February brought a mixture of extreme cold days and then sunny pleasant days. Now March is here and the trees at this time are still bare and in their winter sleep. This is a good time for me to walk the woods and to really see nature's gifts that I would, in the summer season ,not be able to see.
I gather empty wasps nests from the bare trees. In summer they are full of buzzing wasps and not easy to see with all of the leaves surrounding them.
I find the wasp amazing creatures. They can build their homes with such precision.
Each nest , to me, looks like a piece of art.
I keep a few nests stored in brown paper bags to decorate in wreaths or sprays
With just a few, I decorated with beads and silk flowers.
Also making a small bead wasp to be on the nest. These make unique and whimsical wall hangings.
I could not resist the pretty pansies at the local nursery.
I really love the color orange.
Usually I choose the pansies in the colors of blue and pink. What is your favorite color??
This year I decided on the orange and yellow. They look so cheery and full of warmth.
So tell me........what is sprouting up in your back yard?
I would love to hear.
