This weekend it was evident everywhere I turned that spring had arrived in our fair valley. Trees were beginning to leaf or bloom as their hearts desired and the bulbs that had the luck to doused with full sun were showing their best faces.
The front garden was planted with a multitude of pretty pansies. The next morning their faces were turned up in a happy way. This one is my favorite, but early this week they all could be covered with snow. Spring is more fickle than a knitter.
It was a good weekend for yarn, too as a package arrived from Ruth (she ships so quickly!). With every order of yarn this month you will receive a handcrafted shawl pin, a copper pin! Ruth dyes yarn in such amazing colorways and I could not resist Blackberry. The pin she sent is exquisite.
Oh, you want to see the yarn? Oh yes, it's a beauty. The color is so deep and rich it's hard to capture in pictures. This color would make a beautiful Andromeda.
The weekend went to quickly, as did our little hint of spring. Sprinter has arrived, but its nature is to be the harbinger of true spring.
That's some gorgeous new yarn you've got there. And those daffodils! Oh!!!
Posted by: Carole | March 23, 2009 at 04:42 AM
I like sprinter. Perfect description.
Posted by: Laurie | March 23, 2009 at 04:48 AM
I love your flowers. Yup, you are in full sprinter mode. We are getting rain and then, possibly snow next week. Gotta love it. Your new yarn and shawl pin are way cool. I love the colorway and I'm a sucker for copper. Love it when it ages. Happy Monday!
Posted by: cindycindy | March 23, 2009 at 05:08 AM
Isn't it nice to see daffodils and some bright sun after a long winter? We had beautiful weather in Missouri this weekend, too.
Posted by: Zarah | March 23, 2009 at 05:54 AM
Pretty way to start the day -- thanks!
Posted by: Suzy | March 23, 2009 at 05:55 AM
You have flowers outside already? Love that yarn - slurp!
Posted by: deb | March 23, 2009 at 06:03 AM
I love Daffs..they always seem to say 'it's almost nice weather'. Lots of blooming(achooooo) going on around here as well!
The yarn is a beauty and the intended shawl..a definite keeper,very pretty!!
Posted by: Dianne | March 23, 2009 at 06:11 AM
What a beautiful colorway! It's so nice to see flowers! It will still be a while before we see any here.
Posted by: Kim | March 23, 2009 at 06:27 AM
I wondered if someone I knew would succumb to that colorway. I loved it too!
Posted by: Anne | March 23, 2009 at 06:33 AM
Don't you just love spring flowers to bad its snowing today. What a cute pin and that yarn looks good enough to eat!
Posted by: Jewel | March 23, 2009 at 07:08 AM
What a beautiful colorway, but alas, it's gone now! Maybe there'll be more later on...
Your flowers are lovely, I'll hope that the snow doesn't linger...
(((Hugs)))
Posted by: Knitnana | March 23, 2009 at 07:11 AM
Flowers in bloom make me happy. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Wool Winder | March 23, 2009 at 08:26 AM
Wow!! All of it!!
Posted by: Nora | March 23, 2009 at 08:28 AM
I'm in love with that pansy!
Hmmm. That sounds a bit funny...
Posted by: Cheryl S. | March 23, 2009 at 08:53 AM
You are ahead of us in the flower department...back to winter here overnight and this morning, but maybe some milder weather later this week. (Actually, we're heading south to B'more for the opera, then some sightseeing in DC, so it SHOULD be warmer down there!) Love that copper pin!
Posted by: Marcia | March 23, 2009 at 09:02 AM
Gorgeous yarn! I'm so glad you're finally getting some spring color!
Posted by: elizabeth | March 23, 2009 at 09:04 AM
ooh - love that Blackberry yarn. Ruth does incredible colors!
Posted by: Teyani | March 23, 2009 at 09:54 AM
Fabulous pin and the yarn is very pretty too...
Posted by: Stephanie | March 23, 2009 at 11:21 AM
So lovely!
I hope sprinter isn't too long a season for you. You should be getting our sunny days soon.
Posted by: Cookie | March 23, 2009 at 12:23 PM
What an enticement to buy yarn! Lovely blackberry color and even prettier pin. Happy Spring, even with fickleness, as the flowers and leaves return.
Posted by: Birdsong | March 23, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Oooh, pansies! LOVE that blackberry yarn... I saw that over at Ruth's the other day, too. I want to go live with her for a while, don't you?
Posted by: Vicki | March 23, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Oh look at those pretty flowers; I'm so jealous!
The shawl pin great; perfect for this post with the flowers :-)
Posted by: Julie | March 23, 2009 at 02:11 PM
Flowers. So. Jealous.
Wow. I really love that yarn. Really. Very much.
Posted by: Chris | March 23, 2009 at 02:11 PM
Lucky you! What a gorgeous pin and gorgeous yarn..... AND GORGEOUS FLOWERS. Yes, we call this sugaring snow or Poor Man's Fertilizer. Well, I would say that, except somebody forgot to turn on the thermostat here. It was a wind chill of 3 degrees F this morning when I got up. WTF?!
Posted by: Norma | March 23, 2009 at 02:25 PM
Beautiful yarn and daffodils.
Posted by: Mrs MJW | March 23, 2009 at 02:52 PM