The birdsong alone is worth a very early morning start to the day. A switch has been turned and it's like cue the sun, the birds, and all the growing things too. Here Ned is amazed by the sprouting leaves that have appeared seemingly overnight.
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| Note the fallen trees and branches; ice storms are very hard on old trees. |
And it is also the Ohio state wildflower. Speaking of these flowers, I'm starting to prep my State and Provincial flowers project. I need 12 inch squares according to the directions. I've been digging out some whites for that and fingers crossed, I have enough.
Meanwhile here are EPP Starry Hexagons, the green ones together to share at the RSC So Scrappy party. I've sewn more in blues and reds because I have a lot more scraps in those colours.
I was so happy to grab kitchen window photos of this second time visitor to the bird feeder area. How fortunate I hang around my kitchen sink so much! I think it's the same falcon I spy now and then near the pond and am never able to grab a shot. And make no wonder I've never gotten to photograph them in the air...they are the fastest of the birds and can reach up to 200 mph! It didn't hang around here either so these were quick shots with no time to adjust settings.
I was asked what did I mean by cheesy bread. And at the risk of disappointing you if you had in mind an artisan cheese bread something or other, I'm sharing it. It's basically bread...in this case I used naan bread sprinkled with grated Gouda cheese and set under the broiler to melt. Of course, it can be fancied up with chives or green onions or spices. It goes well with just about anything, in this case, beans and wieners, and Tony enjoys it.
I have the pin on the sidebar for Featured Post where I review old posts and choose one each week to share. I'm enjoying it for myself as it is nice to go years back and see what I was sewing and cooking. I think I'm remembering well overall but so many things need that little jog.
Hope you are having a good worry free day!
Also good to share this post with Quilting Patchwork Applique, Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, Alycia Quilts and Pieced Pastimes.
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I really think your hexagon stars are lovely...nice work on this EPP project. I just took out an older baggie of leftover hexies and am sewing them together as a tv-watching project. Hugs, Julierose
Great EPP! and isn't spring so nice after a cold snowy winter
The Trillium is a very pretty flower. You did well with the green Starry Hexagons, they are beautiful. Fun carpet's corner, it could be a great corner for a quilt border ;)
Thank you for sharing and linking up!
Your view of all the Spring green leaves on your walk with Ned is so lovely! I love this time of year, too. And the peregrine falcon - what a sighting! Pretty hexagon stars - looks like you're making lots of progress on those. We also enjoy cheesy bread like that - we often do ours on a torilla to go with chili or something similar. Have a wonderful Sunday, Jocelyn!
Down here Trillium plants are grown by experts, and are VERY expensive. they can be $75, that's NZ dollars, for a pot with three stems. I have seen photos of them massed under trees in the wild in Ontario!!!
ooooo cheese bread. Sometimes I just heat a regular slice with cheese for breakfast. Your naan looks yum, your stitching satisfying and colorful, Ned a good boy, enjoying writing a good thing. Love, LeeAnna (always worrying)
What a lovely read, great to see the peregrine and the trillium. Cheesy bread is a favourite in this house too.
Lucky you to capture photos of that falcon. He was obviously searching for some breakfast.
We often have naan sprinkled with cheese and spices - or sometimes we use tortilla's if we want extra 'crisp'.
Glorious spring colour in your neck of the woods! Your EPP star pile is growing too, I see. Give Ned an ear scratch for me.
I always enjoy finding trilliums in the wood. Cheesy bread and beans looks delicious!
Your trillium is beautiful! I love seeing your trees and lands where you and Ned walk. There are times I really miss "walking the land", which we used to do on our acreage.
The State and Provincial flowers project sounds interesting, and I love your starry hexagons. I'm saving that "HST rug" photo - what a neat design, although I doubt I could ever duplicate it. ;)
Your cheesy bread looks delicious! Cheesy bread to us is cheese mixed with Duke's mayonnaise with garlic powder and chives or chopped green onions. Spread thickly on French bread slices and baked until crispy - it's a meal in itself!
That dainty trillium is so pretty! I feel the same about tulips - wishing they lasted longer. The wind here in SD beats them up too quickly. Your cheese bread looks delicious. I do a similar one - garlic butter on bread, and then covered with mozzarella to melt. Most any good cheese works.
Wow, what a great picture of the falcon. You were very lucky to grab that photo. Love the cheesy bread idea, sounds very tasty.
God bless.
The cheesy bread sounds so delicious! You were so lucky to get the picture of the falcon. I didn't realize how fast they are! I just love your EPP. Looking great!!
wow lucky indeed to see that falcon....oh those simple comfort food recipes are the best aren't they? hexies very nice
Your EEP project is coming along nicely. I'm tempted to start my first hexie project but I need to finish some other things first. I always enjoy your nature photos.
I do miss birdsong. Your starry hexies are fabulous ... I love EPPing!! :)
Your stars are looking great! I would not be patient enough to stitch these so I admire others' work all the more.
I'll have to remember the backward triangle if I ever do a flying geese or other triangle border.
What a handsome falcon!
I make several variations of cheesy bread. The commonest way is to "bake" it with the oven at 350*F for about 10 minutes, till the cheese melts or till the bottom is as toasted as I want it. I often use Meunster, or if I slice a loaf of ciabatta really thinly, I brush the slices with a tiny bit of oil (with crushed garlic if I want garlic bread), then sprinkle liberally with grated parmesan cheese, then bake at 350. We think these thin, slightly crispy slices are great with a salad.
I'm an Ohio native and was surprised to see you mention that trillium is our state flower. I thought, that's not right, but I had to look it up to be sure. Carnation is our state flower and trillium is our state wild flower. I wonder how many states have both?!
How awesome to have been able to watch that falcon. . .even if it was a short time! That pile of EPP stars has grown! Each one is lovely!!!
it is beautifully green! and the sun coming thru the trees - wow - that sings to my heart.
The carpet is pretty cool - make a great quit border!
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