Wednesday, May 27, 2009

ATCs from Teri C & BT, Roses in first bloom Etc.

I took this photo this morning.
My Roses are blooming their fool heads off.
I love seeing the first blooms of Spring. Its never as beautiful as that first bloom.
Below are some flowers off the first bush.
BE SURE AND ENLARGE ALL THE PHOTOS
Got this lovely PINK DAISY KITTIE from
Teri C yesterday.
In fact I got TWO ATCs in the mail yesterday.
Such fun.
I loved this and picked it because of my love of the color Pink, Daisies and Kitties.
Thank you Teri.

This one came from Gina of,
all the way from Ireland.
Its called
Fantasy Garden.
Because she knew I loved gardening like her.
I love it for the colors and the subject matter and the birds on it.
one pig too.
Thank you Gina
Thank you to both of you.


This is my favorite Red and White Rose
:))

This Rose I showed in a post or two ago. It has opened up more.
This is the Rose Bush I brought with us when we moved here.
This is the first bush just under the hummer feeder.
It did such an odd thing this year.
Not only this rose but the roses below are all from this very same bush.

This is how it us supposed to be and look at the rose next to it and below.
Same Rose bush.
I love how they are so different from each other and smell soooooo good.

Since this is Animal Wednesday I had to post these little critters at the park. This one didn't seem to want to run but the dogs were trying to chase it so it ran under the chain link fence and up on the wheel. There is a chain link fence between it and us. He also had a bent tail.

We found out why they weren't running when we walked a couple steps further. Some man was feeding these critters peanuts right from his hand.
This one didn't bother to run at all. he was eating the peanut here but I couldn't get my camera in between the chain links well enough to get a good shot.

Yesterday I posted the Purple Robe Locust tree flowers.
This and the picture below are of the whole tree.
It's in Fairs outback and blooming its head off.
Its huge

Hope you can enlarge the photos to see them better.
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13 comments:

Lynn said...

Well the critter made me go "AH" out loud, the roses would have made my mother smile, and the ATCs Wowed me!!!

Teri C said...

Looks like a happy day from the mailbox. I just love Gina's ATC! So colorful and I'm glad you adopted the kittie. He needed a good home.

Your roses are just gorgeous!

Laughed out loud at the guy on the tire. Great shot!

katie jane said...

Oh Cris, I love all your flowers, and especially the roses (eek!) from the previous post. What is the card from Gina made of? It looks like glass mosaic. It's beautiful. I also like the single flower card from Margaret. Your garden is so flush with blooms and mine is barely getting started.

sukipoet said...

these roses and other blooms are all stupendous. the ATC's are so lovely. what a collection you must now have.

Fifi Flowers said...

Your garden is beautiful!

BT said...

Cris, those roses are stunning. Isn't that 'mixed' bush extraordinary? To answer katie jane's question. I did the background with felt tips, some of them metalic ones, the ones that look like glass. Then the things stuck on are called sequins although they're not like the ones you put on dresses. Did you spot the chicken in its pen?? The card was quite thick as I cut the background one down and stuck it onto another card. All experimental!

BT said...

I didn't explain that very well, did I? The background therefore ended up at the front! LOL. Around the 'glass' section I covered with kitchen towel spotted with paint.
I love that pink tree, it's amazing.

Mim said...

wow - what alot going on - and what a funny squirrel. HAW to you

Cris, Artist in Oregon said...

Thanks everyone for your comments.
Gina, thank you for explaning how you did your ATC for me. I would have botched it I am sure. LOL
I did notice the chicken in the cage. and all the birds. I love balloons too. So that was a cool whimsey touch. It was very imaginative. Glad you explained the N for me in your name. :)) Fair kept saying, no her name is Gila. I was sure it was Gina. :))

Cestandrea said...

Sweet cards, and I love Anny, she is so beautiful. And the striped roses! They did what they want, they wanted to dress in striped dresses....
love
Andrea

Artist Unplugged said...

What beautiful ATCS! Love all the photos today. The roses are so beautiful, love that two toned that you posted before. The trees are amazing and the little critter is adorable!

A Brush with Color said...

Ohhhh, that was fun! I love your spring-in-all-its-glory pics, Cris! These are gorgeous. That rose bush is so lovely, and I totally agree with you--that first burst of color is so amazing. Our roses had thousands of blooms on them where we planted a number around the utility boxes. Truly to die for. All your ATC's are really great!

deepazartz said...

What great atcs and what great photos! Love the roses and the little critter:)

Have a nice day!