Unwanted Visitors

 

I have been very slow in blogging lately due to to the amount of time and effort it is taking to keep our fields horse free.

Back on the 13th of February i posted a photo of a gelding which had as I thought been abandoned,it was soon  joined by 5 pregnant mares.

Since then the horses have been illegally put onto our fields ,we remove them and they are then put back sometimes within hours. We are on our own dealing with the problem as the law in this country does not make Fly Grazing an offence. It is causing a great deal of stress and  we are never sure what we will find when we wake up.

The horses are in a very poor condition.

 

Razor wire has been considered,but we do not want it to look like a combat zone.

On a brighter note I have done just a little art/craft

Mothers day card

Birthday card

 

Journal page swap  All You Need Is Love

Journal page swap  Cupid

I made these earrings with images which can be purchased from Palma

http://athena-myfirstbloggy.blogspot.co.uk/

I also made a pendant and have started a bracelet

Palma creates some wonderful art and her Etsy shop is well worth a visit.

I received a cute pin from Kathy

and two journal pages from Julie

Also from Julie a St Patrick ATC

I have my own bead sorter

who sometimes arrives in her own transport

She also like to play with boxes

and black Labradors

http://youtu.be/mGgzrnQmNY8

And just to finish ,it  is a strange world when your 85 yr. old Father recommends a good APP.

This one is great  fun.

Thank You

 

Thank you Kit http://paperkitz.blogspot.com/    and

Sonja,  http://artfrommysoul.wordpress.com/    not sure I can be awarded twice, for my

Award

 

The Liebster Award takes it's name from the German word
meaning Beloved, Dearest or Favorite.
It is given to bloggers who have a small following - under 200 followers.
As part of the tradition it is passed along to 5 bloggers that have
motivated and inspired.
To accept the award you must:
1. Link back to the person who gave it to you and thank them
2. Post the award to your blog
3. Give the award to 5 bloggers with less than 200 followers
that you appreciate and value.
4. Leave a comment on the 5 blogs to let them know that they have been offered this award.

I have so many very talented blogging friends ,so this is the hardest part,

1.http://timeout-trine.blogspot.com/    Trine

2.http://studioartplay.blogspot.com/     Liz

3.http://lifeartcollide.blogspot.com/      Marilyn

4.http://chocolatelifeandjazz.blogspot.com/  Lynda

5.http://harvestmoon17.blogspot.com/  Denise

Please check out these blogs and be inspired by these talented women.

I Spy Spring

 

Colour is beginning  to return to the garden

I think most of my nest boxes are being cleaned and furnished ready for eggs, the woodpeckers are back and can be heard but rarely seen,I love watching everything emerge from the dull days of winter.

This very large Bee was just about to have first aid treatment from me when it flew off

Wilson decided he would take a swim in the wildlife pond,oblivious to me shouting and yelling at the top of my voice.

There  is no sign of frog spawn yet, so hopefully he has not disturbed the pond life.

Today was a beautiful day and we were able to cut the grass.

And we had a visit from another ray of sunshine

QVC had a craft day early last week  and I stayed up until midnight to  view the TSV, which was the new TIM HOLTZ book,i was not that impressed with the last one, so they did not get my order but there were plenty of other things which caught my eye. Including the new  SIZZIX  Wordplay Bigz XL die

which I ordered before it was demonstrated,luckily as it sold out in minutes later in the day.

 

And I used it this weekend to do  two entries  in Lorraine's http://loveofcollage.blogspot.com/     journal for the circle swap I am part of.

The word Peace is another Sizzix die.

I was inspired by this tag that Lorraine had already decorated.

I must be in a colourful phase at the moment because I also made this .

This was  made using the Sizzix on the edge die  ARTFUL DWELLINGS and  also the Sizzix HOME SWEET HOME die which includes the wonderful house.

The Sun and the onset of Spring must be having a strange effect on me,I have decided to clear out most of my clothes,I am only going to keep a few things and the rest can go to charity,since I started to gain weight ,I just tend to wear the same things all the time.

Mainly Sizzix tags

For some unknown reason I seem to find myself making a lot of tags.












I also made a experimental pendant from grunge paper

And  I have occasionally been entertained by Little miss X








She is a true Hat girl
And also very flexible

And very messy








The positioning of the hands should have warned me


Too Late !
This whole sequence was less than a minute


The River Severn,earlier this week on a beautiful Spring day.