Can do better!

I never wrote this on a school report, but it does apply to my latest efforts. Do you remember the traffic cone? And the daffodils? The idea was to make a daffodil tree for the Marie Curie day, to stand outside the shop. I should have left time to re-do it because the crocodile stitch 'tree' is far too stretchy to sew the daffodils onto. Nevertheless, here are two photos of it under way:

There are lots more daffodils on now. But then Caroline had a thought and came up with some blue bows, which make the whole thing much more interesting. Interim photo here:

It's finished now, and we've added some sparkly butterflies. I'll add a photo later in the week, but I'll do a better one next time!

At long last we have some ducklings on the pond, though they were missing today. The goslings were there, though.

They were trying to avoid the camera, and one shot just had water, but I got them in the end.

Digital cameras are wonderful, but they can't capture the scents of spring. The may is in riotous bloom, and the smell is intoxicating. 

This is the footpath I go down with the dog most days; I had to hold the camera over my head to get some of the may in the university sports ground.

One of the joys of may-time is the pretty like orange-tipped butterflies around. I don't like butterflies, but these little ones are so cheerful as they flash their orange bits.

My front garden is either overgrown or a wildlife sanctuary, depending on your point of view, but these are wild strawberry plants - so pretty.

Tonight or tomorrow I shall finish pink hippo. Then I want to make something for the Bournville show, which is in three weeks' time. The problem is, what?