cocks his head to one side as I sit close by and talk to him. He doesn't seem to be too bothered that I am sat so close if I put my hand out I could touch him. You probably think I am crazy talking to a blackbird, but as he sits there with his head cocked to one side and looking directly at me, he really does look as though he is listening to every word I say.
My son tells me that birds recognise faces, so maybe he has seen enough of my face over the last few weeks to recognise me and trusts me enough to realise, I will not hurt him. If this is the case I feel truly honoured . 
The weather has taken a turn now and we've had some heavy rain and a thunder storm, which will do the garden good and give me some time to catch up with my crafting and blogging.
I used a whole host of stamps from Lavinia stamps to create this card. I used Stampin up ink pads, Blending brushes, seven or eight colours of posca pens for the flowers, plus a black Versafine Clare ink
